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Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was a hard bop and modal jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum.[1][2][3]
He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College,[4] but indicated that he learned more about music from musicians he worked with. In the seventies he played with Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Billy Harper, among others.[5]
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1974 | The Lifesaver | Muse | Solo piano |
1975 | Triangle | Whynot | Trio, with Clint Houston (bass), Billy Hart (drums) |
1974–76 | Angel Eyes | Muse | With Billy Harper (tenor sax), Leroy Jenkins (violin), Juini Booth (bass), Jimmy Hopps (drums), Linda Sharrock (vocals) |
1979 | Parade | SteepleChase | Trio, with Johnny Dyani (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
1981 | Impressions of Copenhagen | Theresa | With Eddie Shu (trumpet), Holly Hofmann (flute), Carol Michalowski and Peggy Sullivan (violin), Carol Garrett (viola), Beverly Woolery (cello), Paul Warburton (bass), J. Thomas Tilton (drums) |
1983 | Devotion | SteepleChase | Solo piano |
1983 | Suburban Fantasies | SteepleChase | Duo, with Johnny Dyani (bass) |
1985 | Suite for Chocolate | SteepleChase | With Khan Jamal (vibraphone), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), Leroy Lowe (drums) |
1987 | The Lost Melody | SteepleChase | Quartet, with Bob Rockwell (tenor sax), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), Jukkis Uotila (drums) |
1988 | New Life | SteepleChase | Trio, with Hugo Rasmussen (bass), Aage Tanggaard (drums) |
1988? | New Beginnings | Evidence | Most tracks solo piano; some tracks duo, with unknown (bass) |
1991 | Monkisms | Capri | Solo piano; released around 2001 |
2001? | Lights Out | Akashic | As The Bonner Party; quartet, with Prasanna Bishop (saxes), Artie Moore-Acoustic (bass), Charles Ayash (drums) |
2003 | The Art of Jazz Piano | Black Orchard | Solo piano |
2013? | Current Events | Cherry Sound |
With Richard Davis
With Billy Harper
With Azar Lawrence
With Barbara Paris
With Pharoah Sanders
With Woody Shaw
With Harold Vick
With The Visitors
With Stephanie Hancock
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