(Free Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion) Sonny Fortune - Коллекция - 1974-2006 (12 альбомов) (w/ Billy Harper, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, Billy Hart), MP3, 192-320 kbps

Сонни Форчун (Sonny Fortune) родился 19 мая 1939 года в Филадельфии, штат Пенсильвания, США. Начал играть на саксофоне только в 18 лет, увлекался ритм-энд-блюзом. В 1967 году Сонни переехал в Нью-Йорк, сначала работал в группе барабанщика Элвина Джонса (10 месяцев), а затем с 1968-го почти три года в оркестре Монго Сантамарии.
Впоследствии Сонни Форчун выступал с вокалистом Леоном Томасом и пианистом Маккой Тайнером (1971-73), а также играл в оркестре Бадди Рича.
В 1974 году Форчун сменил Дэйва Либмана в ансамбле Майлза Дэвиса, оставаясь там до весны 1975 года, когда его сменил Сэм Моррисон. Фортуна стал первым альт-саксофонистом и записал с Майлзом и Кэнноболом Эддерли ( Cannonball Adderley) альбом Kind of Blue в 1959 году. Его также можно услышать на альбомах Big Fun, Get Up With It, Агарта и Pangaea (последние два записаны в Японии).
Он присоединился к брату Кэннобола Эддерли - Нэту, после краткого пребывания в группе с Дэвисом, а потом сформировал собственную группу в июне 1975 года для записи двух альбомов на лэйбле A&M Horizon.
В конце 70-х годов Сонни собрал собственный ансамбль, в который вошли музыканты, близкие к фри-джазу - Реджи Уоркмен, Кенни Баррон, Билли Харт, Чарльз Салливан, Стэнли Кауэлл, Уэйн Доккери. В 80-е годы сотрудничал с Джорджем Расселом и снова с Элвином Джонсом.
В 1990-х Сонни Форчун записал несколько известных альбомов для лэйбла Blue Note. Он также выступал с Роем Бруксом, Бадди Ричем, Джорджем Бенсоном, Раби Абу-Халил, Roy Ayers, Оливером Нельсоном, Гэри Барцем, Рашидом Али и Фэроу Сандерсом, а также появился на концертном альбоме The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux (1977).
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When critics speak of Sonny Fortune, names like Coltrane, Cannonball, Young, Bechet, Hawkins and Parker are mentioned. Quite a legacy - but well deserved - for Sonny Fortune embodies all of the finest qualities of those late, great musicians: hard work, dedication to his art, and exceptional music. Lucky for us, Sonny is still here and blowing hard.
Born in Philadelphia on May 19, 1939, he was 18 years old before deciding to pursue a career in jazz. In 1967 he moved to New York. Says the quiet, straight-talking Fortune of that move: "Eventually, in order to find out if you really have what it takes, you have to go to the center, and that's New York...you can only do so much in your hometown."
After a brief stint with Elvin Jones and Frank Foster, Fortune, an early admirer of John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Sonny Rollins, joined Mongo Santamaria's group, with whom he remained for over 2 years. He moved to Los Angeles in 1970, but stayed in California for only seven months and came back east where he worked with vocalist Leon Thomas before joining McCoy Tyner with whom he played for 2 1/2 years. During this period, in which Fortune started playing the soprano sax, he cemented an already solid reputation as an instrumental innovator with his contributions on Tyner's albums Sahara, Song For My Lady, and Song of the New World.
Fortune then went on to work independently with his own ensemble and with drummer Buddy Rich, and was featured on the live LP recorded at Rich's Manhattan nightspot, Buddy's Place. In September 1974, Miles Davis offered Sonny a job in his fusion group. Fortune had previously turned down the same offer to stay with Tyner, but now he eagerly accepted the opportunity to move on to something completely new. Fortune, by now accomplished on several instruments (clarinet, flute, tenor and baritone sax included), stayed with Miles for a year, recording four LPs, Big Fun, Agartha, Pangaea and Get Up With It.
Over the years Sonny has also recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Oliver Nelson, George Benson and Nat Adderly, to name a few. In June 1975 Sonny formed his own group, marking his debut as a leader with two critically-acclaimed LPs for A&M Horizon, Awakening and Waves of Dreams. He's had many albums released since then. Sonny's three Blue Note CD's received rave reviews. Four In One, his album of the music of Thelonious Monk, was released in the Fall of 1994. His second Blue Note CD, A Better Understanding was released September of 1995, and consists of all original material in groupings from duo to septet. Sonny's third CD for Blue Note, From Now On, was released in September 1996 and consists of both original material and compositions by other artists. The raves have continued and it was featured on many year-end Ten Best lists.
In addition to leading his own quartet, the following 10 years saw Sonny playing with the Nat Adderly Quartet and as a featured soloist with the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. In 1987-88 he was part of the Coltrane Legacy Band that also featured McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Reggie Workman.
Sonny's groups have always featured his own compositions, and he has toured around the world, including the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. CBS TV's 48 Hours with Dan Rather did a feature on Sonny, which was broadcast in late 1993. He is a featured soloist on the soundtrack for the Jack Nicholson film, The Crossing Guard, and was the subject of a recent CBS Sunday Morning feature with Billy Taylor. He headlined the first Chicago Playboy Jazz Festival and was the featured jazz performer at the 1995 Atlanta Montreaux International Music Festival. He has been touring the U.S. consistently over the past few years.
Fortune is still busy with live appearances, including the St. Lucia Festival and the Canadian jazz festivals. He also performed in a special trio with Reggie Workman and Rashied Ali at concerts in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. that were dedicated to John Coltrane, as well as being part of a special Elvin Jones ensemble performing in New York City in celebration of Elvin's 70th's birthday and performing with Elvin at the Playboy and JVC jazz festivals.
The seeds for In the Spirit of John Coltrane, released on Shanachie in January 2000, were planted in 1959, when Sonny first heard Trane's album My Favorite Things. From that point on Coltrane became the primary inspiration for Sonny -- a male figure whose influence on Sonny's life is rivaled only by that of Sonny's own father. In the Spirit of John Coltrane, which features performances from Coltrane alumni Reggie Workman and Rashied Ali, underscore Fortune's reputation as, quoting Stereophile magazine, "one of the most intriguing alto players in contemporary jazz."
"Of all of Trane's lasting contributions, perhaps the greatest to the future of improvised music was his example of spiritual integrity and physical drive. Sonny blows with both."
- Howard Mandel

Sonny Fortune - Long Before Our Mothers Cried
Год издания диска: 1974
Продолжительность: 40:56
Треклист:
01. Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Fortune) - 14:29
02. A Tribute to a Holiday (Billie) (Fortune) - 4:27
03. Sound of Silents (Fortune) - 8:47
04. Five for Trane (Fortune) - 6:28
05. Wayneish (Fortune) - 6:45
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Charles Sullivan - trumpet
Stanley Cowell - electric piano, acoustic piano
Wayne Dockery - bass
Chip Lyle - drums
Angel Allende - congas, triangle, tambourine
Mario Munoz - bass drum, timbales
Richie Pablo Landrum - cow bells, shakery
Recorded at Minot Studio, White Plains, NY on September 8-15, 1974.
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Sonny Fortune - Awakening
Год издания диска: 1975
Продолжительность: 43:58
Треклист:
01. Triple Threat (Grant) - 11:12
02. Nommo (Merritt) - 10:21
03. Sunshower (Barron) - 5:43
04. For Duke and Cannon (Fortune) - 3:15
05. Awakening (Fortune) - 13:27
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, flute, percussion
Charles Sullivan - trumpet, flugelhorn
Kenny Barron - acoustic & electric piano
Wayne Dockery, Reggie Workman (#2) - bass
Billy Hart, Chip Lyles (#4) - drums
Angel Allende – percussion
#1-3,5: Recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on September 8-9, 1975.
#4: Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City on August 28, 1975.
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Sonny Fortune - Waves of Dreams
Год издания диска: 1976
Продолжительность: 40:11
Треклист:
01. Seeing Beyond the Obvious (Fortune) - 6:17
02. A Space in Time (Fortune) - 7:21
03. In Waves of Dreams (Fortune) - 6:39
04. Revelation (Cochrane) - 9:39
05. Thoughts (Fortune) - 10:15
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - soprano saxophone (#1), alto saxophone (#2,3,5), flute (#4), tambourine (#1), shaker (#1,3), handclaps (#1), ocean (#3), triangle (#4), claves (#4,5), Mini Moog synthesizer (#5)
Charles Sullivan - trumpet (#1,3,5), flugelhorn (#4)
Michael Cochrane - piano (#1,2), Fender Rhodes electric piano (#3-5)
Buster Williams - bass
Chip Lyle - drums
Angel Allende - conga shell (#1), triangle (#3), bombo (#4), congas (#5)
Clifford Coulter - Mini Moog synthesizer (#3,5), ARP Odyssey synthesizer (#5)
Recorded at Generation Sound Studios, New York City on March 22-23, 1976.
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Sonny Fortune - With Sound Reason [320kbps]
Год издания диска: 1979
Продолжительность: 37:50
Треклист:
01. Igbob's Shuffle (Willis) - 4:57
02. Boy from Witbank (Willis) - 5:08
03. Francisco (Nascimento) - 3:17
04. Come In Out of the Rain (Willis) - 5:28
05. Georgiana (Willis) - 8:24
06. Loneliness Returns (Willis) - 4:47
07. Afortunado (Grant) - 5:49
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, alto flute
Ray Gomez - rhythm & lead guitars
Larry Willis - keyboards
Willie Weeks (#1-3,6,7), Mark Egan (#4,5) - bass
Steve Jordan - drums
Raphael Cruz - percussion
Sammy Figueroa (#3,6) - congas, percussion
Manolo Bachena - percussion (#2)
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.
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Sonny Fortune - Great Friends
Год издания диска: 1987
Продолжительность: 61:52
Треклист:
01. Cal Massey (Cowell) - 3:52
02. It Is Not True, Simply Because You Cannot Believe It (Harper) - 6:48
03. Thoughts (Fortune) - 7:11
04. Equipoise (Cowell) - 5:12
05. Synapse (Workman) - 10:12
06. East Harlem Nostalgia (Workman) - 8:43
07. Insight (Harper) - 9:53
08. Awakening (Fortune) - 10:01
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
Billy Harper - tenor saxophone
Stanley Cowell - piano
Reggie Workman - bass
Billy Hart - drums
Recorded at Sysmo Studio, Paris on July 7, 1986.

Sonny Fortune - Invitation
Год издания диска: 2009
Продолжительность: 55:40
Треклист:
01. It's a Bird (Fortune) - 6:50
02. Space in Time (Fortune) - 8:16
03. Jamf (Fortune) - 8:46
04. 5/4 Train (Fortune) - 5:46
05. Invitation (Kaper) - 10:39
06. Real Knowing (Fortune) - 9:30
07. Mr. P.C. (Coltrane) - 5:53
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, flute
Renee Rosnes - piano
Kenny Davis - bass
Ronnie Burrage - drums
Recorded at Chelsea Sound Studio A, New York City on October 13, 1987.

Sonny Fortune - Monk's Mood
Год издания диска: 1995
Продолжительность: 57:34
Треклист:
01. Little Rootie Tootie (Monk) - 6:56
02. Nutty (Monk) - 8:50
03. Monk's Mood (Monk) - 6:34
04. In Walked Bud (Monk) - 6:41
05. Misterioso (Monk) - 8:08
06. I Mean You (Monk) - 5:21
07. Ruby My Dear (Monk) - 9:07
08. Off Minor (Monk) - 5:57
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
Kirk Lightsey - piano
David Williams - bass
Joe Chambers - drums
Recorded at Baby Monster Studios, New York City on January 25-26, 1993.

Sonny Fortune - Four in One
Год издания диска: 1994
Продолжительность: 60:07
Треклист:
01. Four in One (Monk) - 6:05
02. Criss Cross (Monk) - 5:05
03. Reflections (Monk) - 6:46
04. Monk's Dream (Monk) - 7:42
05. Hornin' In (Monk) - 6:24
06. Coming on the Hudson (Monk) - 4:02
07. Trinkle Tinkle (Monk) - 5:39
08. Pannonica (Monk) - 4:16
09. Hackensack (Monk) - 7:21
10. Ask Me Now (Monk) - 6:47
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone, flute (#8)
Kirk Lightsey - piano (#1-7,9)
Buster Williams (#1,2,4-7,9), Santi Debriano (#8,10) - bass
Billy Hart (#1,2,4-7,9), Ronnie Burrage (#10) - drums
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on January 17-27, 1994.

Sonny Fortune - A Better Understanding
Год издания диска: 1995
Продолжительность: 57:13
Треклист:
01. Mind Games (Fortune) - 6:36
02. Laying It Down (Fortune) - 7:49
03. Awakening (Fortune) - 6:58
04. A Swing Touch (Fortune) - 7:05
05. Never Again Is Such a Long Time (Fortune) - 4:07
06. It Ain't What It Was (Fortune) - 5:31
07. It's a Bird (Fortune) - 6:16
08. Tribute to a Holiday (Fortune) - 6:10
09. Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Fortune) - 6:41
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone (#2,4,6-8), soprano saxophone (#1,9), alto flute (#3), flute (#1,5)
Jerry Gonzalez - trumpet (#7,9), fluegelhorn (#3), congas (#9)
Robin Eubanks - trombone (#3,7,9)
Kenny Barron - piano
Wayne Dockery - bass
Ronnie Burrage (#1,9), Billy Hart (#2-4,6-8) - drums
Steve Berrios - percussion (#3,9)
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 20-21, 1995.

Sonny Fortune - From Now On
Год издания диска: 1996
Продолжительность: 69:09
Треклист:
01. Glue Fingers (Belgrave) - 9:55
02. This Side of Infinity (Fortune-Willis) - 6:30
03. From Now On (Fortune) - 7:26
04. Come In Out of the Rain (Willis) - 10:21
05. Suspension (Fortune) - 7:08
06. On Second and Fifth (Fortune) - 5:26
07. Gift of Love (Grant) - 5:25
08. Thoughts (Fortune) - 16:58
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
Eddie Henderson - trumpet (#1,3,8)
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone (#1,6,8)
John Hicks - piano
Santi Debriano - bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
Steve Berrios - percussion (#3,8)
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on March 11-12, 1996.

Sonny Fortune - In the Spirit of John Coltrane
Год издания диска: 1999
Продолжительность: 50:49
Треклист:
01. Trane and Things (Fortune) - 5:39
02. Hangin' Out with JC (Fortune) - 3:46
03. Africa (Coltrane) - 6:23
04. In the Spirit (Fortune) - 7:16
05. Mr. Jones (Fortune) - 5:33
06. Hangin' Out with JC Again (Fortune) - 4:23
07. Ole (Coltrane) - 5:48
08. Say What (Fortune) - 5:20
09. For John (Fortune) - 6:43
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
John Hicks - piano
Santi Debriano, Reggie Workman (#9) - bass
Ronnie Burrage, Rashied Ali (#9) - drums
Steve Berrios, Julio Collazo - bata drums (#7)
Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York City on July 9-10, 1999.

Sonny Fortune - You and the Night and the Music
Год издания диска: 2007
Продолжительность: 57:32
Треклист:
01. Sweet Georgia Brown (Pinkard) - 4:38
02. You and the Night and the Music (Schwartz-Dietz) - 7:56
03. Charade (Mancini) - 7:12
04. 'Round Midnight (Monk-Williams) - 6:48
05. Besame Mucho (Velazquez) - 6:37
06. Love Song (Cable) - 6:05
07. The End of a Love Affair (Redding) - 7:44
08. For Duke and Cannon (Fortune) - 5:08
09. BeBop (Gillespie) - 5:24
Состав:
Sonny Fortune - saxophone, flute
George Cable - piano
Chip Jackson - double bass
Steve Johns - drums
Recorded at Showplace Studios, Dover, NJ on December 18-20, 2006.