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Sonny Simmons (04 Aug 1933 - 06 Apr 2021)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (15)

Official

Album

  1. Staying on the Watch 1966
  2. Music From the Spheres 1968
  3. Manhattan Egos 1969
  4. Rumasuma 1970
  5. Burning Spirits 1971
  6. Backwoods Suite 1990
  7. Global Jungle 1990
  8. Ancient Ritual 1994
  9. American Jungle 1997 Sony Simons
  10. The Traveller 2005
  11. I'll See You When I Get There 2006
  12. Last Man Standing 2007
  13. Near the Oasis 12 Dec 2011
  14. Beyond the Planets 15 Jun 2013
  15. Leaving Knowledge, Wisdom and Brilliance / Chasing the Bird? May 2014

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. The Cosmosamatics original, alto saxophone

Married

  1. Barbara Donald (22 Nov 1978)

Recordings by (123)

  1. Metamorphosis 11:30 (1966)
  2. A Distant Voice 7:16 (1966)
  3. City of David 14:57 (1966)
  4. Interplanetary Travelers 9:18 (1966)
  5. Resolutions 8:34 (1968)
  6. Zarak's Symphony 12:42 (1968)
  7. Balladia 12:41 (1968)
  8. Dolphy's Days 13:26 (1968)
  9. Coltrane in Paradise ?:?? (1969)
  10. The Prober ?:?? (1969)
  11. Manhattan Egos ?:?? (1969)
  12. Seven Dances of Salami ?:?? (1969)
  13. Visions ?:?? (1969)
  14. Rumasuma 10:52 (1970)
  15. Back to the Apple 10:32 (1970)
  16. Reincarnation 11:35 (1970)
  17. For Posterity 10:38 (1970)
  18. Burning Spirits No. 1 11:30 (1971)
  19. New Newk 11:35 (1971)
  20. Healing Rays 15:51 (1971)
  21. Burning Spirits No. 2 13:29 (1971)
  22. Things and Beings 9:24 (1971)
  23. E=mc² 16:55 (1971)
  24. Sparrow's Last Jump 5:55 (1990)
  25. Backwood Suite 6:50 (1990)
  26. Title X 11:08 (1990)
  27. You Better Do It Now Before You Die Later 5:14 (1990)
  28. Manhattan Out 8:09 (1990)
  29. Chimes of Time 3:02 (1990)
  30. Shores of Trinidad 8:14 (1990)
  31. Backwood Suite (reprise) 2:08 (1990)
  32. The Global Jungle 10:05 (1990)
  33. The Global Prayer 9:46 (1990)
  34. Steel Foundry of Love 4:39 (1990)
  35. Walking on Top of the Sky 10:57 (1990)
  36. Duet 9:35 (1990)
  37. Tachyon Movements 7:02 (1990)
  38. Trumpet Ship 5:46 (1994)
  39. Theme for Linda 7:14 (1994)
  40. Crystal 8:25 (1994)
  41. The Other East 7:18 (1994)
  42. Country Parson 10:08 (1994)
  43. Ancient Ritual 12:10 (1994)
  44. Sundown in Egypt 10:49 (1994)
  45. Land of the Freaks 8:34 (1997)
  46. Black, Blue & Purple 12:22 (1997)
  47. Coltranes Story 2:48 (1997)
  48. My Favourite Things 9:40 (1997)
  49. American Jungle Theme 13:04 (1997)
  50. Seven Dances of Salome ?:?? (2000)
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On Recordings (31)

Instruments

  1. Lost Generation 20:50 Prince Lasha / Sonny Simmons / Clifford Jordan / Don Cherry (18 Jul 1963) alto saxophone
  2. The Trane 11:20 Prince Lasha / Sonny Simmons / Clifford Jordan / Don Cherry (18 Jul 1963) alto saxophone
  3. Prelude to Bird 5:25 Prince Lasha / Sonny Simmons / Clifford Jordan / Don Cherry (18 Jul 1963) alto saxophone
  4. Music Matador 9:31 Eric Dolphy (Sep 1963) alto saxophone
  5. Juanita 5:32 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  6. Ghost of the Past 4:59 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  7. A.Y. 4:46 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  8. Congo Call 5:02 Prince Lasha Quintet Featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  9. Lost Generation 5:15 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  10. Green and Gold 4:52 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  11. Red’s Mood 5:04 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  12. Bojangles 7:00 Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons (1963) alto saxophone
  13. Half and Half 6:29 Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964) woodwind
  14. Aborigine Dance in Scotland 4:12 Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964) woodwind
  15. Nuttin' Out Jones 5:36 Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964) woodwind
  16. Gettin' on Way 5:15 Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964) woodwind
  17. Just Us Blues 5:55 Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964) woodwind
  18. Oriental Flower 3:49 Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet (1964) woodwind
  19. Burning Spear 11:59 Eric Dolphy (1968) alto saxophone
  20. Sunset Walkin' 7:31 The Timewriter (31 May 1998) alto saxophone
  21. Near 9:51 The Cosmosamatics (2001)
  22. Beyond the Inner East 8:00 The Cosmosamatics (2001)
  23. Mingus Mangus 7:51 The Cosmosamatics (2001)
  24. Quasar 12:25 The Cosmosamatics (2001)
  25. New Line Groove 11:15 The Cosmosamatics (2001)
  26. Music Matador (alternate take) 8:05 Eric Dolphy (23 Nov 2018) alto saxophone
  27. Burning Spear (alternate take) 10:31 Eric Dolphy (23 Nov 2018) alto saxophone
  28. Cosmic-Ship 15:29 Sonny Simmons Trio () alto saxophone
  29. New Groove Mode 6:02 Sonny Simmons Trio () alto saxophone
  30. Rev. Church 13:31 Sonny Simmons Trio () alto saxophone

Vocals

  1. Pas Bon 3:16 Sonny Simmons Trio () spoken vocals

Credited as (14)

  1. Sonny Simmons
  2. Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons
  3. Rhythm Section feat. Sonny Simmons
  4. Sonny Simmons & Moksha Samnyasin
  5. Crimetime Orchestra feat. Sonny Simmons & KORK
  6. Sonny Simmons / Brandon Evans / Kevin Norton
  7. Prince Lasha / Sonny Simmons / Clifford Jordan / Don Cherry
  8. Sonny Simmons / Clifford Jordan / Prince Lasha / Bossa Três
  9. Huey Simmons
  10. Sonny Simmons, Delphine Latil & Thomas Bellier
  11. Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons
  12. Prince Lasha Quintet Featuring Sonny Simmons
  13. Sonny Simmons, Delphine Latil
  14. Anthony Braxton / Sonny Simmons / Brandon Evans / Andre Vida / Mike Pride / Shanir Blumenkranz

Works (7)

Arranged

  1. Beyond the Inner East

Composed

  1. Mingus Mangus
  2. Beyond the Inner East
  3. New Line Groove
  4. Cosmic-Ship
  5. Rev. Church
  6. New Groove Mode

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.sonnysimmons.org/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sonny_simmons
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-845099
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13967533d
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91109282
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91109282
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134741226

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/553368

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Simmons

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/29947

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000037940

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/53335185

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1753500