Sonny Phillips
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Sonny Phillips (b. December 7, 1936, Mobile, Alabama) is an American jazz keyboardist. His primary instrument is electric organ.
Phillips 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, 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.
[edit] Discography
- Sure 'Nuff (Prestige Records, 1969)
- Black Magic (Prestige, 1970)
- Black on Black (Prestige, 1970)
- My Black Flower (Muse Records, 1976)
- I Concentrate on You (Muse, 1977)
