Occupation(s) Teacher, musician | Years active 1966–present Name Sonny Fortune | |
Instruments Alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet Website SonnyFortune.com/biopage.html Movies Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine, Europafest: Jazz Highlights 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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- Sonny Fortune Georgianna
- Biography
- As leader
- As sideman
- Filmography
- References
Sonny Fortune-Georgianna
Biography

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.

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

As sideman
With Rabih Abou-Khalil
With Nat Adderley
With Kenny Barron
With Gary Bartz
With George Benson
With Miles Davis
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Elvin Jones
With Charles Mingus
With Alphonse Mouzon
With Pharoah Sanders
With Melvin Sparks
With Leon Spencer
With Charles Sullivan
With McCoy Tyner
With Mal Waldron
With Mongo Santamaría