American musician (1940–2009)
Musical artist
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
^ 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 .
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