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American musician
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
20 April 1948(Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.A.)
Death:
21 November 2014
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was 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, but indicated that he learned more from musicians he worked with. In the seventies he played with Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Billy Harper, among others.
Discography
As leader
- Triangle (Whynot, 1975)
- The Lifesaver (Muse, 1975)
- Angel Eyes (Muse 1976)
- Parade (SteepleChase, 1979)
- Impressions of Copenhagen (Theresa, 1981)
- Devotion (SteepleChase, 1983)
- Suburban Fantasies (SteepleChase, 1983) with Johnny Dyani
- Suite for Chocolate (SteepleChase, 1985) with Jesper Lundgaard
- New Life (SteepleChase, 1986)
- New Beginnings (Evidence, 1988)
- Wherebutterflies Play (Perea Productions, 1992)
- P.S. I Love You (Perea Productions, 2000)
- Monkisms (Capri, 2000)
- Lights Out (The Bonner Party, Akashic, 2001)
- Happy Talk (Perea Productions, 2002)
- Current Events (Cherry Sound, 2013)
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)
- Live at the East (Impulse!, 1972)
- Village of the Pharoahs (Impulse!, 1973)
- Elevation (Impulse!, 1973)
- Love in Us All (Impulse!, 1972–73)
- Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
- Rejoice (Theresa, 1981)
With Woody Shaw
- Love Dance (Muse, 1975)
With Harold Vick
- Don't Look Back (Strata-East, 1974)
With The Visitors
- Motherland (Muse, 1975)
With Stephanie Hancock
- This Happy Madness (DaJazz, 2001)