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Origin
  
Occupation(s)
  
Teacher, musician


Years active
  
1966–present

Name
  
Sonny Fortune

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Born
  
19 May 1939 (age 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (
1939-05-19
)

Instruments
  
Alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet

Website
  
SonnyFortune.com/biopage.html

Movies
  
Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine, Europafest: Jazz Highlights

Genres
  
Soul jazz, Jazz fusion, Jazz-funk, Modal jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz, Jazz

Albums
  
Waves of Dreams, In The Spirit Of John Colt, Great Friends, Awakening, Alto Memories

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Sonny Fortune (born (1939-05-19)May 19, 1939) is an American jazz saxphonist. Fortune plays soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flute.

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Biography

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After moving to New York City in 1967, Fortune recorded and appeared live with drummer Elvin Jones's group. In 1968 he was a member of Mongo Santamaría's band. He performed with singer Leon Thomas, and with pianist McCoy Tyner (1971–73). In 1974 Fortune replaced Dave Liebman in Miles Davis's ensemble, remaining until spring 1975, when he was succeeded by Sam Morrison. Fortune can be heard on the albums Big Fun, Get Up With It, Agharta and Pangaea, the last two recorded live in Japan.

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Fortune joined Nat Adderley after his brief tenure with Davis, then formed his own group in June 1975, recording two albums for the Horizon Records. During the 1990s, he recorded several albums for Blue Note. He has also performed with Roy Brooks, Buddy Rich, George Benson, Rabih Abou Khalil, Roy Ayers, Oliver Nelson, Gary Bartz, Rashied Ali, and Pharoah Sanders, as well as appearing on the live album The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux (1977).

As leader

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  • 1966: Trip on the Strip with Stan Hunter (Prestige)
  • 1974: Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Strata-East)
  • 1975: Awakening (Horizon)
  • 1976: Waves of Dreams (Horizon)
  • 1977: Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic)
  • 1978: Infinity Is (Atlantic)
  • 1979: With Sound Reason (Atlantic)
  • 1992: Laying It Down
  • 1993: Monk's Mood
  • 1994: Four in One
  • 1995: A Better Understanding
  • 1996: From Now On
  • 2000: In the Spirit of John Coltrane
  • 2003: Continuum
  • 2007: You and the Night and the Music
  • 2009: Last Night at Sweet Rhythm
  • As sideman

    With Rabih Abou-Khalil

  • Bukra (1988)
  • Al-Jadida (1990)
  • With Nat Adderley

  • On the Move (Theresa, 1983)
  • Blue Autumn (Theresa, 1985)
  • Autumn Leaves (Sweet Basil, 1990 [1991])
  • Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil (Sweet Basil, 1990 [1993])
  • With Kenny Barron

  • Innocence (Wolf, 1978)
  • With Gary Bartz

  • Alto Memories (Verve, 1994)
  • With George Benson

  • Tell It Like It Is (A&M/CTI, 1969)
  • With Miles Davis

  • Get Up with It (Columbia, 1974)
  • Big Fun (Columbia, 1975)
  • Pangaea (Columbia, 1975)
  • Agharta (Columbia, 1975)
  • With Dizzy Gillespie

  • Closer to the Source (Atlantic, 1984)
  • With Elvin Jones

  • Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn (Polydor (Japan), 1985)
  • When I Was at Aso-Mountain (Enja, 1990)
  • In Europe (Enja, 1991)
  • It Don't Mean a Thing (Enja, 1993)
  • With Charles Mingus

  • Three or Four Shades of Blues (Atlantic, 1977)
  • With Alphonse Mouzon

  • The Essence of Mystery (Blue Note, 1972)
  • With Pharoah Sanders

  • Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (Strata-East, 1969 [1973])
  • With Melvin Sparks

  • Akilah! (Prestige, 1972)
  • With Leon Spencer

  • Bad Walking Woman (Prestige, 1972)
  • Where I'm Coming From (Prestige, 1973)
  • With Charles Sullivan

  • Genesis (Strata-East, 1974)
  • With McCoy Tyner

  • Sahara (Milestone, 1972)
  • Song for My Lady (Milestone, 1973)
  • With Mal Waldron

  • Crowd Scene (Soul Note, 1989)
  • Where Are You? (Soul Note, 1989)
  • With Mongo Santamaría

  • Stone Soul (1969)
  • Filmography

  • Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine (2008) with Ravi Coltrane, Willie Pickens and Chip Jackson
  • Europafest: Jazz Highlights (2008) with Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Sun Ra, Archie Shepp, John Zorn, Bill Frisell
  • References

    Sonny Fortune Wikipedia