Sonny Simmons
Sign in to saveAmerican saxophonist (1933-2021)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-08-04
- Active to
- 2021-04-06
free jazzjazz
Discography
- The Cry!1963
- It Is Revealed1963
- Jazz Tempo, Latin Accents!1965
- Staying on the Watch1966
- Firebirds1968
- Music From the Spheres1968
- Manhattan Egos1969
- Rumasuma1970
- Burning Spirits1971
- Backwoods Suite1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,739
- Total plays
- 41,274
Tags
free jazzjazzAvant-Garde JazzsaxophoneAvant-Garde
Altoist Sonny Simmons made a strong impression in the 1960s as one of the most promising avant-garde players. He grew up in Oakland, CA, started playing English horn, and then at 16 took up the alto. Stints with Lowell Fulsom and Amos Milburn and some time spent playing bebop preceded Simmons finding his own sound in free jazz. In 1961, he spent some time with Charles Mingus and then, in 1962, he formed a group with flutist Prince Lasha. After they recorded The Cry <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sonny
- Family name
- Simmons
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sicily Island
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Barbara Donald
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- oboe
- Record label
- ESP-Disk
- Image
- Sonny Simmons.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- birth name
- Huey Simmons
- Commons category
- Sonny Simmons
- date of birth
- 1933-08-04
- date of death
- 2021-04-08
- name in native language
- Sonny Simmons
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