Sonny Fortune Catalog
1974 (age 35)
Sonny Fortune - Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Strata-East SES-7423)
Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto, soprano sax, flute; Stanley Cowell, electric, acoustic piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Chip Lyle, drums; Mario Munoz, bass drum, timbales; Angel Allende, congas, triangle, tambourine; Richie Pablo Landrum, cowbell, shakery.
Minot Sound, White Plains, NY, September 8 and 15, 1974
| Long Before Our Mothers Cried | |
| A Tribute To A Holiday (Billie) | |
| Sound Of Silents | |
| Five For Trane | |
| Wayneish |
1975
Sonny Fortune - Awakening (A&M/Horizon SP-704)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax; John Hicks, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Chip Lyles, drums.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, August 28, 1975
| For Duke And Cannon |
Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, September 8, 1975
| Triple Threat |
Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax, cowbell, chimes, small percussion; Kenny Barron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Angel Allende, congas, percussion.
| Nommo |
Charles Sullivan, flugelhorn; Sonny Fortune, flute, shaker, small percussion; Kenny Barron, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Angel Allende, congas, percussion.
| Awakening |
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute, claves, shaker; Kenny Barron, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, September 9, 1975
| Sunshower |
1976
Sonny Fortune - Waves Of Dreams (A&M/Horizon SP-711)
Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, soprano sax, tambourine, shaker, handclaps; Michael Cochrane, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Chip Lyle, drums; Angel Allende, conga shell.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, March 22, 1976
| Seeing Beyond The Obvious |
Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Michael Cochrane, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Chip Lyle, drums.
| A Space In Time |
Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax, shaker, Ocean; Michael Cochrane, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Chip Lyle, drums; Angel Allende, triangle; + Clifford Coulter, Minimoog synthesizer.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, March 23, 1976
| In Waves Of Dreams |
Charles Sullivan, flugelhorn; Sonny Fortune, flute, triangle, claves; Michael Cochrane, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Chip Lyle, drums; Angel Allende, bombo.
| Revelation |
Charles Sullivan, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax, claves, Minimoog synthesizer; Michael Cochrane, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Buster Williams, bass; Chip Lyle, drums; Angel Allende, congas; + Clifford Coulter, Minimoog synthesizer, ARP Odyssey synthesizer.
| Thoughts |
1977
Sonny Fortune - Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic SD 18225)
Sonny Fortune, flute, alto flute; Kenny Barron, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Gary King, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas, bongos; Rafael Cruz, percussion.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6, 1977
| 33798 | Bacchanal |
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; Kenny Barron, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Gary King, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas; Rafael Cruz, percussion.
| 33801 | Not All Dreams Are Real |
Sonny Fortune, soprano sax, piccolo, flute, alto flute; Kenny Barron, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Gary King, electric bass; Horacee Arnold, drums, celeste, bass marimba, gong, handclaps; Sammy Figueroa, congas; Jack DeJohnette, handclaps; Rafael Cruz, percussion.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 6 and 7, 1977
| 33803 | Serengeti Minstrel |
Woody Shaw, cornet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax, handclaps; Kenny Barron, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Gary King, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas; Rafael Cruz, percussion.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 7, 1977
| 33799 | The Afro-Americans |
Woody Shaw, flugelhorn; Sonny Fortune, soprano sax; Kenny Barron, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Gary King, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas, whistle; Rafael Cruz, cuica, percussion.
| 33800 | There's Nothing Smart About Being Stupid |
Sonny Fortune, flute; Jack Wilkins, electric guitar.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, April 8, 1977
| 33802 | Never Again Is Such A Long Time |
1978
Sonny Fortune - Infinity Is (Atlantic SD 19187)
Tom Browne, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, soprano, alto sax, flute; Larry Willis, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes; Allan Zavod, organ, synthesizer; Ray Gomez, rhythm guitar, lead guitar; Anthony Jackson, bass; Mark Egan, solo bass #2; Steve Jordan, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas; Rafael Cruz, percussion.
Mediasound, NYC;
additional recording: Atlantic Studios, NYC, released 1978
| 1. | Turning It Over |
| 2. | A Ballad For The Times |
| 3. | This Side Of Infinity |
| 4. | Perihelion |
| 5. | The Blues Are Green |
| 6. | Samba Touch |
| 7. | Make Up |
1979 (age 40)
Sonny Fortune - With Sound Reason (Atlantic SD 19239)
Sonny Fortune, soprano, alto sax, flute; Larry Willis, keyboards; Ray Gomez, rhythm guitar, lead guitar; Willie Weeks, bass; Mark Egan, bass #4,5; Steve Jordan, drums; Sammy Figueroa, congas, percussion #3,6; Raphael Cruz, percussion; Manolo Bachena, percussion #2.
Atlantic Studios, NYC, released 1979
| 1. | Igbob's Shuffle |
| 2. | Boy From Witbank |
| 3. | Francisco |
| 4. | Come In Out Of The Rain |
| 5. | Georgiana |
| 6. | Loneliness Returns |
| 7. | Afortunado |
1980
Sonny Fortune Quartet - Sound Of Sounds (Live At e.j.'s (Portuguese) JLR 103.613)
Sonny Fortune, alto, soprano sax, flute; Charles Eubanks, piano; Ben Brown, bass; Ronnie Burrage, drums.
"e.j.'s", Atlanta, GA, June, 1980
| Diabolo | |
| Big Bop Shuffle | |
| Turning It Over | |
| Come In, Come Out Of The Rain | |
| Sunshower |
same session.
| Paravillion | |
| Invitation | |
| Sound Of Sounds | |
| Caravan |
1984
Sonny Fortune - Laying It Down (Konnex Records (G) KCD 5030)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Steve Berrios, percussion #4-6.
January and February, 1984
| 1. | It's A Bird |
| 2. | Mind Games |
| 3. | Laying It Down |
| 4. | Tribute To A Holiday |
| 5. | Real Knowing |
| 6. | From Now On |
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Santi DeBriano, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Baby Monster Studio, NYC, December, 1991
| Pent Up House | |
| Blue And Green |
1986
Sonny Fortune, Billy Harper, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, Billy Hart - Great Friends (Black And Blue (F) 233220)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Stanley Cowell, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Sysmo Studio, Paris, France, July 7, 1986
| Cal Massey | |
| It Is Not True, Simply Because You Cannot Believe It | |
| Thoughts | |
| Equipoise | |
| Synapse | |
| East Harlem Nostalgia | |
| Insight | |
| Awakening |
** also released on Evidence ECD 22225-2.
1987
Sonny Fortune - Invitation (WhyNot (J) 32ED-5031)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; Renee Rosnes, piano; Kenny Davis, bass; Ronnie Burrage, drums.
October, 1987
| It's A Bird | |
| Space In Time | |
| JAMF | |
| 5/4 Train | |
| Invitation | |
| Real Knowing | |
| Mr. P.C. |
** also released on WhyNot (J) MTCJ-2013, (US) 79420.
1991 (age 52)
Sonny Fortune - It Ain't What It Was (Konnex Records (G) KCD 5033)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Santi DeBriano, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Baby Monster Studio, NYC, December, 1991
| It Ain't What It Was | |
| Gentle Rain | |
| Wayne-Ish | |
| Lush Life | |
| Straight Street | |
| With Sound Reason | |
| A Swing Touch |
1993
Sonny Fortune - Monk's Mood (Konnex Records (G) KCD 5048)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Kirk Lightsey, piano; David Williams, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
Baby Monster Studio, NYC, January 25 and 26, 1993
| Little Rootie Tootie | |
| Nutty | |
| Monk's Mood | |
| In Walked Bud | |
| Misterioso | |
| I Mean You | |
| Ruby, My Dear | |
| Off Minor |
1994
Sonny Fortune - Four In One (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28243 2 9)
Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute #8; Kirk Lightsey, piano #1-7,9; Buster Williams, bass #1,2,4-7,9; Santi Debriano, bass #8,10; Billy Hart, drums #1,2,4-7,9; Ronnie Burrage, drums #10.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 17, 18 and 27, 1994
| 1. | Four In One |
| 2. | Criss Cross |
| 3. | Reflections |
| 4. | Monk's Dream |
| 5. | Hornin' In |
| 6. | Coming On The Hudson |
| 7. | Trinkle Tinkle |
| 8. | Pannonica |
| 9. | Hackensack |
| 10. | Ask Me Now |
1995
Sonny Fortune - A Better Understanding (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 32799 2 0)
Jerry Gonzalez, flugelhorn #3, trumpet #7,9, congas #9; Robin Eubanks, trombone #3,7,9; Sonny Fortune, flute #1,5, soprano sax #1,9, alto sax #2,4,6-8, alto flute #3; Kenny Barron, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Ronnie Burrage, drums #1,9; Billy Hart, drums #2-4,6-8; Steve Berrios, percussion #3,9.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20 and 21, 1995
| 1. | Mind Games |
| 2. | Laying It Down |
| 3. | Awakening |
| 4. | A Swing Touch |
| 5. | Never Again Is Such A Long Time |
| 6. | It Ain't What It Was |
| 7. | It's A Bird |
| 8. | Tribute To A Holiday |
| 9. | Long Before Our Mothers Cried |
1996
Sonny Fortune - From Now On (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 38098 2 0)
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Joe Lovano, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums; Steve Berrios, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 11 and 12, 1996
| Glue Fingers | |
| This Side Of Infinity | |
| From Now On | |
| Come In Out Of The Rain | |
| Suspension | |
| On Second And Fifth | |
| Gift Of Love | |
| Thoughts |
1999 (age 60)
Sonny Fortune - In The Spirit Of John Coltrane (Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 377)
Sonny Fortune, soprano, alto, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Ronnie Burrage, drums; with Reggie Workman, bass #9; Rashied Ali, drums #9; Steve Berrios, Julio Collazo, Bata drum #7.
Sorcerer Sound, NYC, July 9 and 10, 1999
| 1. | Trane And Things |
| 2. | Hangin' Out With JC |
| 3. | Africa |
| 4. | In The Spirit |
| 5. | Mr. Jones |
| 6. | Hangin' Out With JC Again |
| 7. | Ole |
| 8. | Say What |
| 9. | For John |
** also released on Shanachie (E) SHANCD5063.
2003
Sonny Fortune - Continuum (Sound Reason SRSF001)
Sonny Fortune, alto, soprano, tenor sax, alto flute; George Cables, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Steve Johns, drums; Steve Berrios, congas.
NYC, June 23, 2003
| Trane And Things | |
| Wayne-Ish | |
| Delilah | |
| Sound's Silent | |
| A Space In Time | |
| Continuum | |
| Mongo Blue | |
| Five Four Trane | |
| Nature Boy |
2005
Ernst Bier, Matthias Batzel, Karl Schloz With Sonny Fortune - Live At The A-Trane (Konnex Records (G) KCD 5174)
Matthias Batzel, Hammond B-3 organ; Karl Schloz, guitar; Ernst Bier, drums; with Sonny Fortune, alto sax, flute, percussion.
"A-Trane", Berlin, Germany, July 15 and 16, 2005
| From Now On | |
| Waynish | |
| Delilah | |
| Sunshower | |
| Hangin' Out With J.C. |
2006
Sonny Fortune - You And The Night And The Music (18th & Vine 18V1053)
Sonny Fortune, alto, soprano sax, flute; George Cables, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Steve Johns, drums.
Showplace Studios, Dover, NJ, December 18, 19 and 20, 2006
| Sweet Georgia Brown | |
| You And The Night And The Music | |
| Charade | |
| 'Round Midnight | |
| Besame Mucho | |
| Love Song | |
| The End Of A Love Affair | |
| For Duke And Cannon | |
| BeBop |
2009 (age 70)
Sonny Fortune - Last Night At Sweet Rhythm (Sound Reason 884501242455)
Sonny Fortune, alto, soprano sax, flute; Michael Cochrane, piano; David Williams, bass; Steve Johns, drums.
"Sweet Rhythm", NYC, September 12, 2009
| It Ain't What It Was | |
| The Blues Are Green | |
| Never Again Is Such A Long Time | |
| In Waves Of Dreams | |
| A Tribute To A Holiday | |
| The Joneses | |
| Laying It Down |