Sirone (musician)


Norris Jones, better known as Sirone was an American jazz bassist and composer.

Biography

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Sirone worked in Atlanta late in the 1950s and early in the 1960s with "The Group" alongside George Adams; he also recorded with R&B musicians such as Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson. In 1966, in response to a call from Marion Brown, he moved to New York City, where he co-founded the "Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team" with Dave Burrell. He also worked with Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra, as well as with John Coltrane when he was near the end of his career.
He co-founded the Revolutionary Ensemble with Leroy Jenkins and Frank Clayton in 1971; Jerome Cooper later replaced Clayton in the ensemble, which was active for much of the decade. In the 1970s and early 1980s Sirone recorded with Clifford Thornton, Roswell Rudd, Dewey Redman, Cecil Taylor, and Walt Dickerson.
In the 1980s, he was member of Phalanx, a group with guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, and tenor saxophonist George Adams.
From 1989 he lived in Berlin, Germany where he was active with his group 'Concord' He was involved in theater, film, and was a practicing Buddhist.
He died on October 21, 2009.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

With the Revolutionary Ensemble
  • 1972: Vietnam
  • 1972: Manhattan Cycles
  • 1975: The Psyche
  • 1976: The Peoples Republic
  • 1977: Revolutionary Ensemble
  • 2004: And Now...
  • 2008: Beyond the Boundary of Time
  • 2013: Counterparts
With Sabir Mateen and Andrew Barker
  • 2013: Infinite Flowers
With Oluyemi Thomas and Michael Wimberly'
With George Adams
With The All Ear Trio
With Albert Ayler
With Billy Bang
  • 1988: Valve No. 10
With Gato Barbieri
  • 1967: In Search of the Mystery
With Dane Belany
  • 1975: Motivations
With Marion Brown
  • 1966: Why Not?
  • 1966: Three for Shepp
With Dave Burrell
  • 1968: High Won-High Two
With Walt Dickerson
  • 1982: Life Rays
With Zusaan Kali Fasteau
  • 2004: Making Waves
With Charles Gayle
  • 1988: Always Born
  • 1988: Homeless
  • 1988: Spirits Before
  • 2003: Shout!
With Noah Howard
With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
  • 1973: Numatik Swing Band
  • 1975: For Players Only with Leroy Jenkins
with William Parker
  • 2006: Requiem – with Charles Gayle
With Phalanx
  • 1987: Original Phalanx
  • 1988: In Touch
With Dewey Redman
  • 1973: The Ear of the Behearer
  • 1974: Coincide
With Pharoah Sanders
  • 1969: Izipho Zam
With Sonny Sharrock
  • 1969: Black Woman
With Cecil Taylor
  • 1974: Spring of Two Blue J's
  • 1978: One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye
  • 1978: Live in the Black Forest
  • 1978: 3 Phasis
  • 1978: Cecil Taylor Unit
  • 1993: Always a Pleasure
With Clifford Thornton'