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Sonny Phillips
Sonny (* 1936) began playing jazz organ after hearing Jimmy Smith in his twenties. He studied under Ahmad Jamal, and played in the 1960s and 1970s with Lou Donaldson, Nicky Hill, Eddie Harris, Houston Person, and Gene Ammons. His debut album was released in 1969, and he released several further records as a leader before suffering a long illness in 1980. He went into semi-retirement after this and moved to Los Angeles; since then he has performed and taught occasionally.
 
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Discography
Rusty Bryant Returns
Prestige PR 7626
released 1969
recorded February 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Rusty Bryant, alto saxophone
Sonny Phillips, organ
Grant Green, guitar
Bob Bushnell, bass
Herbie Lovelle, drums
Goodness!
Prestige PR 7678
released 1969
recorded August 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Houston Person, tenor sax
Sonny Phillips, organ
Billy Butler, guitar
Bob Bushnell, bass
Frankie Jones, drums
Buddy Caldwell, congas
Boogaloo Joe
Prestige PR 7697
released 1969
recorded August 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar, piano, vocals
Rusty Bryant, tenor sax
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Eddie Mathias, bass
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums
Guitar Soul!
Prestige PR 7734
released 1969
recorded September 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Billy Butler, guitar
Sonny Phillips, organ
Seldon Powell, tenor sax, flute, varitone
Bob Bushnell, bass
Specs Powell, drums
Sure 'nuff
Prestige PR 7737
released 1970
recorded October 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Sonny Phillips, organ
Virgil Jones, trumpet
Houston Person, tenor sax
Jo Jones, guitar
Bob Bushnell, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
Truth!
Prestige PR 7767
released 1970
recorded February 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Houston Person, tenor sax
Billy Butler, guitar
Sonny Phillips, organ
Bob Bushnell, bass
Frankie Jones, drums
Buddy Caldwell, congas
The Boss Is Back!
Prestige PR 7739
released 1970
recorded November 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Gene Ammons, tenor sax
Junior Mance, piano
Sonny Phillips, organ
Junior Mance, piano
Bob Bushnell, bass
Buster Williams, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
Candido, congas
Brother Jug!
Prestige PR 7792
released 1970
recorded November 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Gene Ammons, tenor sax
Billy Butler, guitar
Sonny Phillips, organ
Junior Mance, piano
Buster Williams, bass
Bob Bushnell, bass
Frankie Jones, drums
Bernard Purdie, drums
Candido, congas
Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
Prestige PR 7797
released 1970
recorded April 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Billy Butler, guitar
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute
Everett Barksdale, guitar
Billy Suyker, guitar
Chuck Rainey, bass
Jimmy Johnson, drums
Black Magic!
Prestige PR 7799
released 1970
recorded March 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Eddie Pazant, tenor sax
Melvin Sparks, guitar
Jimmy Lewis, bass
Ben Dixon, drums
Buddy Caldwell, conga
Person To Person!
Prestige PR 10003
released 1970
recorded 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Houston Person, tenor sax
Virgil Jones, trumpet
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Grant Green, guitar
Jimmy Lewis, bass
Idris Muhammad, drums
Buddy Caldwell, conga
Black On Black!
Prestige PR 10007
released 1970
recorded July 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Sonny Phillips, organ
Rusty Bryant, alto sax, tenor sax
Melvin Sparks, guitar
Jimmy Lewis, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
No Way!
Prestige PRST 10004
released 1971
recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar
Grover Washington jr., tenor sax
Butch Cornell, organ
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Jimmy Lewis, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
Got My Own
Prestige PRST 10058
released 1973
recorded October/November 1972 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Gene Ammons, tenor sax
Joe Beck, guitar
Maynard Parker, guitar
Ernie Hayes, organ
Hank Jones, piano
Sonny Phillips, piano, organ
string section
Ron Carter, bass
Billy Cobham, drums
Idris Muhammad, drums
Mickey Rocker, drums
Big Bad Jug
Prestige PR 10070
released 1973
recorded October/November 1972 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Gene Ammons, tenor sax
Ernie Hayes, organ
Sonny Phillips, piano, organ
Hank Jones, piano
Joe Beck, guitar
Maynard Parker, guitar
Ron Carter, bass
Billy Cobham, drums
Idris Muhammad, drums
Mickey Roker, drums
The Real Thing
Eastbound Records 2EB 9010
released 1973
recorded live March 1973 in Detroit, MI/USA
Houston Person, tenor sax
Wild Bill Moore, tenor sax
Marcus Belgrave, trumpet
Donald Townes, trumpet
Eli Fountain, alto sax
Robert Lowe, guitar
Grant Green, guitar
Jimmy Watson, organ
Sonny Phillips, organ
James Jamieson, bass
Idris Muhammad, drums
Hank Brown, drums
Buddy Caldwell, congas
Stolen Sweets
Muse MR 5110
released 1977
recorded 1976 in USA
Houston Person, tenor sax
Jimmy Ponder, guitar
Sonny Phillips, organ
Frankie Jones, drums
Buddy Caldwell, congas
My Black Flower
Muse MR 5118
released 1977
recorded September 1976 in USA
Sonny Phillips, organ
Jimmy Ponder, Guitar
Gale Robinson, Flute
Galen Abdur-Razzaq, Flute
Ben Dixon, Drums
Ralph Dorsey, Percussion
Frank Jones, Drums
Qaadir Almubeen Muhammad, Drums
Wild Flowers
Muse MR 5161
released 1978
recorded September 1977 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Houston Person, tenor sax
Bill Hardman, trumpet
Sonny Phillips, organ
Jimmy Ponder, guitar
Idris Muhammad, drums
Larry Killian, congas, percussion
I Concentrate On You
Muse MR 5157
released 1978
recorded November 1977 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA
Sonny Phillips, organ
Virgil Jones, trumpet
Eddie McFadden, guitar
Lawrence Killian, congas, percussion
Charlie Persip, drums
Mervin Bronson, bass
John Stubblefield, tenor sax
Coolin' 'n' Groovin'
Lexington LLP-1002
released 1993
recorded July 1993 live in Japan
Bernard Purdie, drums
Sonny Phillips, organ
Chuck Rainey, bass
David T. Walker, guitar
Pancho Morales, percussion
Bill Bivens, tenor sax
Lou Donaldson, tenor sax
Virgil Jones, Trumpet
Legends Of Acid Jazz
Prestige PRCD-24167-2
compilation
Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar
Rusty Bryant, alto sax, tenor sax
Charles Earland, organ
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Jimmy Lewis, bass
Eddie Mathias, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
Legends Of Acid Jazz
Prestige PRCD-24186-2
compilation
Sonny Phillips, organ
Houston Person, tenor sax
Rusty Bryant, tenor sax
Virgil Jones, trumpet
Ivan 'Boogaloo' Joe Jones, guitar
Melvin Sparks, guitar
Bob Bushnell, bass
Jimmy Lewis, bass
Bernard Purdie, drums
A Little Houston On The Side
32 Jazz 32159
Houston Person, tenor sax
Cecil Bridgewater, tenor sax, trumpet
Ron Bridgewater, tenor sax
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax
Philip Harper, trumpet
Paul Bollenback, guitar
Danny Caron, guitar
John Hart, guitar
Jimmy Ponder, guitar
Gerald "Eli" Smith, guitar
Charles Brown, piano, vocals
Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond organ
Benny Green, piano
Richard "Groove" Holmes, organ
Stan Hope, piano
Jack McDuff, organ
Sonny Phillips, keyboards, organ
Richard Wyands, piano
George Devens, vibes
Red Callender, bass
Ron Carter, bass
Milt Hinton, bass
Christian McBride, bass
Rufus Reid, bass
Peter Washington, bass
Gaylord Birch, drums
Vernel Fournier, drums
Winard Harper, drums
Byron Landham, drums
Idris Muhammad, drums
Grady Tate, drums
Bobby Ward, drums
Kenny Washington, drums
Ralph Dorsey, percussion
Sammy Figueroa, percussion
Lawrence Killian, percussion
Etta Jones, vocals
Gentle Jug, Vol. 3
Prestige PRCD-24249-2
compilation, recorded June 1960 through February 1970
Gene Ammons, tenor sax
Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax
Joe Newman, trumpet
Frank Wess, flute
Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson, organ, piano
John Houston, piano
Wynton Kelly, piano
Jack McDuff, organ
Sonny Phillips, organ
Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ
Bob Bushnell, bass
George Duvivier, bass
Wendell Marshall, bass
Doug Watkins, bass
Buster Williams, bass
George Brown, drums
Rudy Collins, drums
J.C. Heard, drums
Walter Perkins, drums
Charlie Persip, drums
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums
Art Taylor, drums
Ray Barretto, congas
Fine And Mellow
Prestige PRCD-24281-2
originally released as
track 01,02,03,06,07,08,09,10: 'Got My Own' (Prestge 10058)
track 04,05,11,12,13,14: 'Big Bad Jug' (Prestige 10070)
Gene Ammons, sax Joe Beck, guitar
Maynard Parker, guitar
Hank Jones, piano
Sonny Phillips, organ, piano
Ernie Hayes, organ
Ron Carter, bass
Billy Cobham, drums
Idris Muhammad, drums
Mickey Roker, drums
Don't Misunderstand - Live in New York
HighNote Records HCD 7173
recorded 1980 in New York, NY/USA
Etta Jones, vocals
Houston Person, tenor sax
Sonny Phillips, organ
Frankie Jones, drums

 
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