Sonny Redd or Sonny Red

[Stonewall15]

I have seen both ways. Which is correct? Redd or Red.

[Peter Friedman]

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?

[John L]

...Or Freddie Redd?

On this subject, does anybody know the story of Mr. Persip. Charlie or Charli?

[Steve Reynolds]

Dennis or Denis Charles???

[J.A.W.]

Sonny Red (AKA Sylvester Kyner), Charli Persip (he dropped the e) and Denis Charles.

Edited April 23, 2013 by J.A.W.

[sonnymax]

...Charli Persip (he dropped the e)...

Did anyone bother to help him look for it ?

[Chuck Nessa]

...Charli Persip (he dropped the e)...

Did anyone bother to help him look for it ?

I think it broke.

[Joe]

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

[flat5]

Sonny Stittt or Sonnie Stittt

[sgcim]

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!

[JSngry]

Sonny Stittt or Sonnie Stittt

Sonny Stitts

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Sunny Stiff

MG

[Head Man]

...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.

[sonnymax]

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

[JSngry]

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.

[Caravan]

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).

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

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

[Stonewall15]

OK now- what is the correct answer? Red (Blue Note) or Redd (Savoy).

[JSngry]

The correct answer is Sylvester Kyner. Everything else is a matter of interpretation.