Biography Sonny Phillips

Sonny Phillips (December 7, 1936, Mobile, Alabama) is an American jazz musician. His primary instrument is electric organ but he often played piano.

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, Nicky Hill, 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.

Discography

As leader

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)

As sideman

With Gene Ammons

Brother Jug (Prestige, 1969)

With Rusty Bryant

Rusty Bryant Returns (Prestige, 1969)

With Billy Butler

Guitar Soul (Prestige, 1969)

With Eddie Harris

Mean Greens (Atlantic, 1966)

With Willis Jackson

In the Alley (Muse, 1976)

With Etta Jones

Don't Misundertand - Live In New York (High Note, 1980)

With Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones

Boogaloo Joe (Prestige, 1969)

Black Whip (Prestige, 1973)

With Houston Person

Goodness' (Prestige, 1969)

The Truth (Prestige, 1970)

Person to Person (Prestige, 1970)

The Real Thing (Eastbound, 1973)

Stolen Sweets (Prestige, 1976)

Wild Flower (Prestige, 1977)

With Bernard Purdie

Coolin' and Groovin' (Lexington, 1993)

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