Sonny Fortune

Sonny Fortune是一位繼續(xù)成長進(jìn)步的樂手（擅長薩克斯風(fēng)與長笛），目前是處於顛峰狀態(tài)。他在費(fèi)城的一個(gè)節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào)樂團(tuán)開始他的工作。1967年來到紐約市，與鼓手Elvin Jones以及Mongo Santamaria（1967-70年）。1971-73年之間與鋼琴手McCoy Tyner合作演出，之后他們也有很多次一起演出。在與鼓手Buddy Rich的樂團(tuán)演出簡短的時(shí)間后，1974-75年時(shí)在小喇叭手Miles Davis的樂團(tuán)有很出色的表現(xiàn)。 70年代他為Horizon唱片與Atlantic唱片推出個(gè)人專輯，風(fēng)格是融合放克與流行音樂，但是銷售成績并不理想。他也是鼓手Elvin Jones的樂團(tuán)Jazz Machine的一員，近幾年與小喇叭手Nat Adderley的樂團(tuán)合作，他在這個(gè)樂團(tuán)吹的樂器是薩克斯風(fēng)。
Sonny Fortune has continued to grow with time and in the mid-90s, he was in prime form. Fortune started his career playing in R&B groups in Philadelphia. He moved to New York in 1967 where he worked with Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaria (1967-1970), and McCoy Tyner (1971-1973 and occasionally since). After a stint with Buddy Rich, Fortune played quite effectively with Miles Davis (1974-1975). His solo albums during the 1970s for Horizon and Atlantic were generally unsuccessful mixtures of advanced jazz with funk and pop elements. However, he has cut excellent dates for Konnex (1984, 1991, and 1993), including a well-received Monk set and Fortune has toured in recent times with Nat Adderley and (on tenor, an instrument he should play more often) with Elvin Jones Jazz Machine.