Sonny Simmons
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About Sonny Simmons
Altoist Sonny Simmons made a strong impression in the 1960s as one of the most promising avant-garde players. He grew up in Oakland, CA, started playing English horn, and then at 16 took up the alto. Stints with Lowell Fulsom and Amos Milburn and some time spent playing bebop preceded Simmons finding his own sound in free jazz. In 1961, he spent some time with Charles Mingus and then, in 1962, he formed a group with flutist Prince Lasha. After they recorded The Cry
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Top Tracks
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Metamorphosis
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A Distant Voice
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Interplanetary Travelers
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Resolutions
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City Of David
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Interplanetary Travelers (Edit
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Zarak's Symphony
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Dolphy's Days
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Visions
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Balladia
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Coltrane in Paradise
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The Prober
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Sunset
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Manhattan Egos
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Interplanetary Travellers
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New Newk
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Help Them Through This World
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The Beauty of Ibis
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Land of the Freaks
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Seven Dances of Salome
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Burning Spirits No. 1
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Healing Rays
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Reincarnation
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Things And Beings
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My Favorite Things
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Divine Magnet
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Ancient Ritual
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Purple Rays
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American Jungle Theme
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Beings of Light
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Humprhey
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Burning Spirits No. 2
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E=MC2
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Coltrane Story
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I'll See You When You Get There
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We Are Entering The Place Of That
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Voodoo Hoodoo Funk
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Theme For Linda
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Trumpet Ship
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I Put It In A Dark Area Where I Can't Remember No More
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Crystal
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Interplanetary Travelers (edit)
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On Eric Dolphy I (Interview)
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Spheres
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Armada
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The Other East
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Country Parson
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Balladia Simmons
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Land Of The Freaks (Album Version)
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Duet
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