Sonny Red

Sonny Red (born Sylvester Kyner Jr., December 17, 1932, Detroit – March 20, 1981, Detroit) was an American jazz alto saxophonist associated with the hard bop idiom among other styles. He had some success in the 1960s but fell into obscurity by the late 1970s.

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• As leader
• As sideman
• References

Sonny Red played with Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Paul Quinichette, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Billy Higgins, and Cedar Walton. He made two albums as a leader in 1961. Both were released by Jazzland Recordings, a subsidiary of Riverside Records.

As leader

1957: Two Altos (Regent) with Art Pepper

1959–60: Out of the Blue (Blue Note)

1961: Breezing (Jazzland)

1961: A Story Tale (Jazzland) with Clifford Jordan

1961: The Mode (Jazzland) with Grant Green and Barry Harris

1962: Images (Jazzland) with Grant Green and Barry Harris

1971: Sonny Red (Mainstream)

As sideman

With Donald Byrd

Mustang! (1967)

Blackjack (1967)

Slow Drag (1967)

The Creeper (1967)

With Curtis Fuller

New Trombone (Prestige, 1957)

Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (New Jazz, 1957)

Jazz ...It's Magic! (Regent, 1957)

With Bill Hardman

Bill Hardman

Saying Something

With Yusef Lateef

The Blue Yusef Lateef (Atlantic, 1968)

With Pony Poindexter

Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)

With Paul Quinichette

On the Sunny Side (Prestige, 1957)

With Bobby Timmons

Live at the Connecticut Jazz Party (Early Bird Records, 1964)

With Frank Wess

Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (1957)