簡介： Sonny Fortune是一位繼續(xù)成長進步的樂手（擅長薩克斯風與長笛），目前是處於顛峰狀態(tài)。他在費城的一個節(jié)奏藍調樂團開始他的工作。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 更多>
Sonny Fortune是一位繼續(xù)成長進步的樂手（擅長薩克斯風與長笛），目前是處於顛峰狀態(tài)。他在費城的一個節(jié)奏藍調樂團開始他的工作。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的樂團演出簡短的時間后，1974-75年時在小喇叭手Miles Davis的樂團有很出色的表現(xiàn)。 70年代他為Horizon唱片與Atlantic唱片推出個人專輯，風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Jazz Machine的一員，近幾年與小喇叭手Nat Adderley的樂團合作，他在這個樂團吹的樂器是薩克斯風。
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.
