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Sylvester Kyner Jr.
Image of Kyner by Francis Wolff
Background information
Born	(1932-12-17)December 17, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	March 20, 1981(1981-03-20) (aged 48) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Alto saxophonist

Sylvester Kyner Jr. (December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981), known as Sonny Red, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer associated with the hard bop idiom among other styles.

Sonny Red played with Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Paul Quinichette, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Billy Higgins, and Cedar Walton.

Biography

In the late 1940s, when he was still in his teens, Sonny Red began to play professionally in Detroit with Barry Harris. He continued to play with Barry Harris until 1952.^[1] He went on to play with Art Blakey in 1954, and in 1957 recorded with Curtis Fuller on three albums.^[2]

Sonny Red first came on the greater jazz scene in the late 1950s with Art Pepper on the album Two Altos.

He made two albums as a leader in 1961; both were released by Jazzland Recordings, a subsidiary of Riverside Records.^[3]^[4] He continued to record in the 1960s, including four albums with Donald Byrd in 1967.

By the 1970s, however, Sonny Red was falling into obscurity. He died in March 1981, at the age of 48.

Discography

As leader

1957: Two Altos (Regent) with Art Pepper
1959–60: Out of the Blue (Blue Note)
1960: Breezing (Jazzland)
1961: A Story Tale (Jazzland) with Clifford Jordan
1961: The Mode (Jazzland) with Grant Green and Barry Harris
1962: Images (Jazzland) with Grant Green and Barry Harris
1971: Sonny Red (Mainstream)

As sideman

With Donald Byrd

Mustang! (Blue Note, 1966)
Blackjack (Blue Note, 1967)
Slow Drag (Blue Note, 1967)
The Creeper (Blue Note, 1967)

With Curtis Fuller

New Trombone (Prestige, 1957)
Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (New Jazz, 1957)
Jazz ...It's Magic! (Regent, 1957)

With Bill Hardman

Saying Something (Savoy, 1961)

With Yusef Lateef

The Blue Yusef Lateef (Atlantic, 1968)

With Pony Poindexter

Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)

With Paul Quinichette

On the Sunny Side (Prestige, 1957)

With Bobby Timmons

Live at the Connecticut Jazz Party (Early Bird Records, 1964)

With Frank Wess

Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (Savoy, 1957)

References

^ "Sonny Red". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
^ ""The Mode" and about Sonny Red". Jazz Con Class Radio. 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
^ Yanow, Scott. "Sonny Red". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ Svanoe, Anders (2007). "Bluesville: The Journey of Sonny Red". Annual Review of Jazz Studies. 13 (2003).

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Two Altos (with Art Pepper, 1957) Out of the Blue (1959–60) Breezing (1960) A Story Tale (with Clifford Jordan, 1961) The Mode (1961) Images (1961) Sonny Red (1971)
With Donald Byrd	Mustang (1966) Blackjack (1967) Slow Drag (1967) The Creeper (1967)
With others	Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957) Jazz ...It's Magic! (Curtis Fuller, 1957) New Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Saying Something (Bill Hardman, 1961) The Blue Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef, 1968) Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962) On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette, 1957)

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