Sonny Red Catalog
1957 (age 25)
Art Pepper, Sonny Redd Regent RMG-6069 1959
Sonny Redd, alto sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Chicago, IL, November 12, 1957
| Watkins Products | |
| Redds Head |
** also released on Savoy MG 12215 in early 1970s.
Various Artists - Jazz Is Busting Out All Over Savoy MG-12123 1958
same session.
Chicago, IL, November 12, 1957
| Stop |
1959
Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue Blue Note BLP 4032 1960
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 |
| tk.5 | Stay As Sweet As You Are |
| tk.10 | I've Never Been In Love Before |
| tk.12 | Blues In The Pocket |
| tk.13 | Alone Too Long |
| tk.19 | Nadia |
Sonny Red, alto sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1960
| tk.8 | Stairway To The Stars |
| tk.13 | The Lope |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84032, CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 in 1996.
Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52440 2 5 1996
same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1960
| tk.10 | Crystal |
| tk.15 | Lost April |
| tk.17 | You're Sensational |
** originally released on Blue Note BLP 4032 in 1960 + 5 bonus tracks.
Sonny Red - Alone Too Long / Blues In The Pocket Blue Note 45-1762 1960
Sonny Red, alto sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 5, 1959
| tk.14 | Alone Too Long (45 rpm version) |
1960
Various Artists - Rare Tracks: The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5941/44 1994
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 |
| tk.7 | You're Driving Me Crazy |
Sonny Red - Breezing Jazzland JLP 32 1961
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. |
| 2. | All I Do Is Dream Of You |
| 3. | The New Blues |
| 4. | Ditty |
| 5. | 'Teef |
| 6. | Breezing |
| 7. | A Handful Of Stars |
| 8. | If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 932S in 1961.
1961
Sonny Red - The Mode Jazzland JLP 59 1962
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 | |
| Bye, Bye Blues | |
| Never, Never Land | |
| Ko-kee |
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 | |
| Super-20 | |
| The Mode |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 959 in 1962.
** part of Red, Blue & Green, Milestone MCD-47086-2 in 2000.
Sonny Red - Images Jazzland JLP 74 1962
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Sonny Red, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; George Tucker, bass; Lex Humphries, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 28, 1961
| Images | |
| Blues For Donna | |
| Dodge City |
Sonny Red, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Grant Green, guitar #1,2; George Tucker, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 14, 1961
| 1. | Blue Sonny |
| 2. | The Rhythm Thing |
| 3. | Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered |
** also released on Jazzland JLP 974 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-148 in 1984.
** part of Red, Blue & Green, Milestone MCD-47086-2 in 2000.
1971 (age 39)
Sonny Red Mainstream MRL 324 1971
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 | |
| Tears | |
| Mustang | |
| And Then Again | |
| My Romance | |
| A Time For Love | |
| Rodan |