| Sirone | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Norris Jones |
| Genres | Jazz, Free jazz, avant-garde jazz. |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Bass |
Norris Jones, better known as Sirone (September 28, 1940[1] – October 21, 2009[2]) was an American jazz bassist and composer.
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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] He moved to New York City in the middle of the 1960s, where he co-founded the "Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team" with Dave Burrell.[1] He also worked with Marion Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra.[1]
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.
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.
Discography [edit]
As leader [edit]
- 1978: Artistry (Of The Cosmos) with James Newton, Don Moye, Muneer Bernard Fennell[4]
- 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
As sideman [edit]
With Billy Bang
- Valve No. 10 (Soul Note, 1988)
With Gato Barbieri
- 1967: In Search of the Mystery (ESP-Disk)
With Marion Brown
- 1966: Why Not? (ESP-Disk)
- 1966: Three for Shepp (Impulse!)
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 Phalanx
- 1985: Got Something Good for You (Moers)
- 1987: Original Phalanx (DIW Records)
- 1988: In Touch (DIW)
With Dewey Redman
- 1973: The Ear of the Behearer (Impulse!)
- 1974: Coincide (Impulse!)
- 1972: Vietnam 1 & 2 (ESP-Disk)
- 1972: Manhattan Cycles (India Navigation)
- 1975: The People's Republic (A&M Records)
- 1975: The Psyche (Mutable Music)
- 1977: The Revolutionary Ensemble Recorded Live At Moosham Castle (Inner City Records)
- 2004: And Now... (Pi Recordings)
With Cecil Taylor
- 1974: Spring of Two Blue J's (Unit Core)
- 1978: One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye (hat Hut)
- 1978: 3 Phasis (New World)
- 1978: Cecil Taylor Unit (New World)
- 1993: Always a Pleasure (FMP)
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