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Sirone
Birth nameNorris Jones
Born(1940-09-28)September 28, 1940
Atlanta, United States
DiedOctober 21, 2009(2009-10-21) (aged 69)
Berlin, Germany
Genres Jazz, free jazz, avant-garde jazz.
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s) Bass, trombone

Norris Jones, better known as Sirone (September 28, 1940 [1] – October 21, 2009) [2] was an American jazz bassist, trombonist, and composer.

Biography

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, [3] Sirone worked in Atlanta late in the 1950s and early in the 1960s with "The Group" alongside George Adams; he also recorded with R&B musicians such as Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson. [1] In 1966, in response to a call from Marion Brown, he moved to New York City, [4] where he co-founded the "Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team" with Dave Burrell. [1] He also worked with Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra, [1] as well as with John Coltrane when he was near the end of his career. [5]

He co-founded the Revolutionary Ensemble with Leroy Jenkins and Frank Clayton in 1971; Jerome Cooper later replaced Clayton in the ensemble, which was active for much of the decade. [1] In the 1970s and early 1980s Sirone recorded with Clifford Thornton, Roswell Rudd, Dewey Redman, Cecil Taylor, and Walt Dickerson. [1]

In the 1980s, he was member of Phalanx, a group with guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, and tenor saxophonist George Adams. [6]

From 1989, he lived in Berlin, Germany, where he was active with his group 'Concord' (with Ben Abarbanel-Wolff and Ulli Bartel.) He was involved in theater, film, and was a practicing Buddhist.

He died on October 21, 2009, at the age of 69. [2]

Discography

As leader or co-leader

With the Revolutionary Ensemble

With Sabir Mateen and Andrew Barker

  • 2013: Infinite Flowers (Sagittarius A-Star)

With Oluyemi Thomas and Michael Wimberly

As sideman

With George Adams

With The All Ear Trio ( John Tchicai, Thomas Agergaard, and Peter Ole Jorgensen)

  • 2008: Boiler (Ninth World Music)

With Albert Ayler

With Billy Bang

With Gato Barbieri

With Dane Belany

  • 1975: Motivations (Sahara Records)

With Marion Brown

With Dave Burrell

With Zusaan Kali Fasteau [ de]

  • 2004: Making Waves (Flying Note)

With Charles Gayle

With The Group ( Ahmed Abdullah, Marion Brown, Billy Bang, Sirone, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille)

With Noah Howard

With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

With Guerino Mazzola

  • 2009: Liquid Bridges (Springer)

with the William Parker Bass Quartet

With Phalanx

With Dewey Redman

With Pharoah Sanders

With Sonny Sharrock

With Cecil Taylor

With Clifford Thornton

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Sirone biography, AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Gotrich, Lars (23 October 2009). "Sirone, 'Revolutionary' Bassist, Dies". Npr.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. ^ John Fordham Obituary, The Guardian, 9 November 2009
  4. ^ Wilmer, Val (2009). As Serious As Your Life. Serpent's Tail. p. 186.
  5. ^ Wilmer, Val (2009). As Serious As Your Life. Serpent's Tail. p. 33.
  6. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 365. ISBN  0-85112-580-8.
  7. ^ "Artistry - Sirone - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

External links

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