Sirone | |
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Birth name | Norris Jones |
Born | Atlanta, United States | September 28, 1940
Died | October 21, 2009 Berlin, Germany | (aged 69)
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
[edit]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
[edit]As leader or co-leader
[edit]- 1979: Artistry (Of The Cosmos) with James Newton, Don Moye, Muneer Bernard Fennell[7]
- 1982: Life Rays (Soul Note) with Walt Dickerson/Andrew Cyrille
- 2003: Sirone's Concord (Not Two Records)
- 2005: Live (Atavistic Records)
- 2005: Configuration (Silkheart Records) with Billy Bang
With the Revolutionary Ensemble
- 1972: Vietnam (ESP-Disk)
- 1972: Manhattan Cycles (India Navigation)
- 1975: The Psyche (RE Records)
- 1976: The Peoples Republic (A&M/Horizon)
- 1977: Revolutionary Ensemble (Enja)
- 2004: And Now... (Pi Recordings)
- 2008: Beyond the Boundary of Time (Mutable)
- 2012: Counterparts (Mutable)
With Sabir Mateen and Andrew Barker
- 2013: Infinite Flowers (Sagittarius A-Star)
With Oluyemi Thomas and Michael Wimberly
As sideman
[edit]With George Adams
- 1989: Nightingale (Blue Note)
With The All Ear Trio (John Tchicai, Thomas Agergaard, and Peter Ole Jorgensen)
- 2008: Boiler (Ninth World Music)
With Albert Ayler
With Billy Bang
- 1988: Valve No. 10 (Soul Note)
With Gato Barbieri
- 1967: In Search of the Mystery (ESP-Disk)
With Dane Belany
- 1975: Motivations (Sahara Records)
With Marion Brown
- 1967: Three for Shepp (Impulse!)
- 1968: Why Not? (ESP-Disk)
With Dave Burrell
- 1968: High Won-High Two (Black Lion)
With Zusaan Kali Fasteau
- 2004: Making Waves (Flying Note)
With Charles Gayle
- 1988: Always Born (Silkheart)
- 1988: Homeless (Silkheart)
- 1988: Spirits Before (Silkheart)
- 2003: Shout! (Cleanfeed)
With The Group (Ahmed Abdullah, Marion Brown, Billy Bang, Sirone, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille)
- 2012: Live (NoBusiness)
With Noah Howard
- 1966: At Judson Hall (ESP-Disk)
- 1969: The Black Ark (Freedom)
With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
- 1973: Numatik Swing Band (JCOA)
- 1975: For Players Only with Leroy Jenkins (JCOA)
With Guerino Mazzola
- 2009: Liquid Bridges (Springer)
with the William Parker Bass Quartet
- 2006: Requiem (Splasc(H)) – with Charles Gayle
With Phalanx
- 1987: Original Phalanx (DIW Records)
- 1988: In Touch (DIW Records)
With Dewey Redman
- 1973: The Ear of the Behearer (Impulse!)
- 1974: Coincide (Impulse!)
With Pharoah Sanders
- 1969: Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (Strata-East)
With Sonny Sharrock
- 1969: Black Woman (Vortex)
With Cecil Taylor
- 1974: Spring of Two Blue J's (Unit Core)
- 1978: One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye (hat Hut)
- 1978: Live in the Black Forest (MPS)
- 1978: 3 Phasis (New World)
- 1978: Cecil Taylor Unit (New World)
- 1993: Always a Pleasure (FMP)
- 2022: The Complete, Legendary, Live Return Concert (Oblivion)
With Clifford Thornton
- 1972: Communications Network (Third World)
Filmography
[edit]- 2008: Teak Leaves at The Temple by Garin Nugroho
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Sirone biography, AllMusic
- ^ a b Gotrich, Lars (23 October 2009). "Sirone, 'Revolutionary' Bassist, Dies". Npr.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ John Fordham Obituary, The Guardian, 9 November 2009
- ^ Wilmer, Val (2009). As Serious As Your Life. Serpent's Tail. p. 186.
- ^ Wilmer, Val (2009). As Serious As Your Life. Serpent's Tail. p. 33.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 365. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ "Artistry - Sirone - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Discography of Sirone recordings Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine