1975 studio album by Sonny Fortune
Awakening is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Fortune recorded in 1975 and released on the Horizon label.[ 1]
In The Village Voice , Robert Christgau said while Awakening featured nothing innovative, it did showcase Fortune's knack for "great synthesis", including "shades of hard bop and late-'50s Miles in a more modal setting, so lyrical and tough-minded that the 12-minute flute-and-congas thing (the title cut, wouldn't you know) becomes quite credible, even listenable."[ 4] Vincent Thomas for AllMusic calls the album "an adequate set of mostly straight-ahead jazz, which sets it apart from many of his fusion-venturing peers of the '70s".[ 2]
All compositions by Sonny Fortune except where noted.
"Triple Threat" (Rodgers Grant ) - 10:27 "Nommo" (Jymie Merritt ) - 9:38 "Sunshower" (Kenny Barron) - 5:14 "For Duke and Cannon" - 2:58 "Awakening" - 12:16 Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone , flute , cowbell , chimes , claves , shaker , percussion Charles Sullivan - trumpet , flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 5) Kenny Barron - piano , electric piano (tracks 1-3 & 5) John Hicks - piano (track 4) Wayne Dockery (track 1 & 3-5), Reggie Workman (track 2) - bass Billy Hart (tracks 1-3 & 5), Chip Lyle (track 4) - drums Angel Allende - congas , percussion (tracks 2 & 5)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens , 1967) Sunset to Dawn (1973) Peruvian Blue (1974) In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar , 1975) Lucifer (1975) Innocence (1978) Together (and Tommy Flanagan , 1978) Golden Lotus (1980) Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981) Imo Live (1982) Spiral (1982) Green Chimneys (1983–87) 1+1+1 (1984) Autumn in New York (1984) Landscape (1984) Scratch (1985) The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell , 1986) Two as One (and Buster Williams , 1986) What If? (1986) Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988) Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks , 1989) Invitation (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990) The Only One (1990) Confirmation (and Barry Harris , 1991) Lemuria-Seascape (1991) The Moment (1991) Quickstep (1991) Sambao (1992) Other Places (1993) Wanton Spirit (1994) Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu , 1995) Things Unseen (1995) Live at Bradley's (1996) Live at Bradley's II (1996) Night and the City (and Charlie Haden , 1996) Spirit Song (1999) Canta Brasil (2000) Freefall (and Regina Carter , 2000) Images (2003) Super Standard (2004) The Traveler (2007) Minor Blues (2009) Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012) The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland , 2014) Book of Intuition (2015) Concentric Circles (2018) Without Deception (and Dave Holland , 2020) The Source (2023) Beyond This Place (2024) Member ofSphere WithBill Barron WithRon Carter WithStan Getz WithDizzy Gillespie WithFreddie Hubbard WithYusef Lateef WithJames Moody WithBuddy Rich With others Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson , 2015) Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti , 1992) Mustang (Curtis Amy , 1967) Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson , 1985) The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker , 1977) You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977) Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982) Bad Benson (George Benson , 1974) Code Red (Cindy Blackman , 1990) The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995) Shining Hour (Larry Coryell , 1989) Quicksand (Ted Curson , 1974) Continuum (Ray Drummond , 1994) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967) Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968) All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald , 1989) Awakening (Sonny Fortune , 1975) Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983) Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984) Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks , 1978) Man & Woman (George Freeman , 1974) Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall , 1996) Light and Lively (Louis Hayes , 1989) Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989) The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath , 1972) Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath , 1973) Now! (Bobby Hutcherson , 1969) In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986) New Agenda (Elvin Jones , 1975) Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977) The Bassist! (Sam Jones , 1979) We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss , 1967) Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz , 1992) Number Two Express (Christian McBride , 1995) Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill , 1995) Never Never Land (Jane Monheit , 2000) Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad , 1971) A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval , 2010) This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank , 1984) Solid (Woody Shaw , 1986) Kamau (Charles Sullivan , 1995) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry , 1972) A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967) Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner , 1985) Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro , 1982) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967) Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983) New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader Hells Bells (1975) Steadfast (1975) After the Morning (West 54 , 1979) Some Other Time (1981) John Hicks (1982) In Concert (1984) Inc. 1 (1985) Luminous (and Elise Wood , 1985–88) Two of a Kind (and Ray Drummond , 1986–87) I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By (1987) East Side Blues (1988) Naima's Love Song (1988) Oleo (New York Unit, 1989) Rhythm-a-Ning (and Kenny Barron , 1989) Blue Bossa (New York Unit, 1990) Is That So? (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven (1990) Power Trio (1990) St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors (1991) Tribute to George Adams (1991–92) After the Morning (Dominic Sciscente Music, 1992) Blues March: Portrait of Art Blakey (1992) Crazy for You (1992) Friends Old and New (1992) Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey (1992) Now's the Time (New York Unit, 1992) Over the Rainbow (New York Unit, 1992) Single Petal of a Rose (1992) The Missouri Connection (and Jay McShann , 1992) Beyond Expectations (1993) Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (1993) Akari (New York Unit, 1994) Duality (and Peter Leitch , 1994) Gentle Rain (1994) In the Mix (1994) Heart Beats (Keystone Trio, 1995) Piece for My Peace (1995) Cry Me a River (1997) Newklear Music (Keystone Trio, 1997) Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook (1997) Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook (1997) Trio + Strings (1997) Hicks Time (released 1998) Impressions of Mary Lou (1998) Beautiful Friendship (and Elise Wood, 2000) Music in the Key of Clark (2001) Fatha's Day: An Earl Hines Songbook (2003) Twogether (with Frank Morgan , 2005–6) I Remember You (2006) On the Wings of an Eagle (2006) Sweet Love of Mine (2006) WithArt Blakey WithArthur Blythe WithDavid Murray WithPharoah Sanders With others Solid! (Eric Alexander , 1998) Sunday in New York (Eric Alexander, 2005) Eby (Hamiet Bluiett , 1984) Fast Last! (Lester Bowie , 1974) Now It's My Turn (Betty Carter , 1976) The Audience with Betty Carter (1979) It's Not About the Melody (Betty Carter, 1992) Gardenias for Lady Day (James Carter , 2003) The Bassist: Homage to Diversity (Richard Davis , released 2001) Structurally Sound (Booker Ervin , 1966) Flying Colors (Ricky Ford , 1980) Interpretations (Ricky Ford, 1982) Awakening (Sonny Fortune , 1985) The Outside Within (Chico Freeman , 1978) Spirit Sensitive (Chico Freeman, 1978–79) Habana (Roy Hargrove , 1997) Again and Again (Oliver Lake , 1991) 52nd Street Themes (Joe Lovano , 1999) On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard (Joe Lovano, 2002) Streams of Expression (Joe Lovano, 2005) Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley , 1967) Taru (Lee Morgan , 1968) Staying on the Watch (Sonny Simmons , 1966) Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival (Charles Tolliver , 1972) Love Remains (Bobby Watson , 1986)