- I'll See You When You Get There · 2006
- Staying on the Watch · 1966
- I'll See You When You Get There · 2006
- Staying on the Watch · 1966
- I'll See You When You Get There · 2006
- Staying on the Watch · 1966
- Music from the Spheres · 1966
- Music from the Spheres · 1966
- Staying on the Watch · 1966
- Music from the Spheres · 1966
- Nomadic · 2014
- Music from the Spheres · 1966
- I'll See You When You Get There · 2006
- 2022
- 2014
- 2007
- 2005
Live Albums
- 2002
Appears On
- Prince Lasha Quintet
- The Cosmosamatics
- Svein Olav Herstad Trio
- The Cosmosamatics
About Sonny Simmons
A boldly independent altoist, Sonny Simmons was a fiery improviser whose work straddled the modal free jazz and swinging hard bop traditions. Emerging on the West Coast in the early '60s, Simmons first perked ears leading a group with Prince Lasha. He also played with Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, and Elvin Jones. However, it was his 1966 album Staying on the Watch with his wife, trumpeter Barbara Donald, that established his legacy as a daring and free-spirited soloist at the forefront of the avant-garde jazz scene. Years spent homeless and playing on the streets for money curtailed his career and found him falling into obscurity. Nonetheless, he persevered, regaining critical acclaim with albums like 1994's Ancient Ritual, 2005's The Traveller, and 2014's Nomadic with the psychedelic outfit Moksha Samnyasin.
- HOMETOWN
- Sicily Island, LA, United States
- BORN
- 4 August 1933
- GENRE
- Jazz