Joe Bonner
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Joe Bonner (born April 20, 1948) is a hard bop and modal jazz jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum.
He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College,[1] but indicates he learned more by musicians he worked with. In the seventies he played with Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Billy Harper, among others.[2]
Discography
As leader
- Triangle (Whynot Records, 1975)
- The Lifesaver (Muse Records, 1975)
- Angel Eyes (Muse Records, 1976)
- Parade (SteepleChase Records, 1979)
- Impressions of Copenhagen (Theresa Records, 1981)
- Devotion (SteepleChase, 1983)
- Suburban Fantasies (SteepleChase, 1983)
- Suite for Chocolate (SteepleChase, 1985) with Jesper Lundgaard
- New Life (SteepleChase, 1986)
- New Beginnings (Evidence, 1988)
- Monkisms (Capri, 2000)
- Lights Out (The Bonner Party, Akashic Records, 2001)
As sideman
With Richard Davis
- Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Muse, 1972)
With Billy Harper
- Black Saint (Black Saint, 1975)
With Azar Lawrence
- Bridge into the New Age (Prestige, 1974)
With Pharoah Sanders
- Black Unity (Impulse!, 1971)
- Village of the Pharoahs (Impulse!, 1973)
- Elevation (Impulse!, 1973)
- Love in Us All (Impulse!, 1972–73)
With Woody Shaw
- Love Dance (Muse, 1975)
With The Visitors
- Motherland (Muse Records, 1975)
References
- ↑ "Joe Bonner". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Joe Bonner Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
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