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Sonny Simmons

Présentation

Discographie

- Julien Palomo : Discography. A Work in progress*, octobre 2004.

* Une première mondiale et une exclusivité sur Jazz-Passion !

A. Issued recordings

62.11.21
PRINCE LASHA/SONNY SIMMONS

  • Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons, The Cry!, Contemporary 3610 (mono LP, USA), 1962
  • Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons, The Cry!, Contemporary 7610 (stereo LP, USA), 1962
  • Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons, The Cry!, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1945-2 (CD), 2001

November 21, 1961
Contemporary Record's studio, Los Angeles, USA

1. Congo Call (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [5:02]
2. Bojangles (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [7:00]
3. Green And Gold (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [4:52]
4. Ghost Of The Past (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [4:59]
5. Red's Mood (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [5:04]
6. Juanita (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [5:32]
7. Lost Generation (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [5:15]
8. A.Y. (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [4:46]

Prince Lasha : flute
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Gary Peacock : bass
Mark Proctor : bass (#1, 3-6)
Gene Stone : drums

producer : Lester Koenig

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63.05.00
PRINCE LASHA/SONNY SIMMONS/DON
CHERRY/CLIFFORD JORDAN

  • Prince Lasha *, It Is Revealed, Zounds L71863 (LP, USA), 1963 (?) **

May 1963
NYC, USA

1. Lost Generation [20:50]
2. The Trane [11:20]
3. Prelude To Bird [5:25]

Prince Lasha : flute
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Clifford Jordan : tenor saxophone
Don Cherry : trumpet
Fred Lyman : fluegelhorn
Bill Wood : bass
Orville Harrison : bass
Charles Moffett : drums

producer : Fred Lyman

Notes :

* It is common practice among discographers to list Prince Lasha as the leader of this session. This short extract of a Fred Lyman interview suggests that this may not be exactly the case (courtesy of Ben Young and Marc Chaloin) : " ... mostly a jam-session [...] they were all in my studio, I don't know how they got these particular guys up there, it was probably Clifford Jordan got it together. And they just started to play and I started recording, and I played on it too, I played fluegelhorn on this track. And it turned out pretty good, [...] it was an example of what I liked to think music could be at that time. " According to Lyman, they picked up Don Cherry in the street...

** No artwork is known for this record. Quoting the owner of a copy, it came in a cardboard sleeve, with few information on the label. To be confirmed (any photo of the label would be welcome).

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63.07.03
ERIC DOLPHY

  • Iron Man, Douglas International SD 755 (LP, USA) {1}
  • Conversations, Fred Miles FM-308 (LP, USA) {2}

July 3, 1963 *
Music Makers, Inc., NYC, USA

1. Burning Spear (Eric Dolphy) [11:54] {1}
2. Music Matador (Sonny Simmons) [9:32] {2}

Eric Dolphy : bass clarinet (#1, 2)
Woody Shaw : trumpet (#1)
Clifford Jordan : tenor saxophone (#1), soprano saxophone (#2)
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone (#1, 2)
Prince Lasha : flute (#1, 2)
Garvin Bushell : bassoon (#1)
Bobby Hutcherson : vibraphone (#1, 2)
Richard Davis : bass (#1, 2)
Eddie Khan : bass (#1)
J.C. Moses : drums (#1)
Charles Moffett : drums (#2)

producer : Alan Douglas

Notes :

  * Ths session features tracks without Sonny Simmons. For further research (notably on subsequent reissues) and comments, see <http://www.bluesking.com/aizawa/dolphy/disc.htm>.

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63.05-08(?).00
BOSSA TRES

  • Prince Lasha, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Simmons & Bossa Très, Jazz Tempo, Latin Accents, Audio Fidelity AFSD 6111 (stereo LP, USA), 1965 {1}
  • Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Prince Lasha, Sonny Simmons, Music Matador, Fresh Sound Records FSR-CD 304 (CD, Spain), 1997 {2}
  • Prince Lasha, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Simmons & Bossa Très, Jazz Tempo, Latin Accents (LP), 2004 *

May-August 1963 **
NYC, USA

1. Bottles (Luiz Parga/Sebastião Neto/Edison Machado) [2:13] {1}
2. Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk) [3:39] {1, 2}
3. Love For Sale (Cole Porter) [4:56] {1, 2}
4. Cutie (Sonny Rollins) [2:01] {1}
5. Moanin' (Bobby Timmons) [3:42] {1}
6. Well You Needn't (Thelonious Monk) [3:47] {1, 2}
7. Dahoud (Luiz Parga/Sebastião Neto/Edison Machado) [3:37] {1}
8. Epistle To Train (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [4:06] {1, 2}
9. Days Of Wine And Roses (Henry Mancini/J. Mercer) [3:17] {1}
10. Whisper Not (Benny Golson) [3:52] {1, 2}
11. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern/Oliver Halbach) [3:49] {1}
12. Minortory (Gigi Gryce) [2:26] {1}

Prince Lasha : flute (#2, 6, 8, 10)
Clifford Jordan : flute, tenor and soprano saxophone (#2-3, 6, 8, 10)
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone (#6, 8)
Luiz Parga : piano
Sebastião "Tião" Neto : bass
Edison Machado : drums

producer : Herman D. Gimbel

Notes :

* This fac-simile of the Audio Fidelity LP was issued in 2004. Information needed.

** 1965 is often given as the recording year. Actually, it only reflects the publishing date. It must have been recorded during Sonny Simmons' stay in New York, which didn't last more than five months, April to August, 1963 (according to MC).

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63.08.08
ELVIN JONES/JIMMY GARRISON

  • Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet, Illumination !, Impulse A-49 (mono LP, USA), 1963
  • Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet, Illumination !, Impulse AS-49 (stereo LP, USA), 1963
  • Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet, Illumination !, Impulse IMP 12502 (CD), 1998

August 8, 1963
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA

1. Nuttin' Out Jones (Prince Lasha) [5:32]
2. Oriental Flower (McCoy Tyner) [3:45]
3. Half And Half (Charles Davis) [6:25]
4. Aborigine Dance In Scotland (Sonny Simmons) [4:09]
5. Gettin' On Way (Jimmy Garrison) [5:11]
6. Just Us Blues (Charles Davis) [5:55]

Prince Lasha : clarinet, flute
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, English horn
Charles Davis : baritone saxophone
McCoy Tyner : piano
Jimmy Garrison : bass
Elvin Jones : drums

producer : Bob Thiele

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66.08.30
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Staying On The Watch, ESP 1030 (LP, USA), 1966

August 30, 1966
NYC, USA

1. Metamorphosis (Sonny Simmons) [11:38]
2. A Distant Voice (Sonny Simmons) [7:23]
3. City Of David (Sonny Simmons) [15:03]
4. Interplanetary Travelers (Sonny Simmons) [9:20]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Barbara Donald : trumpet
John Hicks : piano
Teddy Smith : bass
Marvin Patillo : drums

producer : Bernard Stollman

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66.12.00
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Music From The Spheres, ESP 1043 (LP, USA), 1968

December 1966
NYC, USA

1. Resolutions (Sonny Simmons) [8:36]
2. Zarak's Symphony (Sonny Simmons) [12:42]
3. Balladia (Sonny Simmons) [12:41]
4. Dolphy's Days (Sonny Simmons) [13:26]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Bert Wilson : tenor sax (#4)
Barbara Donald : trumpet
Mike Cohen : piano
Juney Booth : bass
James Zitro : drums

producer : Bernard Stollman

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67.09.28-29
PRINCE LASHA/SONNY SIMMONS

  • Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons, Firebirds, Contemporary 3617 (mono LP, USA), 1968
  • Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons, Firebirds, Contemporary 7617 (stereo LP, USA), 1968
  • Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons, Firebirds, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1822-2 (CD), 1990

September 28-29, 1967
Contemporary Record's studio, Los Angeles, USA

1. The Island Song (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [8:47]
2. Psalms Of Solomon (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [10:45]
3. Prelude To Bird (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [3:53]
4. The Loved Ones (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [5:21]
5. Firebirds (Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons) [10:05]

Prince Lasha : alto saxophone, flute, alto clarinet
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, English horn
Bobby Hutcherson : vibraphone
Buster Williams : bass
Charles Moffett : drums

producer : Lester Koenig

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69.02.10
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Manhattan Egos, Arhoolie 8003 (LP, USA), 1969
  • Manhattan Egos, Arhoolie CD 483 (CD), 2000 *

February 10, 1969
Sierra Sound Studios, Berkeley, USA

1. Coltrane In Paradise (Sonny Simmons) [11:46]
2. The Prober (Sonny Simmons) [9:28]
3. Manhattan Egos (Sonny Simmons) [8:22]
4. Seven Dances Of Salome (Sonny Simmons) [7:01]
5. Visions (Sonny Simmons) [6:08]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, English horn
Barbara Donald : trumpet
Juma [Sultan] : bass, congo drums
Paul Smith : drums
Voodoo Bembe : congo drums (#4)

producer : Chris Strachwitz

Notes :

* The CD reissue features 4 bonus tracks with Michael White. See 70.11.06 below.

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69.07.31, 69.08.01
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Rumasuma, Contemporary S7623 (LP, USA), 1970

July 31 & August 1, 1969
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, USA

1. Rumasuma (Sonny Simmons) [10:52]
2. Back To The Apple (Sonny Simmons) [10:32]
3. Reincarnation (Sonny Simmons) [11:36]
4. For Posterity (Sonny Simmons) [10:38]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Barbara Donald : trumpet
Mike Cohen : piano
Jerry Sealund : bass
Bill Pickens : bass
Billy Higgins : drums

producer : Lester Koenig

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70.09.20
PRINCE LASHA/FIREBIRDS

  • Prince Lawsha Firebirds, Live at Monterey Jazz Festival Vol.III, Birdseye series 99001 (LP, USA), 1976

September 20, 1970 *
Monterey, USA

1.Scarlet Ibis Birds (Prince Lasha) [17:41]
2.Journey To Zoar (Prince Lasha) [14:12]

Prince Lasha : alto sax, flute
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, English horn
Bobby Hutcherson : vibraphone
Buster Williams : bass
Charles Moffett : drums

producer : Prince Lasha

Notes :

* Down Beat add for the festival.

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70.11.06
SONNY SIMMONS/MICHAEL WHITE

  • Manhattan Egos, Arhoolie CD 483 (CD), 2000 *

November 6, 1970
Live at the Newman Center, Berkeley, USA

1. Beings Of Light (Sonny Simmons) [13:08]
2. Purple Rays (Sonny Simmons) [12:36]
3. Divine Magnet (Michael White) [3:21]
4. The Beauty Of Ibis (Sonny Simmons) [6:55]

Sonny Simmons : tenor saxophone
Michael White : violin
Kenny Jenkins : bass
Eddie Marshall : drums

producer : Chris Strachwitz and Sonny Simmons

Notes :

* Reissue. See 69.02.10 for details.

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70.11.24
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Huey Simmons, Burning Spirits, Contemporary 7625-26 (2LP, USA), 1971
  • Sonny Simmons, Burning Spirits, Contemporary CCD-7625/26-2 (CD), 2003

November 24, 1970
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, USA

1. Burning Spirits no. 1 (Sonny Simmons) [11:30]
2. New Newk (Sonny Simmons) [11:38]
3. Healing Rays (Sonny Simmons) [15:51]
4. Burning Spirits no. 2 (Sonny Simmons) [13:43]
5. Things And Beings (Sonny Simmons) [9:24]
6. E=mc2 (Sonny Simmons) [16:55]

Sonny (Huey) Simmons : tenor and alto saxophone, English horn
Barbara Donald : trumpet (#1, 3-4, 6)
Michael White : violin (#1, 3-6)
Lonnie Liston Smith : piano (#2, 5)
Richard Davis : bass
Cecil McBee : bass (#1, 3-6)
Clifford Jarvis : drums

producer : Lester Koenig

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72.08.01
SMILEY WINTERS

  • Les Oubliés de Jazz Ensemble featuring William "Smiley" Winters, Playing "That" Nigger Music, Touché Records TRLPS 101 (LP, USA), 1973

August 1st, 1972
Oakland or Berkeley, USA

1. The Introduction
2. Nigger-UR-AH-Musician
3. Nigger-UR-AH-Music
4. Persona Non Grata
5. Just For "Smiles"
6. Quelle Est Votre Raison D'Ętre
7. "Smiley" Winters Gitting Righteously Down !

William "Smiley" Winters : drums, conductor
Sonny Simmons : alto and tenor saxophones, English horn
C Barbara Donald : trumpet
C.L. Jones : tenor saxophone
Sonny Lewis : tenor saxophone, flute
Jules Rowell : trombone
Ed Kelly : electric piano
Ray Drummond : bass
Melvin Simmons : bass
Marie Braure: spoken introduction (#1)
Sugar Ree : voice (#2)

producer : James Bronson Jr.

(Info courtesy of MC.)

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78.00.00
TOWNSEND, TOWNSEND, TOWNSEND & ROGERS

  • Townsend, Townsend, Townsend & Rogers, Chocolate City CCLP 2007 (LP, USA), 1979

1978 (?) *
Marvin Gaye Studios, LA, USA

1. Wondering (Ed Townsend/V. Fisher) [4:24]
2. Rock Me Sock Me (Nathaniel G. Johnson/David Rogers/Lester Crawford/Larry Conley) [3:15]
3. Bring It Down To The Real (Ed Townsend/David Rogers) [4:38]
4. True Love (Is A Terrible Thing To Waste) (Ed Townsend) [4:08]
5. It's A Pleasure To Have Loved You (Ed Townsend) [3:31]
6. Playground (David Rogers) [4:24]
7. You Can (Ed Townsend/C. Guidice) [4:23]
8. It's Too Late To Be Nice To Her Now (Ed Townsend) [6:41]
9. It's You (David Rogers) [5:05]

Ed Townsend : lead vocals (#1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), keyboards, conductor, arranger
Michael Townsend : lead vocals (#2, 3, 6), keyboards
David Townsend : guitar, keyboards
David Rogers : guitar, keyboards
Anthony Johnson : special keyboards
Larry Conley : tenor saxophone, lead vocals (#2)
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Barbara Simmons : trumpet
Nathaniel G. Johnson : bass
Lester Crawford : drums
Rene Hall : arranger

producer : Ed Townsend

Notes :

* No date is mentioned on the record, although Sonny Simmons remembers the session taking place in 1978 (info courtesy of MC).

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82.01.19
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Backwoods Suite, ITM <ref.?> (LP, Germany), 1982 *
  • Backwoods Suite, WestWind 2074 (CD), 1990

January 19, 1982
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, USA

1. Sparrow's Last Jump (Sonny Simmons) [5:51]
2. Backwoods Suite (Sonny Simmons) [6:45]
3. Title X (Sonny Simmons) [11:02]
4. You Better Do It Now Before You Die Later (Sonny Simmons) [5:11]
5. Manhattan Out (Sonny Simmons) [8:04]
6. Chimes Of Time (Sonny Simmons) [2:56]
7. Shores Of Trinidad (Sonny Simmons) [8:09]
8. Backwoods Suite - reprise (Sonny Simmons) [2:06]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Joe Hardin : trumpet (#1, 3-8)
Al Thomas : trombone (#1, 3-8)
Michael Marcus : baritone sax (#1, 3-8)
Joe Bonner : piano (#1-7)
Herbie Lewis : bass (#1-7)
Billy Higgins : drums (#1-7)

producer : Craig Morton

Notes :

* Questionable issue. Information needed.

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82.10.00
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Global Jungle, (cassette, USA), 1990 *
  • Global Jungle, Deal With It 101 (CD, USA), 1995 (?)

October 1982 **
Oakland, USA

1. The Global Jungle (Sonny Simmons) [10:05]
2. The Global Prayer (Sonny Simmons) [9:46]
3. Steel Foundry Of Love (Sonny Simmons) [4:39]
4. Walking On Top Of The Sky (Sonny Simmons) [10:57]
5. Duet (Sonny Simmons) [9:35]
6. Tachyon Movements (Sonny Simmons) [7:02]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Kirk Heydt : cello
Perry Thorsell : acoustic bass (#1-3)
Earl Freeman : electric fretless bass (#1-3)
Freddie "Bon Ganni" Williams : acoustic bass (#4-6)
Dylan Morgan : drums
Jeffrey Donald : vocals (#4)

producer : Kirk Heydt

Notes :

* No mention of label or reference.

** Recorded in two sessions, with two groups : the first session provided tracks #1-3, the second tracks #3-4. MC has seen the original master tape, which was used for both sessions, the second session unfortunately being recorded over the first one : it bears " October 11, 1982 ". If the date applies to tracks #1-3, tracks #3-4 were recorded a few weeks later. If the date applies to tracks #3-4, tracks #1-3 were recorded a few weeks earlier.

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88.00.00
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Various Artists, Beets : A Collection Of Jazz Songs, Elemental TEC <ref.?> (cassette, USA) *
  • Various Artists, Beets : A Collection Of Jazz Songs, Elemental TEC 90901 (LP, USA), 1990
  • Various Artists, Beets : A Collection Of Jazz Songs, Elemental TEC 90902 (CD, USA), 1992

1988 (?) **
<location ?>, San Francisco, USA

1. Ballad For My Friend (Sonny Simmons) [3:43]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone

Notes :

* The cassette, a limited edition, was sold encased in a can of beets. This compilation features other tracks by Fred Frith, Club Foot Orchestra, Peter Fair, ROVA, Machete Ensemble of San Francisco, Tom Cora, Anthony Braxton, Gino Robair, Eric Drew Feldman, Snakefinger, B. Singer, Sun Ra, Winston Tong and Big Butter.

** Possible vestige of an unissued album, this may have been recorded in 1988, according to the San Francisco Chronicle in an article from June 11, 1989 : " As if to prove his point, Simmons played a tape for me of the solo album he recorded in one five-hour session last year for Elemental Records - one he'd like to call Shipwrecked in honor of his "condition". And there it was, clean and true : the Sonny Simmons sound that eases the soul's pain. It's coming straight from the street. "

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91.08.08
SONNY SIMMONS

  • SOLO Out Into The Andromeda, Parallactic 51 [M31 v.1] (2CD, USA), 2003 {1} *
  • Jewels, Boxholder BHX 043 (CD, USA), 2004 {2}

August 8, 1991
Home of Dr. Sheldon I. Morton, San Francisco, USA

1. Music Matador (Sonny Simmons) [12:37 ; 12:30] ** {1,2}
2. Cosmic Funk (Sonny Simmons) [19:15 ; 19:00] {1,2}
3. Caribbean Nights (Sonny Simmons) [8:47 ; 8:40] {1,2}
4. Other Worlds (Sonny Simmons) [16:30 ; 16:23] {1,2}
5. Reverend Church (Sonny Simmons) [11:57 ; 11:46] {1,2}
6. (unknown title) (Sonny Simmons) [0:48] {1}

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone

producer : Craig Morton and Sonny Simmons

Notes :

* This session was first issued on Parallactic as part of a limited edition of 100 with 03.01.25. Meant as a bonus disk, it bears no information. The running order is #2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6.

** For all tracks, the first timing shown is taken from the Parallactic release, the second from the Boxholder release

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92.12.07-08
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Ancient Ritual, Qwest/Reprise 9 45623-2 (CD, USA), 1994

December 7 & 8, 1992
Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, USA

1. Reincarnation (Sonny Simmons) [6:50]
2. Trumpet Ship (Sonny Simmons) [5:46]
3. Theme For Linda (Sonny Simmons) [7:14]
4. Crystal (Sonny Simmons) [6:25]
5. The Other East (Sonny Simmons) [7:18]
6. Country Parson (Sonny Simmons) [10:08]
7. Ancient Ritual (Sonny Simmons) [12:10]
8. Sundown In Egypt (Sonny Simmons) [10:49]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, English horn
Charnett Moffett : bass
Zarak Simmons : drums

producer : Craig Morton

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93.00.00
THE RHYTHM SECTION

  • Various Artists, Home Cookin', Ubiquity URLP 001 (LP, USA), 1994 *
  • Various Artists, Home Cookin', Ubiquity URCD 001 (CD, USA), 1994
  • Various Artists, Best Of Cookin', Ubiquity URCD 063 (4LP, USA), 2000 **
  • Various Artists, Best Of Cookin', Ubiquity URCD 063 (2CD, USA), 2000

1993
Live at Swing Shift, San Francisco, USA ***

1. Tachyon (Dan Prothero) [6:49]

The Rhythm Section, a/k/a Dan Prothero : arranger, mixes, voice
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, voice

producer : Dan Prothero

Notes :

* This compilation features other tracks by DJ Greyboy (feat. Karl Denson), 10BassT, Mock Quintet (feat. Khewan Onaje), Spirit Level (feat. Kim Edwards), Sharpshooters, The Rhythm Section (feat. John Payne).

** This compilation features other tracks by DJ Greyboy (feat. Karl Denson), The Rhythm Section (feat. Jacko Peake), Slide 5, Vibes Aliven, Ping Pong (feat. Kelly Huff), Galactic, New Legends, 10NBassT, Sharpshooters, Spirit Level, Greyboy Allstars, Jacko Peake, Mock Quintet (feat. Danny Cao), Sweet Potato, Skyjuice, DJ Swingsett.

*** Dan Prothero's own testimony on this meeting : " Friends of mine ran into Sonny when he was playing sax on the sidewalk in San Francisco, and a few months later they suggested I record a track with him. At that time I was putting together tracks with loops and samples, and having people blow solos over them. That's what I ended up doing with Sonny, in the dingy basement studio of a friend of mine... Not much else to report, as Sonny kind of disappeared off the radar for a while after that. At some point later on, his career seemed to get a revival but I didn't hear much about him gigging locally. "

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93.05.00
RENEGADE SOCIETY

  • Live In S.F. 1993, Parallactic 38 (CD, USA), 2001

May 1993
Live at Spike's Underground, San Francisco, USA

1. Birth Of A Renegade (Sonny Simmons) [35:35]
2. A Distant Voice (Sonny Simmons) [7:58]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Brandon Evans : tenor sax
John Rush : bass
Michael Calvallo : bass
Drew Gardner : drums

producer : Brandon Evans

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94.11.23-29(?)
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Live In Paris, Arhoolie CD 506 (2CD, USA), 2002

November 23-29, 1994 *
Live at Club La Villa, Paris, France

1. Cosmic Ship (Sonny Simmons) [14:00]
2. Purple Kiss (Sonny Simmons) [7:00]
3. My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers/Oliver Hammerstein II) [5:35]
4. Ancient Egypt (Sonny Simmons) [4:00]
5. New Bird Blues (Sonny Simmons) [5:40]
6. Reverend Church (Sonny Simmons) [8:50]
7. Hot House (Tadd Dameron) [9:45]
8. Lady L (Sonny Simmons) [7:25]
9. Salt Peanuts (John Birks Gillespie) [5:00]
10. Ghost From The Golden Era (Sonny Simmons) [19:20]
11. Voodoo Hoodoo Funk (Sonny Simmons) [5:00]
12. 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) [5:40]
13. Hip Hop Le Funk (Sonny Simmons) [6:45]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Jean-Jacques Avenel : bass
George Brown : drums

producer : Sonny Simmons and Michael Marcus

Notes :

* The engagement, his first in Europe, lasted a week. The night(s) these recordings were made is unknown.

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95.07.06
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Sonny Simmon's Triangular Force, Reincarnation - Live In Montreal 1994, Parallactic 58 (CD, USA) *
  • Sonny Simmon, Reincarnation - Live In Montreal 1994, InJazz 02 (CD, USA), 2003

July 6, 1995 **
Live in Montreal, Canada

1. Ancient Ritual (Sonny Simmons) [20:02]
2. Trumpet Ship (Sonny Simmons) [9:12]
3. My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers/Oliver Hammerstein II) [4:57]
4. Body And Soul (Johnny Green/Robert Sour/Edward Heyman/Frank Eyton) [7:01]
5. Country Parson (Sonny Simmons) [7:25]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
Charnet Moffett : bass
Art Lewis : drums

producer : Brandon Evans

Notes :

* " Nicely designed CD only release in a see-through DVD-like package ", as described in the original Downtown Music Gallery add online. I haven't been able to check this issue.

** Jazz Magazine add (info courtesy of MC). The given date, 1994, is obviously erroneous.

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95.07.28
HORACE TAPSCOTT/SONNY SIMMONS

  • Tapscott Simmons Quartet, Among Friends, Jazz Friends Productions JFP 004 (CD, France), 1999

July 28, 1995
Live at the Parc des Recollets, Longwy, France

1. Milestones (Miles Davis) [4:23]
2. Body And Soul (Johnny Green/Robert Sour/Edward Heyman/Frank Eyton) [10:23]
3. So What (Miles Davis) [15:50]
4. Caravan (Edward Kennedy Ellington/Juan Tizol/Irving Mills) [20:26]

Horace Tapscott : piano
Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone
James Lewis : bass
John Betsch : drums

producer : Alain Dupuy-Raufaste

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95.12.22-23
SONNY SIMMONS

  • American Jungle, Qwest/Reprise 9362-46543-2 (CD, USA), 1997

December 22 & 23, 1995
Power Station, NYC, USA

1. Land Of The Freaks (Sonny Simmons) [8:33]
2. Black, Blue & Purple (For The Great Lord Alain) (Sonny Simmons) [12:19]
3. Coltrane Story (Sonny Simmons) [2:46]
4. My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers/Oliver Hammerstein II) [9:39]
5. American Jungle Theme (Sonny Simmons) [13:04]

Sonny Simmons : alto and tenor saxophones, English horn
Travis Shook : piano
Reggie Workman : bass
Cindy Blackman : drums

producer : Craig Morton

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96.04.09
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Transcendence, CIMP 113 (CD, USA), 1996

April 9, 1996
The Spirit Room, Rossie, NYC, USA

1. Manhattan Rejects (Sonny Simmons) [8:19]
2. Geraldine's Dream (Sonny Simmons) [7:52]
3. Nuclear Fission (Sonny Simmons) [12:57]
4. In The Arena (Michael Marcus) [4:28]
5. Phrazaronics (Sonny Simmons) [11:07]
6. Lost Village Of Um'Tombey (Sonny Simmons) [10:15]
7. Cosmosamatics (Sonny Simmons) [14:20]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone (#1-3, 5-7)
Michael Marcus : stritch, manzello (#1, 3-5, 7)
Charles Moffett : drums (#1, 3-7)

producer : Bob Rusch

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96.05.04
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Judgement Day, CIMP 118 (CD, USA), 1996

May 4, 1996
The Spirit Room, Rossie, NYC, USA

1. Judgement Day (Sonny Simmons) [15:54]
2. Monk Mania (Sonny Simmons) [10:59]
3. Sponge Garden (Michael Marcus) [5:21]
4. Waltz For Josette (Sonny Simmons) [8:08]
5. The Call For Old Syrus (Sonny Simmons) [16:34]
6. Augmentation (Sonny Simmons) [13 :08]

Sonny Simmons : tenor saxophone (#1-2, 4-6)
Michael Marcus : manzello, c-melody saxophone (#1-2, 4, 6), bass clarinet (#3)
Steve Neil : bass
Charles Moffett : drums (#1-2, 4, 6)

producer : Bob Rusch

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99.05.07
SONNY SIMMONS/BRANDON EVANS/KEVIN NORTON

  • Universal Prayer/Survival Skills, Parallactic 05 (CD, USA), 1999

May 7, 1999
Baby Monster Studios, NYC, USA

1. Dolphy'ning (Sonny Simmons) [9:19]
2. Survival Skills (Brandon Evans) [12:59]
3. Universal Prayer (Sonny Simmons) [14:49]
4. San Francisco Exiles (Brandon Evans) [4:24]
5. Elliptical Axis / 8 (Brandon Evans) [6:52]
6. Piranha Blues (Sonny Simmons) [8:13]

Sonny Simmons : alto and tenor saxophones, bells
Brandon Evans : c-soprano and tenor saxophones, bass and contra-alto clarinet, bells
Kevin Norton : drums, percussions, bells

producer : Steve Levin

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01.01.00, 01.02.00
SONNY SIMMONS

  • Tales Of The Ancient East/For Ustad Bismillah Khan, Parallactic 39 & 40 (CD, USA), 2002

January & February 2001
NYC, USA

1. Ensemble Colors (Sonny Simmons) [15 :21]
2. Rejoice (Sonny Simmons) [2 :35]
3. Flower Boat (Sonny Simmons) [9 :34]
4. Evil Eye (Sonny Simmons) [6 :18]
5. The Ruby (Sonny Simmons) [16 :22]
6. Fire Heart (Sonny Simmons) [4 :50]
7. Purple Dancers (Sonny Simmons) [8 :22]

Sonny Simmons : English horn, vocals
Brandon Evans : flute (#1), shenai (#2), harmonium (#3, 5), bass clarinet (#4),
sopranino clarinet (#6), contra-alto clarinet (#7)
Brian Glick : bass clarinet (#1, 4, 6)
Rosie Shakarian : Korg synthesiser (#1, 6)

producer : Brandon Evans

Notes :

* Issued as a twofer with Duet 2002. See 02.04.00 below.

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01.02.20
THE COSMOSAMATICS

  • Cosmosamatics, Boxholder BHX 022 (CD, USA), 2001

February 20, 2001
The Cutting Room, NYC, USA

1. Quasar (Michael Marcus) [12:25]
2. Mingus Mangus (Sonny Simmons) [7:53]
3. Near (Michael Marcus) [9:54]
4. Beyond The Inner East (Sonny Simmons) [8:03]
5. New Line Groove (Sonny Simmons) [11:15]

Sonny Simmons : alto saxophone, English horn
Michael Marcus : straight tenor and straight alto saxophones, bass flute
James Carter :