Sonny Red Discography
1957 (age 25)
Sonny Redd Quintet
Sonny Redd, alto sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 12, 1957
| Watkins Products | Regent RMG-6069 | |
| Redds Head | - | |
| Stop | Savoy MG-12123 |
* Regent RMG-6069 Art Pepper, Sonny Redd 1959
= Savoy MG 12215 - early 1970s
* Savoy MG-12123 Various Artists - Jazz Is Busting Out All Over 1958
1959
Sonny Red Quartet
Sonny Red, alto sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 5, 1959
| tk.3 | Bluesville | Blue Note 45-1761, BLP 4032 |
| tk.5 | Stay As Sweet As You Are | - |
| tk.10 | I've Never Been In Love Before | Blue Note BLP 4032 |
| tk.12 | Blues In The Pocket | Blue Note 45-1762, BLP 4032 |
| tk.13 | Alone Too Long | Blue Note BLP 4032 |
| tk.14 | Alone Too Long (45 rpm version) | Blue Note 45-1762 |
| tk.19 | Nadia | Blue Note BLP 4032 |
| All The Things You Are | rejected |
* Blue Note BLP 4032 Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue 1960
= Blue Note BST 84032 -
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 - 1996
* Blue Note 45-1761 Sonny Red - Stay As Sweet As You Are / Bluesville 1960
* Blue Note 45-1762 Sonny Red - Alone Too Long / Blues In The Pocket 1960
1960
Sonny Red Quartet
Sonny Red, alto sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1960
| tk.3 | Blues For Kokee | Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5941/44, CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 |
| tk.7 | You're Driving Me Crazy | - |
| tk.8 | Stairway To The Stars | Blue Note BLP 4032 |
| tk.10 | Crystal | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 |
| tk.13 | The Lope | Blue Note BLP 4032 |
| tk.15 | Lost April | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 |
| tk.17 | You're Sensational | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4032 Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue 1960
= Blue Note BST 84032 -
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 - 1996
* Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5941/44 Various Artists - Rare Tracks: The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series 1994
Sonny Red Quartet
Sonny Red, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 10, 1960
| tk.5 | The Lamp Is Low | Blue Note rejected |
| tk.10 | How About You | - |
| tk.12 | Invitation | - |
| tk.17 | That Old Black Magic | - |
Sonny Red Sextet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet #1,3,5,6; Sonny Red, alto sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax #1,3,5,6; Barry Harris, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, November 3, 1960
| 1. | Brother B. | Jazzland JLP 32, JLP 1001 |
| 2. | All I Do Is Dream Of You | Jazzland JLP 32 |
| 3. | The New Blues | - |
| 4. | Ditty | - |
| 5. | 'Teef | - |
| 6. | Breezing | - |
| 7. | A Handful Of Stars | - |
| 8. | If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You | - |
* Jazzland JLP 32, JLP 932S Sonny Red - Breezing 1961
* Jazzland JLP 1001, JLP 91001 Various Artists - Jazzland: The Stars Of Jazz 1961 1961
1961
Sonny Red Quartet
Sonny Red, alto sax; Cedar Walton, piano; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 29, 1961
| I Like The Likes Of You | Jazzland JLP 59 | |
| Bye, Bye Blues | - | |
| Never, Never Land | - | |
| Ko-kee | - |
* Jazzland JLP 59, JLP 959 Sonny Red - The Mode 1962
= Milestone MCD-47086-2 Sonny Red - Red, Blue & Green 2000
Sonny Red Quintet With Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Sonny Red, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; George Tucker, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 28, 1961
| Images | Jazzland JLP 74 | |
| Blues For Donna | - | |
| Dodge City | - |
* Jazzland JLP 74, JLP 974 Sonny Red - Images 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-148 - 1984
= Milestone MCD-47086-2 Sonny Red - Red, Blue & Green 2000
Sonny Red Quintet With Grant Green And Barry Harris
Sonny Red, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Grant Green, guitar; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 14, 1961
| Moon River | Jazzland JLP 59 | |
| Super-20 | - | |
| The Mode | - |
Sonny Red, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Grant Green, guitar #1,2; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
| 1. | Blue Sonny | Jazzland JLP 74 |
| 2. | The Rhythm Thing | - |
| 3. | Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered | - |
* Jazzland JLP 59, JLP 959 Sonny Red - The Mode 1962
= Milestone MCD-47086-2 Sonny Red - Red, Blue & Green 2000
* Jazzland JLP 74, JLP 974 Sonny Red - Images 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-148 - 1984
= Milestone MCD-47086-2 Sonny Red - Red, Blue & Green 2000
1971 (age 39)
Sonny Red Quartet
Sylvester "Sonny Red" Kyner, tenor, alto sax, flute; Cedar Walton, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass, viola; Billy Higgins, drums.
The Record Plant, NYC, released 1971
| Love Song | Mainstream MRL 324 | |
| Tears | - | |
| Mustang | - | |
| And Then Again | - | |
| My Romance | - | |
| A Time For Love | - | |
| Rodan | - |
* Mainstream MRL 324 Sonny Red 1971