Stonewall15 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I have seen both ways. Which is correct? Redd or Red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I have seen both ways. Which is correct? Redd or Red. I checked a wide variety of albums where he is either leader or sideman. They all referred to him as Sonny Red. Perhaps you are thinking of the two d's in the female alto sax player Vi Redd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 ...Or Freddie Redd? On this subject, does anybody know the story of Mr. Persip. Charlie or Charli? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Dennis or Denis Charles??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Sonny Red (AKA Sylvester Kyner), Charli Persip (he dropped the e) and Denis Charles. Edited April 23, 2013 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 ...Charli Persip (he dropped the e)... Did anyone bother to help him look for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 ...Charli Persip (he dropped the e)... Did anyone bother to help him look for it ? I think it broke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) I have seen both ways. Which is correct? Redd or Red. I checked a wide variety of albums where he is either leader or sideman. They all referred to him as Sonny Red. Perhaps you are thinking of the two d's in the female alto sax player Vi Redd? FWIW, He is routinely billed as Sonny Redd on Savoy... And note his billing here... This last being a true outlier, i.e., I've never seen him billed as Red Kyner anywhere else... Huh... Edited April 23, 2013 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat5 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sonny Stittt or Sonnie Stittt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 In the Roland Kirk bio Kruth lists it as Sonny Red Kyner. He tells the story of RRK sitting in with SRK and taking it over to the extent that Sonny got so mad, he packed up his alto and went home in the middle of the gig. RRK finished Sonny Red's gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sonny Stittt or Sonnie Stittt Sonny Stitts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sunny Stiff MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 ...Charli Persip (he dropped the e)... Did anyone bother to help him look for it ? I think it broke. ...and then rolled under the bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Of course, "Sonny Red(d)" is just a nickname. His given name was Sylvester Kyner. Anyone ever read Anders Svanoe's essay Bluesville: The Journey of Sonny Red published in Rutgers University's Annual Review of Jazz Studies, No.13? Edited April 23, 2013 by sonnymax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 And oh btw - his Mainstream album is one nobody ever talks about, and that's too bad. It's not really "great" or anything, but it is a worthy endeavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caravan Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I have seen both ways. Which is correct? Redd or Red. I checked a wide variety of albums where he is either leader or sideman. They all referred to him as Sonny Red. Perhaps you are thinking of the two d's in the female alto sax player Vi Redd? FWIW, He is routinely billed as Sonny Redd on Savoy... And note his billing here... This last being a true outlier, i.e., I've never seen him billed as Red Kyner anywhere else... Huh... I've seen him billed as Sylvester 'Red' Kyner (IIRC on the Gretch Drum Night at Birdland double LP - ?Roulette). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 And oh btw - his Mainstream album is one nobody ever talks about, and that's too bad. It's not really "great" or anything, but it is a worthy endeavor. Yes, it's nice. The albums he made for Jazzland with GG & BM are very nice, too. But nothing I've heard of his own comes up to the way he played with Donald Byrd. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall15 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 OK now- what is the correct answer? Red (Blue Note) or Redd (Savoy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 The correct answer is Sylvester Kyner. Everything else is a matter of interpretation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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