Sonny Red

Sonny Red was a good but not great altoist who was somewhat lost in the shuffle in the 1960s and ’70s. He worked in Detroit with Barry Harris (1949-1952), in 1954 temporarily switched to tenor while with Frank Rosolino, and later that year joined Art Blakey briefly. In 1957, with his arrival in New York he gained some recognition, recording with Curtis Fuller and Paul Quinichette, in addition to having several dates as a leader (1958-1962) for Savoy, Blue Note, and particularly Jazzland. Despite some freelancing and recording with Clifford Jordan, Pony Poindexter, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham, and Yusef Lateef among others in the 1960s, Red was in obscurity by the 1970s.

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Records:

1. Sonny Red – Blues in the pocket, Blue Note
2. Sonny Red – the Lope, Blue Note

Episode18 Jazz

1. Hank Mobley – the Flip, Blue Note
2. Art Pepper – More for les, Contemporary Records
3. the Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take five, Cbs
4. John Dennis – Seven Moons, Debut Records
5. Milt Buckner Trio – I only have eyes for you, Mps
6. Lionel Hampton – Flying home, Timeless
7. Coleman Hawkins – Sancticity, Riverside
8. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – the Theme, Blue Note
9. Sonny Rollins – the Most beautiful girl in the world, Prestige
10. Sonny Red – Blues in the pocket, Blue Note
11. Jimmy Smith – Off the top, Elektra Records
12. Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller – Your time is now, Music for Pleasure

Episode03 Jazz

1. Cannonball Adderley – Stay on it, Jazz Wax Records
2. Jules Deelder – Jazz Is, Roach Records
3. Sonny Red – the Lope, Blue Note
4. Don Patterson – Hump Snapa Blues, Prestige
5. Herbie Hancock – Mimosa, Blue Note
6. Miles Davis – Black Comedy, Columbia
7. Sammy Price – Shorty Needs A Mademoiselle, Jazz Anthology
8. Buddy Tate – Tenderly, Riff
9. Hard Hitting – Hard Work, Sonorama Records
10. Lee McDonald – I´ll Do Anything For You, Favorite
11. Sun Ra – Kingdom of  Thunder, Saturn
12. Cannonball Adderley– Them Dirty Blues, Capitol