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Sonny Sharrock discography

This is a discography of Sonny Sharrock albums and albums by other musicians that feature Sonny Sharrock


Sonny Sharrock: leader and co-leader discography

Black Woman, Sonny Sharrock, 1969, Vortex 2014

Tracks : Black Woman, Peanut, Bialero, Blind Willy, Portrait Of Linda In Three Colors, All Black

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Teddy Daniel, Dave Burrell, Norris Jones, Richard Pierce, Milford Graves, Linda Sharrock

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Monkey-Pockie-Boo, Sonny Sharrock, 1970, Actuel 529.337

Tracks : 27th Day, Soon, Monkey-Pockie-Boo

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Beb Guérin, Jacques Thollot, Linda Sharrock

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Green Line, Green Line, 1970, Nivico

Tracks : Melvin, Mr. Sheets At Night, Green Line, The Echos

Musicians : Steve Marcus, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Daniel Humair

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Paradise, Sonny & Linda Sharrock, 1975, ATCO Records

Tracks : Apollo, End Of The Rainbow, Miss Doris, 1953 Blue Boogie Children, Peaceful, Gary's Step

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Linda Sharrock, Kenny Armstrong, Dave Artis, Buddy Williams, Sonny Bonillia

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Dance With Me Montana, Sonny Sharrock Trio, 1984?, Marge 20

Tracks : Dance With Me Montana, 74-75, Dick Dogs, Slow Drag, Marpasa Dawn / Song to Chester, She's Only Fourteen

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Kendall Buchanan, Levender Cope

Recorded in Paris in March 1982. Release date uncertain

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Last Exit, Last Exit, 1986, Enemy EMY 101

Tracks : Discharge, Backwater, Catch As Catch Can, Red Light, Enemy Within, Crackin, Pig Freedom, Voice Of A Skin Hanger, Zulu Butter

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

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Guitar, Sonny Sharrock, 1986, Enemy EMY 102

Tracks : Blind Willie, Devils Doll Baby, Broken Toys, Black Bottom, Kula-Mae, Princess Sonata: Princess And The Magician / Like Voices Of Sleeping Birds / Flowers Laugh / They Enter The Dream

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock

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The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo, Last Exit, 1986, Enemy EMY 103

Tracks : Straw Dog/You Got Me Rockin'/Take Cover/Ma Rainey/Crack Butter, Pig Cheese, Panzer Be-Bop, Base Metal, Blind Willie, Needless=Balls, Civil War Test, Help Me Mo, I'm Blind"

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson / Herbie Hancock, Akira Sakata

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Seize the Rainbow, Sonny Sharrock Band, 1987, Enemy EMY 104

Tracks : Dick Dogs, My Song, Fourteen, J.D. Shaa, Seize The Rainbow, The Past Adventures Of Zydeco Honeycup, Sheraserhead's High-Top Sneakers

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Melvin Gibbs, Bill Laswell (track 7), Abe Speller, Pheeroan Aklaff

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Cassette Recordings '87, Last Exit, 1987, Enemy EMY 105

Tracks : Line Of Fire, Big Boss Man, Sore Titties, Ulli Bulli Fooli, Ma Rainey, My Balls / Your Chin

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

Live recording made on cassette at various locations in Europe, Released with a number of different covers. German covers are shown here. Also released with the same catalog number but with the title From The Board.

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Iron Path, Last Exit, 1988, Virgin

Tracks : Prayer, Iron Path, The Black Bat (For Aki Ikuta), Marked For Death, The Fire Drum, Detonator, Sand Dancer, Cut And Run, Eye For An Eye, Devil's Rain

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

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Live in New York, Sonny Sharrock, 1989, Enemy EMY 108

Tracks : Dick Dogs, Herbie's Dance, Elmo's Blues, Princess Sonata, My Song, The Past Adventures Of Zydeco Honey Cup, Money Honey (CD only)

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Melvin Gibbs, Abe Speller, Pheroan Aklaff, Ron "The Burglar" Cartel

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Live at the Knitting Factory Volume Two, Various Artists, 1989, Enemy EMY 112

Tracks : Part Of The Family (Chunk), Ghosts (Gary Lucas), Foxy Lady (Odd Job), Orbital Inversion (Ikue Mori, Fred Frith, Mark Dresser), Some Kind Of Blues (Myra Melford), Dick Dogs (Sonny Sharrock), Silver Lining (Christian Marclay, Samm Bennett), Love Buds (Odd Job), Pause Of The Clock (Joey Baron), Ramana (Glen Velez), Drala (Glen Velez)

Recorded live at The Knitting Factory between December 1988 and February 1989. The last track is only included on the CD version.

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Best of Live, Last Exit, 1990, Enemy EMY 110

Tracks : Enemy Within, Pig Freedom, Discharge, Red Light, Panzer Bebop, Blind Willie, Help Me Mo, I'm Blind, Ma Rainey, My Balls/Your Chin, Line Of Fire

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Herbie Hancock (track 7)

A compilation of previously released live tracks.

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Highlife, Sonny Sharrock, 1990, Enemy EMY 119

Tracks : No More Tears, All My Trials, Chumpy Highlife, Kate (Variations On A Theme By Kate Bush), Venus/Upper Egypt, Your Eyes (CD only), Giant Steps (CD only)

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Dave Snider, Charles Baldwin, Abe Speller, Lance Carter

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Köln, Last Exit, 1990, ITM 1446

Tracks : Hard School, Brain Damage, Taking A Beating, Last Call, Dark Heart

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

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Live at the Knitting Factory Volume 4, Various Artists, 1990, Enemy EMY 118

Tracks : Rai-Hop (Ned Rothenberg Double Band), Freight Train (Universal Congress Of), The Sprawl (Last Exit), Strom (Iva Bittova & Pavel Fajt), Erghen Diodo (Framework), Cave Man (Spanish Fly), Jersey Devil (Miniature), Fast Forward (X-Legged Sally), 1990 (Bob Holman), Farm Life (New & Used)

Recorded live at The Knitting Factory between November 1989 and August 1990. Released on Knitting Factory Works and A&M in the US.

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Ask The Ages, Sonny Sharrock, 1991, Axiom

Tracks : Promises Kept, Who Does She Hope To Be?, Little Rock,As We Used To Sing, Many Mansions, Once Upon A Time

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Pharoah Sanders, Charnett Moffett, Elvin Jones

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Faith Moves, Sonny Sharrock / Nicky Skopelitis, 1991, CMP 52

Tracks : Who Are You, Becoming, Mescalito, Venus, In The Flesh, Sacrifice, First Of Equals, The Pyre, Uncle Herbie's Dance

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock, Nicky Skopelitis

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Knitting Factory Goes To The Northwest, Sonny Sharrock Band / Third Person / Chunk, 1991, Knitting Factory Works 101

Tracks : Welcome To The War (Chunk), Hell Outta Bessemer (Chunk), New York Transit Cop (Chunk), My Song / The Past Adventures Of Zydeco Honey Cup (Sonny Sharrock Band), Princess Sonata (Sonny Sharrock Band), Money Down (Third Person w/ Marc Ribot), A Country Wedding (Third Person w/ Nicolas Collins), Up In Smoke (Third Person w/ Chris Cochrane)

Notes : All tracks were recorded in San Francisco, CA, Eugene, OR, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC in February 1991

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Improvised Music New York 1981, Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Charles K. Noyes, 1992, Enemy EMY 156

Tracks : Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled

Musicians : Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Charles K. Noyes

Recorded live at The Kitchen September 18, 1981.

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Headfirst Into The Flames: Live In Europe, Last Exit, 1993, Enemy EMY 156

Tracks : Lizard Eyes, Don't Be A Cry Baby, Whatever You Do, So Small, So Weak, This Body Sweat Of Loving, Headfirst Into The Flames, A Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows, Jesus! What Gorgeous Monkeys We Are, Hanged Men Are Always Naked, No One Knows Anything, I Must Confess I'm A Cannibal

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

Recorded live in Stockholm and Munich in 1989.

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Space Ghost: Coast To Coast, Sonny Sharrock, 1994, Cartoon Network

Tracks : Hit Single, Cinnamon Ghost, Out To Launch, Fear Of A Ghost Planet, Rocket #99, Ghost Planet National Anthem

Musicians include: Sonny Sharrock, Lance Carter, Eddie Horst, Alfreda Gerald

A collection of some of the music written and performed by Sharrock for use on the animated comedy talk show Space Ghost: Coast To Coast.

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Into Another Light, Sonny Sharrock, 1996, Enemy EMY 156

Tracks : Broken Toys, Promises Kept, Dick Dogs, Who Are You, As We Used To Sing, Venus / Upper Egypt, J.D. Schaa, Blind Willie

A compilation of tracks taken from Enemy Records and Axiom Records albums.

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Black Woman / People Get Ready, Sonny Sharrock / Wayne Henderson, 2000, Vortex 2014

Tracks : Black Woman: Black Woman, Peanut, Bialero, Blind Willy, Portrait Of Linda In Three Colors, All Black / People Get Ready: Respect, People Get Ready, Cucamonga, Things Go Better, Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song), Brother John Henry, Orbital Velocity, Cathy The Cooker

Musicians on Black Woman: Sonny Sharrock, Teddy Daniel, Dave Burrell, Norris Jones, Richard Pierce, Milford Graves, Linda Sharrock

Musicians on People Get Ready: Wayne Henderson, Jimmy Benson, Al Abreu, Harold Land Jr., Pancho Bristol, Paul Humphrey, Max Garduno, Moises Oblagacion

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Fragments, Peter Brötzmann / Sonny Sharrock, 2005, Okka Disk ODL10010

Tracks : No1, No2, No3, No4, No5

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock

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Whatthefuckdoyouwant, Peter Brötzmann / Sonny Sharrock, 2014, Trost Records TR 124

Tracks : Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled, Untitled

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock

Recorded on September 3, 1987

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The Sprawl, Last Exit, 2019 (Bill Laswell self-release)

Tracks : The Sprawl

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

Recorded live at The Knitting Factory on February 3, 1990 and originally released on Live at the Knitting Factory Volume 4 in 1990.

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Allentown, Last Exit, 2021 (Bill Laswell self-release)

Tracks : Allentown Part 1, Allentown Part 2, Allentown Part 3, Allentown Part 4, Allentown Part 5, Allentown Part 6, Allentown Part 7, Allentown Part 8, Allentown Part 9, Allentown Part 10, Allentown Part 11

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson

Recorded live in Allentown Pennsylvania on September 27, 1987.

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Moers, Last Exit, 2021 (Bill Laswell self-release)

Tracks : Discharge, Backwater, Catch As Catch Can, Red Light, Enemy Within, Cracking, Pig Freedom

Musicians : Peter Brötzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Billy Bang, Diamanda Galás

Recorded live at the Moers International New Jazz Festival in Moers, Germany on May 16, 1986.

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Sonny Sharrock: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Tauhid, Pharoah Sanders, 1967, Impulse! 9138

Tracks : Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, Japan, Medley:Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising

Musicians : Pharoah Sanders, Dave Burrell, Sonny Sharrock, Henry Grimes, Roger Blank, Nat Bettis

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The Glory Of Love, Herbie Mann, 1967, A&M SP 3003

Tracks : No Use Crying, Hold On, I'm Comin', Glory of Love, Unchain My Heart, House of the Rising Sun, The Letter, Upa, Neguinho, Love Is Stronger Far Than We, Oh, How I Want To Love You, In and Out

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Ernie Royal, Burt Collins, Benny Powell, Joe Grimaldi, Hubert Laws, Roy Glover, Paul Griffin, Roland Hanna, Jay Berliner, Eric Gale, Sonny Sharrock, Ron Carter, Herb Lovelle, Grady Tate, Ted Sommer, Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco

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Herbie Mann's Song Book: Complete Bossa Nova, Barney Kessell, Roy Ayers et al, 1967, Union Records (Japan)

Tracks : A Man And A Woman, Corcovado, Mahna De Carnaval, So Danco Samba, Little Boat, Summertime, How Insensitive, Fly Me To The Moon, The Girl From Ipanema, Comin' Home Baby

Musicians : arney Kessel, James Hall, Warren Sharrock, Roy Ayers, Earl May, Edward B. Carr

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Eternal Rhythm, Don Cherry, 1968, MPS 15204

Tracks :Eternal Rhythm Part I: Baby's Breath/Sonny Sharrock/Turkish Prayer/Crystal Clear (exposition)/Endless Beginnings/Baby's Breath (unaccompanied), Eternal Rhythm Part II: Autumn Melody/Lanoo/Crystal Clear (Development)/Screaming J/Always Beginnings

Musicians : Don Cherry, Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, Bernt Rosengren, Sonny Sharrock, Karl Berger, Joachim Kühn, Arild Andersen, Jacques Thollot

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Marzette and Company, Marzette and Company, 1968, ESP Disk 1044

Tracks : Backdrop For Urban Revolution, Ia, Geno

Musicians : Marzette Watts, Byard Lancaster, Clifford Thornton, Karl Berger, Sonny Sharrock, Henry Grimes, Juney Booth, J. C. Moses

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It's Not Up to Us, Byard Lancaster, 1968, Vortex 2003

Tracks : It's Not Up To Us, Last Summer, Misty, John's Children, Mr. A.A., Dogtown, Over The Rainbow, Satan

Musicians : Byard Lancaster, Sonny Sharrock, Jerome Hunter, Eric Gravatt, Keno Speller

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Windows Opened, Herbie Mann, 1968, Atlantic 1507

Tracks : There Is A Mountain, If I Were A Carpenter, Paper Man, Footprints, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Windows Opened

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr

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The Inspiration I Feel, Herbie Mann, 1968, Atlantic 1513

Tracks : Lonely Avenue, Drown In My Own Tears, Sticks And Stones, I Got A Woman, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Georgia On My Mind

Musicians (possibly) : Herbie Mann, David Newman, Sonny Sharrock, plus a big band

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Super Nova, Wayne Shorter, 1969, Blue Note 4332

Tracks : Supernova, Sweet Pea, Dindi, Water Babies, Capricorn, More Than Human

Musicians : Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharrock, Walter Booker, Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Airto Moreira, Maria Booker

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Memphis Underground, Herbie Mann, 1969, Atlantic 1522

Tracks : Memphis Underground, New Orleans, Hold On, I'm Comin', Chain Of Fools, Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood, Roy Ayers, Larry Coryell, Reggie Young, Sonny Sharrock, Mike Leech, Tommy Cogbill, Miroslav Vitous, Gene Christman

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Live At The Whisky A Go Go, Herbie Mann, 1969, Atlantic 1536

Tracks : Ooh Baby, Philly Dog

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Steve Marcus, Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr

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Comin' Home Baby (12" 45 rpm single), Roy Ayers Quartet, 1969, Columbia (Japan)

Tracks : Unchain My Heart, Comin' Home Baby, A Man And A Woman, Scarborough Fair

Musicians : Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr

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All Blues (12" 45 rpm single), Roy Ayers Quartet, 1969, Columbia (Japan)

Tracks : If I Were A Carpenter, All Blues

Musicians : Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr

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Daddy Bug, Roy Ayers, 1969, Atlantic 1538

Tracks : Daddy Bug, Bonita, This Guy's In Love With You, I Love You Michelle, Shadows, Emmie, Look To The Sky, It Could Only Happen With You

Musicians : Roy Ayers, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Sharrock, Buster Williams, Ron Carter, Bruno Carr, Freddie Waits, Mickey Rocca

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Concerto Grosso In D Blues, Herbie Mann, 1970, Atlantic 1540

Tracks : Concerto Grosso In D Blues, Sense Of No Return, Wailing Wall

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Ron Carter, Bruno Carr, plus Symphony Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, Double String Quartet

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Unchain My Heart, Roy Ayers Quartet, 1970, Columbia (Japan)

Tracks : Unchain My Heart, Comin' Home Baby, A Man And A Woman, Scarborough Fair, If I Were A Carpenter, All Blues

Musicians : Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr

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Stone Flute, Herbie Mann, 1970, Embryo SD 520

Tracks : In Tangier / Paradise Beach, Flying, Don't You Know The Way (How I Feel About You), Miss Free Spirit, Waltz For My Son, Pendulum

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Sonny Sharrock, Roy Ayers, Miroslav Vitous, Ron Carter, Bruno Carr, Mickey Rocca plus strings on some tracks

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Brute Force, Brute Force, 1970, Embryo SD 522

Tracks : Do It Right Now, Some Kind of Approval, The Deacon, Right Direction, Monster, Ye-Le-Wa, Doubt

Musicians : Arthur Ray Brooks, Teddy Daniel, Jr., Stanley Strickland, Richard Daniel, Sonny Sharrock, Russel I. Ingles, Thomas Lee Williams, Robert A. Jones, Sidney Smart

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Jack Johnson, Miles Davis, 1971, Columbia

Tracks : Right Off, Yesternow

Musicians : Miles Davis, Steve Grossman, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Michael Henderson, Billy Cobham, Brock Peters. (Uncredited on original album: Bennie Maupin, Sonny Sharrock, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette)

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Memphis Two-Step, Herbie Mann, 1971, Embryo SD 531

Tracks : Soul Man, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Memphis Two-Step, Down on the Corner, Guinnevere, Acapulco Rain Kabuki Rock

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Melvin Lastie, Ike Williams, George Bohanan, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Wood, Roy Ayers, Al Vescovo, Larry Coryell, Reggie Young, Eric Weissberg, Sonny Sharrock, Charlie Brown, Richie Resnicoff, Darrel Clayborn, Mike Leach, Miroslav Vitous, Ron Carter, John Barnes, Richard Waters, Gene Christmas, Bruno Carr, Patato Valdez

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The Best Of, Pharoah Sanders, 1972, Impulse / ABC

Tracks : Upper Egypt, The Creator Has A Master Plan (Part One), The Creator Has A Master Plan (Part Two), Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah, Colors, Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord, Thembi

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock plays on the first track of this compilation

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Hold On I'm Coming, Herbie Mann, 1973, Atlantic

Tracks : (Gimme Some Of That Good Old) Soul Beat Momma, Never Can Say Goodbye, Respect Yourself, Memphis Underground, Hold On, I'm Comin'

Musicians : Herbie Mann, David Newman, Pat Rebillot, Sonny Sharrock, Andy Muson, Reggie Ferguson

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Izipho Zam (My Gifts), Pharoah Sanders, 1973, Strata East SES 19733

Tracks : Prince Of Peace, Balance, Izipho Zam

Musicians : Nat Bettis, Chief Bey, Sonny Fortune, Billy Hart, Howard Johnson, Cecil McBee, Pharoah Sanders, Majeed Shabazz, Sonny Sharrock, Sirone, Lonnie Liston Smith, Leon Thomas, Tony Wylie

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Memory Serves, Material, 1981, Celluloid

Tracks : Memory Serves, Disappearing, Upriver, Metal Test, Conform To The Rhythm, Unauthorized, Square Dance, Silent Land, For A Few Dollars More

Musicians : Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Fred Maher, Sonny Sharrock, Fred Frith, Olu Dara, Henry Threadgill, George Lewis, Billy Bang, Charles K. Noyes

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Fish Inn, The Stalin, 1986, B.Q. Records

Tracks : Haigyo, M-16, T-Legs, Bye Bye "Nietzsche", Akuma De Awaremu Uta, Fish Inn

Musicians : Michiro Endo, Hiroyuki Namba, Masayuki Ono, Sonny Sharrock, Hiroshi Higo, Bill Laswell, Jun Inui

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Machine Gun, Machine Gun, 1988, MU 1001

Tracks : In Court, The Opening Of Entry, Fancy Products, Prancing In Your Bed, Dive, Muffy's 1st Date, The .8 Factor, One For The Chipper, Trinity Rain, Hierocryptics

Musicians : Thomas Chapin, Robert Musso, Sonny Sharrock, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Bil Bryant, John Richey, Karl Berger

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The Best Of: The Blue Note Years, Wayne Shorter, 1988

Tracks : Speak No Evil, Infant Eyes, Tom Thumb, Lost, Adam's Apple, Footprints, Virgo, Ju Ju, Water Babies

Musicians : Sonny Sharrock plays on the last track of this compilation.

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Open Fire, Machine Gun, 1989, MU 1003

Tracks : In The Beginning, A Sultan's Last Stand, Get The Gun, See Africa, Recreation, Arsenal Tech High, Mommie Sir, Obsession + Oblivion, Chillin

Musicians : Thomas Chapin, Robert Musso, Sonny Sharrock, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Bil Bryant, John Richey

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No Material, Ginger Baker, Sonny Sharrock, Peter Brötzmann, Nicky Skopelitis, Jan Kazda, 1989, ITM

Tracks : Dishy Billy, Skin The Pizzle, Oil Of Tongue, One In The Bush Is Worth Two In The Hand

Musicians : Ginger Baker, Peter Brötzmann, Nicky Skopelitis, Sonny Sharrock, Jan Kazda

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Ghosts, Niù Abdominaux Dangereux, 1989, ITM 1454

Tracks : La Topinara Verde = The Green Mole, Ghosts, Bar-oque, Lorenza In Arabia, Conservations, Bar-oque Church, Bibbidi Bobbidi Bu, Giggirriva, Ivanovic, Bar-oque Blues, Broadway Blues, Zigozago, Marina Goes To Hollywood

Musicians : Nijk Salerchia, Ricoh Screw Poloso, Egi Qselly, B. W. Bevilacopia, Riccardo Bianchi, Fantasio Manlio Fox, Denardo Coleman, Fred Frith, Zamir Ahmad Khan, Elliott Sharp, Christian Marclay, Zeena Parkins, Sonny Sharrock (2 tracks), Henry Kaiser, Umbi Maggi

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Sonogram, Pheeroan akLaff, 1990, MuWorks

Tracks : Bit Her, Serious, Alligator And Kangaroo, Tout De Suite, Sonogram, Juggler

Musicians : Pheeroan Aklaff, Carlos Ward, John Stubblefield, Sonny Sharrock, Kenny Davis

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Where You Lay Your Head, Bill Cosby And Friends, 1990, Verve Polygram

Tracks : Ursalina, Where You Lay Your Head, Mouth Of The Blowfish, Four Queens And A King, Why Is It I Can Never Find Anything in the Closet (It's Long But it's Alright)

Musicians : Bill Cosby, David Murray, Don Pullen, Harold Vick, Odean Pope, Harold Mabern, Sonny Bravo, Stu Gardner, John Scofield, Sonny Sharrock, Mark Egan, Al Foster, Jack DeJohnette

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Think About Brooklyn, F. Robert Lloyd, 1993, Delabel

Tracks : Blind Willie, Daly Day, Corkscrew Swamp Road, Waltzing Kate, Lullaby You, Bloody Buddy Rumba, Four Lives In A Day Suite, Proverbs From Hell, True Man Coyote, La Femme Bachir, Brooklyn Fuss, Crossroads, Hellhound On My Trail, I Want To Drink It Straight, Tribute To Sun Ra

Musicians : F. Robert Lloyd, Gregoire Garrigues, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Anton Fier

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Half A Lifetime, Fredy Studer / Christy Doran, 1994, Unit Records

Tracks : Collage, Blind Willie, If 6 Was 9, Sono Du Wase, Belluard, Solotude, Flight Through The Tunnel, Siren, Voressen, Puls, Axelstein, Half A Lifetime, Back To Front, Mad Dogs And Englishmen, Kater Karlo, Phoenix, Lucky Can, Fire, Quasar

Musicians : Fredy Studer, Christy Doran, Manfred Schoof, Ray Anderson, Urs Blöchlinger, Charlie Mariano, Urs Leimgruber, Hans Koch, Jasper Van't Hof, Wolfgang Dauner, Django Bates, Stephan Wittwer, Rosko Gee, Sonny Sharrock (track 2), Tom Cora, Martin Schütz, Bobby Burri, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Mich Gerber, Olivier Magnenat, Amin Ali, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Mani Zweili, Günter Müller, Dom Um Romao, Trilok Gurtu, Phil Minton, OM

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The Best Of, Material, 1998, Charly

Tracks : I'm The One, Disappearing, Square Dance, Let Me Have It All, Upriver, Over & Over, For A Few Dollars More, Reduction, On Sadism, Dark Things, Ciquiri, Memories, Busting Out

Notes : Sonny Sharrock plays on tracks 2, 3 and 5

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Mellow / Hold On I'm Coming, Herbie Mann, 2001, Atlantic

Tracks : Bend Down Low, Sir Charles Duke, Cecilia, Cinnamon Flower, Memphis Underground, Another Star, (Gimme Some Of That Good Old) Soul Beat Momma, Never Can Say Goodbye, Respect Yourself, Memphis Underground, Hold On, I'm Comin'

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 6: Herbie Mann, Bobby Ellis, Claudio Roditi, Randy Brecker, Sonny Fortune, Jaroslav Jakabovic, Michael Brecker, David Newman, Tommy McCook, Richard Tee, Pat Rebillot, Gladstone Anderson, Dom Salvador, Tom Coppola, Don Pullen, Clifford Carter, Winston Wright, Rod Bryan, Hux Brown, Amauri Tristao, Larry Coryell, Jim Mullen, Jeff Mironov, Frank Gravis, Jackie Jackson, Jeff Berlin, Michael Richard, Leroy Clouden, Steve Jordan, Rafael Cruz, Sammy Figueroa, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston / Tracks 7 to 11: Herbie Mann, David Newman, Pat Rebillot, Sonny Sharrock, Andy Muson, Reggie Ferguson

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Windows Opened / The Inspiration I Feel, Herbie Mann, 2001, Atlantic

Tracks : There Is A Mountain, If I Were A Carpenter, Paper Man, Footprints, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Windows Opened, Lonely Avenue, Drown In My Own Tears, Sticks And Stones, I Got A Woman, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Georgia On My Mind

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 6: Herbie Mann, Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock, Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr / Tracks 7 to 12: Herbie Mann, David Newman, Sonny Sharrock, plus a big band

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Live At The Whisky A Go Go / Mississippi Gambler, Herbie Mann, 2001, Atlantic

Tracks : Ooh Baby, Philly Dog, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Mississippi Gambler, Dippermouth, Respect Yourself, I've Been Loving You Too Long, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 2: Herbie Mann, Steve Marcus, Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr / Tracks 3 to 8: Herbie Mann, David Newman, Bobby Wood, Bobby Emmons, Reggie Young, John Christopher, Mike Leach, Gene Chrisman, Carlos "Patato" Valdes

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The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions, Miles Davis, 2003, Columbia

Tracks : Willie Nelson (Take 2), Willie Nelson (Take 3), Willie Nelson (Insert 1), Willie Nelson (Insert 2), Willie Nelson (Remake Take 1), Willie Nelson (Remake Take 2), Johnny Bratton (Take 4), Johnny Bratton (Insert 1), Johnny Bratton (Insert 2), Archie Moore, Go Ahead John (Part One), Go Ahead John (Part Two A), Go Ahead John (Part Two B), Go Ahead John (Part Two C), Go Ahead John (Part One Remake), Duran (Take 4), Duran (Take 6), Sugar Ray, Right Off (Take 10), Right Off (Take 10A), Right Off (Take 11), Right Off (Take 12), Yesternow (Take 16), Yesternow (New Take 4), Honky Tonk (Take 2), Honky Tonk (Take 5), Ali (Take 3), Ali (Take 4), Konda, Nem Um Talvez (Take 17), Nem Um Talvez (Take 19), Little High People (Take 7), Little High People (Take 8), Nem Um Talvez (Take 3), Nem Um Talvez (Take 4A), Selim (Take 4B), Little Church (Take 7), Little Church (Take 10), The Mask (Part One), The Mask (Part Two), Right Off, Yesternow

Musicians : Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, Steve Grossman, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, John McLaughlin, Sonny Sharrock, Dave Holland, Michael Henderson, Gene Perla, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal

A 5 CD box set of music recorded between February and May 1970 with some excerpts from 1969. Includes the tracks from the original Jack Johnson LP.

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Live At CBGB's Vol 1 06/02/87, Machine Gun, 2007, Musso Music

Tracks : Live At CBGB's Vol 1 06/02/87

Musicians : Thomas Chapin, Robert Musso, Sonny Sharrock, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Bil Bryant, John Richey, Karl Berger

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Live At The Gas Station 12/03/88, Machine Gun, 2007, Musso Music

Tracks : Live At The Gas Station 12/03/88

Musicians : Thomas Chapin, Robert Musso, Sonny Sharrock, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Bil Bryant, John Richey

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Live In Munich 1987, Ginger Baker's No Material, 2010, Voiceprint

Tracks : Piece 1, Interview - Sonny Sharrock, Piece 2, Interview - Nicky Skopelitis, Piece 3, Piece 4, Piece 5

Musicians : Ginger Baker, Peter Brötzmann, Nicky Skopelitis, Sonny Sharrock, Jan Kazda

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No Material, No Material, 2013, ITM 920012

Tracks : CD 1: Dishy Billy, Skin The Pizzle, Oil Of Tongue, One In The Bush Is Worth Two In The Hand / CD 2: Piece 1, Interview - Sonny Sharrock, Piece 2, Interview - Nicky Skopelitis, Piece 3, Piece 4, Piece 5

Musicians : Ginger Baker, Peter Brötzmann, Nicky Skopelitis, Sonny Sharrock, Jan Kazda

Recordings from March 1987 in Switzerland and Germany originally released on the albums No Material (ITM, 1989) and No Material Live In Munich Germany 1987 (Voiceprint, 2010).

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The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions, Clifford Jordan / Various Artists, 20013, Mosaic MD 6-256

Tracks : Vienna, Doug's Prelude, Ouagoudougou, 872, Martin Luther King Jr. / I Know I Love, Girl, You Got A Home, Slide Hampton, Follow Me, Flying Fish, Rhythm X, Hour Glass, Charles Concept, C.B. Blues, That Moment Of Glance, Farid, Drum Expose, The Eternal Rhythm, In Walked Buhana, Shades Of General Lefty, Prince Of Peace, Balance, Izipho Zam, Mod House, Symphony For JR, Wilbur's Red Cross, A Real Nice Lady, For Frazier, Felicia, Veneida & Bernard, By Myself, Mod House (Alt), For Frazier, Felicia, Veneida & Bernard (Alt), Wilbur Reflects, Powerful Paul Robeson, The Glass Bead Games, Prayer To The People, Cal Massey, John Coltrane, Eddie Harris, Biskit, Shoulders, Bridgework, Maimoun, Alias Buster Henry, One For Amos

A 6 CD set that brings together albums recorded or produced by Clifford Jordan for Strata East. The set includes the Pharoah Sanders album Izipho Zam (My Gifts) which features Sonny Sharrock.

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Tauhid / Jewels of Thought, Pharoah Sanders, 2015

The 1967 album Tauhid paired with the 1970 album Jewels of Thought.

Sonny Sharrock plays on all tracks of Tauhid.

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Live At The Whisky 1969 The Unreleased Masters, Herbie Mann, 2016, Real Gone Music

Tracks : Untitled Jam, Tangier/If I Were A Carpenter, Memphis Underground, Ooh Baby, Scarborough Fair, Black Woman, All Blues, If I Were A Carpenter, Philly Dog, Portrait Of Linda In Three Colors, All Black, Comin' Home Baby/Batlle Hymn Of The Republic/Comin' Home Baby, Chain Of Fools

Musicians : Herbie Mann, Steve Marcus, Roy Ayers, Sonny Sharrock Miroslav Vitous, Bruno Carr, Linda Sharrock (on 2 tracks)

Recorded at The Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles on June 6 & 7, 1969.

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Montreux 1983, Material, 2020 (Bill Laswell self-release)

Tracks : Radio Introduction, Don't Lose Control, Disappearing, Sonny Sharrock Solo, New York City - Rock'it, Metal Test, Reduction

Musicians : Bill Laswell, Henry Kaiser, Sonny Sharrock, Michael Beinhorn, J.T. Lewis, Grandmixer DST

Recorded live at Casino de Montreux in Vaud, Switzerland on July 13, 1983.

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The Kitchen NYC, Material, 2021 (Bill Laswell self-release)

Tracks : The Kitchen Part 1, The Kitchen Part 2, The Kitchen Part 3, The Kitchen Part 4, The Kitchen Part 5, The Kitchen Part 6, The Kitchen Part 7

Musicians : Bill Laswell, John Zorn, Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, Charles K Noyes

Recorded live at The Kitchen in New York City on September 18, 1981.

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Berlin '81, Material, 2021 (Bill Laswell self-release)

Tracks : Upriver, Unauthorized, Improvisation, Conform To The Rhythm, Disappearing, Reduction, Metal Test

Musicians : Bill Laswell, George Cartwright, Sonny Sharrock, Michael Beinhorn, J T Lewis

Recorded live at the Jazzfest Berlin on November 8, 1981.

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Where Is Brooklyn? & Eternal Rhythm Revisited, Don Cherry, 2022, ezz-thetics 1129

Tracks :Awake Nu, Taste Maker, The Thing, There Is The Bomb, Unite, Eternal Rhythm part 1, Eternal Rhythm part 2

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 5: Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Henry Grimes, Edward Blackwell / Tracks 6 & 7: Don Cherry, Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, Bernt Rosengren, Sonny Sharrock, Karl Berger, Joachim Kühn, Arild Andersen, Jacques Thollot

A 2-on-1 release of Don Cherry albums from the late 1960s. The tracks featuring Sonny Sharrock were originally released as the LP Eternal Rhythm in 1968.

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Last updated April 2022