Sirone (Norris Jones)

bass
born September 28, 1940  Atlanta, Georgia

Jerry Butler-Make It Easy On Yourself/It's Too Late 

VeeJay 451 USA (45 rpm 7") 1958
(Sirone co-wrote 'It's Too Late' with Jerry Butler.)

Noah Howard-At Judson Hall 

ESP 1064 USA LP NYC, Judson Hall 10/19/1966 
Noah Howard-as,bells; Dave Burrell-p; Ric Colbeck-tp; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Catherine Norris-cel; Robert Kapp-perc 

Marion Brown-Why Not?

ESP 1040 USA LP NYC 10/23/66
Marion Brown-as; Stanley Cowell-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Rashied Ali-d

Ric Colbeck

Pixie (unissued) NYC, Hunter College 11/23/66
Ric Colbeck-tp; Byard Lancaster-as,bcl,fl; Bennie Maupin-ts; Sonny Sharrock-g; Joel Freedman-cel; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Sunny Murray-d

Marzette Watts-Marzette And Company

ESP 1044 USA LP NYC 12/1966 Byard Lancaster-as,fl,bcl; Clifford Thornton-tb,cor; Juni Booth-b; Henry Grimes-b; Sonny Sharrock-g; Karl Berger-vib; J.C. Moses-d; Marzette Watts-bcl,ts,ss; Sirone-b

Marion Brown-Three For Shepp 

Impulse 9139 USA LP NYC 12/1/1966 
Marion Brown-as; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Bobby Capp-d; Dave Burrell-p; Grachan Moncur III-tb; Beaver Harris-d; Stanley Cowell-p 

Marion Brown Quintet

(private recording) NYC, Town Hall 12/31/1966
Marion Brown-as; Bennie Maupin-ts; prob. Dave Burrell-p; prob. Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; prob. Beaver Harris-d

Gato Barbieri-In Search of the Mystery 

ESP 1049 USA LP NYC 3/15/1967 
Gato Barbieri-ts; Calo Scott-cel; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Bobby Kapp-d

Albert Ayler-Holy Ghost

Revenant 213 USA cd10 NYC, Renaissance Ballroom 1/21/68
Pharoah Sanders-ts; Chris Capers-tp; unknown-as; Albert Ayler-ts; unknown-ts; Dave Burrell-p; Sirone-b; Roger Blank-d
Venus/Upper and Lower Egypt (Sanders) 22:59

Dave Burrell-High 

Douglas 798 USA LP NYC 6/2/1968 9/9/1968 
Dave Burrell-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Bobby Kapp-d; Pharoah Sanders-tambourine; Sunny Murray-d 

Dave Burrell-High Two

Trio 6077 J LP NYC 6/2/1968 9/9/1968 
Dave Burrell-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Bobby Kapp-d

Pharoah Sanders-(live recording) 

CDRx2 Antibes 7/20/1968 
Pharoah Sanders-ts; Lonnie Liston Smith-p; Sirone-b; Majeed Shabazz-d 

Sonny Sharrock-(unissued)

Atlantic NYC 10/2/1968
Ted Daniel-tp; Dave Burrell-p; Sonny Sharrock-el-g; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Richard Pierce-b; Eric Gravatt-d,perc
Peanut
Black Woman
Portrait

Noah Howard-The Black Ark 

Freedom 278.120 F LP NYC 1969 
Noah Howard-as; Arthur Doyle-ts; Earl Cross-tp; Leslie Waldron-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Muhammad Ali-d; Juma-cga 

Pharoah Sanders-Izipho Zam (My Gifts) 

Strata-East 19733 USA LP Englewood, NJ, TownSound Studios 1/14/1969 
Nat Bettis-perc; Chief Bey-African d; Sonny Fortune-as; Billy Hart-d; Howard Johnson-tu; Cecil McBee-b; Pharoah Sanders-ts,perc; Majeed Shabazz-d; Sonny Sharrock-g; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Lonnie Liston Smith-p; Leon Thomas-voc,perc; Tony Wylie-perc 

Sonny Sharrock-(unissued)

Atlantic USA NYC 5/8/1969 
Sonny Sharrock-g; Dave Burrell-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Milford Graves-d 
Peanut
Black Woman
Won & Too

Sonny Sharrock-Black Woman 

Vortex 2014 USA LP NYC, A&R Recording Studios 5/16/1969 
Sonny Sharrock-g; Dave Burrell-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Milford Graves-d; Linda Sharrock-voc; Ted Daniel-tp; Richard Pierce-b; Gary Sharrock-bells 

Sonny Sharrock-Black Woman 

Atlantic AMCY-1290 J CD NYC, A&R Recording Studios 5/16/1969 
Sonny Sharrock-g; Dave Burrell-p; Norris Jones (Sirone)-b; Milford Graves-d; Linda Sharrock-voc; Ted Daniel-tp; Richard Pierce-b; Gary Sharrock-bells 

Clifford Thornton Ensemble-Communications Network 

Third World 12272 USA LP NYC 1/22/1972 
Clifford Thornton-cor,el-p; L. Shankar-vln; Sirone-b; Jerome Cooper-d,perc 

Revolutionary Ensemble

ESP 3007 USA LP NYC, Peace Church 3/1972 
Jerome Cooper-perc; Sirone-b; Leroy Jenkins-vln 

Revolutionary Ensemble-Manhattan Cycles 

India Navigation 1023 USA LP NYC 12/31/1972 
Leroy Jenkins-vln; Sirone-b; Jerome Cooper-d,perc,bugle,fl,tape recorder 

Dewey Redman-The Ear Of The Behearer 

Impulse 9250 USA LP NYC 6/8/1973 6/9/1973 
Dewey Redman-as,ts,musette; Ted Daniel-tp,Moroccan bugle; Jane Robertson-cel; Sirone-b,wood fl; Eddie Moore-d,saw,tympani,gong; Danny Johnson-perc 

Various Artists-No Energy Crisis 

Impulse 9267 USA LPx2 NYC 6/8/1973 6/9/1973 
Dewey Redman-as,ts,musette; Ted Daniel-tp,Moroccan bugle; Jane Robertson-cel; Sirone-b,wood fl; Eddie Moore-d,saw,tympani,gong; Danny Johnson-perc 
Innerconnection (alt take)
(Sirone does not appear on other tracks)

Roswell Rudd and The Jazz Composer's Orchestra-Numatik Swing Band 

JCOA 1007 USA LP NYC, Butterfly Mobile Sound Van 7/6/1973 
Roswell Rudd-frh,tb; Enrico Rava-tp; Mike Lawrence-tp; Charles Sullivan-tp; Michael Krasnov-tp; Art Baron-tb; Gary Brocks-tb; Janet Donaruma-frh; Sharon Freeman-frh; Jeffrey Schlegel-frh; Bob Stewart-tu; Howard Johnson-tu; Mike Bresler-pic,fl,ss; Dewey Redman-cl,ts; Martin Alter-fl,oboe,as; Perry Robinson-cl; Carlos Ward-fl,as; Charles Davis-ss,bs; Hod O'Brien-p; Sirone-b; Charlie Haden-b; Beaver Harris-d; Sue Evans-perc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Lou Grassi-d; Dan Johnson-perc 

Cecil Taylor Unit-Spring of Two Blue-J's 

Unit Core 30551 USA LP NYC, Town Hall 11/4/1973 
Cecil Taylor-p; Jimmy Lyons-as; Sirone-b; Andrew Cyrille-d 

Ornette Coleman-In Concert 

OJL 10085 J LPx2 1974 
Ornette Coleman-as,tp,vln; James Blood Ulmer-g; Sirone-b; Billy Higgins-d 

Ornette Coleman-Lonely Woman 

BAT 1-2-3-4 I LPx4 1974 
Ornette Coleman-as,tp,vln; James Blood Ulmer-g; Sirone-b; Billy Higgins-d 

Dewey Redman-Coincide 

Impulse 9300 USA LP NYC 9/9/1974 9/10/1974 
Dewey Redman-ts,cl,zither; Ted Daniel-tp; Leroy Jenkins-vln; Sirone-b; Eddie Moore-d,tympani,cymbals,idiophone

Dane Belany-Motivations 

Sahara 1005 USA LP
Dane Belany-voc; Dewey Redman, Sirone, Errol Parker-African d,perc 

Revolutionary Ensemble-The Psyche 

RE 3117 USA LP NYC 1975 
Leroy Jenkins-vln,vla; Sirone-b; Jerome Cooper-d,p 

Leroy Jenkins/The Jazz Composer's Orchestra-For Players Only 

JCOA 1010 USA LP NYC, Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University 1/30/1975 
Anthony Braxton-cbcl; Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre-ts; Dewey Redman-cl,musette,banshee horn; Becky Friend-fl,piccolo; Charles Brackeen-ss; Sharon Freeman-frh; Bill Davis-tu; Leo Smith-tp; Joseph Bowie-tb; Leroy Jenkins-comp,cond,vln; Romulus Franceschini-syn; David Holland-b; Jerome Cooper-d,perc,p; Charles Shaw-d,perc; Roger Blank-d,perc; James Emery-g; Diedre Murray-cel; Sirone-b 

Revolutionary Ensemble-The People's Republic 

A&M/Horizon 708 USA LP Burbank, CA, 12/4/1975 12/5/1975 12/6/1975 
Leroy Jenkins-vln,vla,thumb p,claves,synth,voc,gong; Sirone-b,tb,wood block,bells,shaker,voc,gong; Jerome Cooper-d,bugle,p,balafon,temple blocks,wood block,gong,bell gong,voc,tympani,saw

Revolutionary Ensemble-(live tape) 

CAS NYC, Ferris Boothe Hall, Columbia U., WKCR Benefit 6/12/1976 
Leroy Jenkins-vln; Sirone-b; Jerome Cooper-d 

Revolutionary Ensemble-164=11tc,etc 

Enja 3003 D LP Moosham Castle, Austria 8/18/1977 
Leroy Jenkins-vln,vla,thumb p,claves,synth,voc,gong; Sirone-b,tb,wood block,bells,shaker,voc,gong; Jerome Cooper-d,bugle,p,balafon,temple blocks,wood block,gong,bell gong,voc,tympani,saw

The Cecil Taylor Unit

New World 201 USA LP NYC, Columbia Recording Studios 4/3/1978 4/4/1978 4/5/1978 4/6/1978
Cecil Taylor-p; Jimmy Lyons-as; Raphe Malik-tp; Ramsey Ameen-vln; Sirone-b; Ronald Shannon Jackson-d 

Cecil Taylor-3 Phasis 

New World 303 USA LP NYC, Columbia Recording Studios 4/3/1978 4/4/1978 4/5/1978 4/6/1978
Cecil Taylor-p; Jimmy Lyons-as; Raphe Malik-tp; Ramsey Ameen-vln; Sirone-b; Ronald Shannon Jackson-d 

Cecil Taylor-Live in the Black Forest 

MPS 0068.220 D LP Kirchzarten, West Germany 6/3/1978 
Cecil Taylor-p; Raphe Malik-tp; Jimmy Lyons-as; Ramsey Ameen-vln; Sirone-b; Ron Jackson [Ronald Shannon Jackson]-d 

Cecil Taylor-One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye 

hat ART 3R02 CH LPx3 Stuttgart, Liederhall/Mozartsaal 6/14/1978 
Cecil Taylor-p Jimmy Lyons-as Raphe Malik-tp Ramsey Ameen-vln Sirone-b Ronald Shannon Jackson-d 

Cecil Taylor-One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye 

hat ART 6090 CH CDx2 Stuttgart, Liederhall/Mozartsaal 6/14/1978 
Cecil Taylor-p Jimmy Lyons-as Raphe Malik-tp Ramsey Ameen-vln Sirone-b Ronald Shannon Jackson-d 

Sirone-Artistry 

OTC 801 USA LP NYC, Generation Sound 7/5/1978 
Sirone-b; James Newton-fl; Muneer Bernard Fennell-cel; Don Moye-perc 

Sirone-Live 

Serious Music 1000 USA LP NYC, Public Theatre 7/11/1980
Claude Lawrence-as; Sirone-b,washboard,fl,tb; Dennis Charles-d 

Walt Dickerson/Sirone/Andrew Cyrille-Life Rays 

Soul Note 1028 I LP Milano 2/4/1982 2/5/1982 
Walt Dickerson-vib; Sirone-b; Andrew Cyrille-d

Original Phalanx

DIW 8013 J LP NYC, Sound Ideas Studio 2/13/1987 2/14/1987 
George Adams-ts,fl; James Blood Ulmer-g; Sirone-b; Rashied Ali-d 

Original Phalanx

DIW 801 J CD NYC, Sound Ideas Studio 2/13/1987 2/14/1987 
George Adams-ts,fl; James Blood Ulmer-g; Sirone-b; Rashied Ali-d 

Dave Lindholm-Sissi

Zen 2010 FIN 1987
Dave Lindholm; Sirpa Taivainen; Takku Ylinen; Juuso Nordlund; Ippe Kätkä; Pekka Tyni; Sirone 

Phalanx-In Touch 

DIW 826 J CD NYC, A&R Recording Studios 2/27/1988 2/29/1988 
George Adams-ts,ss,fl; James Blood Ulmer-g,fl; Sirone-b; Rashied Ali-d 

Billy Bang Quartet-Valve No. 10 

Soul Note 1186 I CD Milan, Barigozzi Studios 3/8/1988 3/9/1988 
Billy Bang-vln,poetry; Frank Lowe-ts; Sirone-b; Denis Charles-d 

Charles Gayle Quartet featuring John Tchicai-Always Born 

Silkheart 115 CH CD NYC, A&R Recording Studios 4/10/1988 4/11/1988 
Charles Gayle-ts; John Tchicai-ss,ts; Sirone-b; Reggie Nicholson-d 

Charles Gayle Trio-Homeless 

Silkheart 116 CH CD NYC, A&R Recording Studios 4/13/1988 4/14/1988 
Charles Gayle-ts; Sirone-b; Dave Pleasant-d 

Charles Gayle Trio-Spirits Before 

Silkheart 117 CH CD NYC, A&R Recording Studios 4/13/1988 4/14/1988 
Charles Gayle-ts; Sirone-b; Dave Pleasant-d 

George Adams-Nightingale

Blue Note 91984 USA CD NYC 8/1988
George Adams-ts,ss,fl; Hugh Lawson-p; Sirone-b; Victor Lewis-d

Peter Gordon-Leningrad Xpress

New Tone 516702 I CD NYC 1990
Peter Ecklund-tp; Peter Gordon-ss; Mieczyslaw Litwinski-hurdy-gurdy,whistling,jaw-harp,voc; Ned Sublette-bjo,g; Sirone-b; Peter Zummo-euph,tb; "Blue" Gene Tyranny-p; Jan Tilman Schade-cel

Cecil Taylor Ensemble-Always a Pleasure 

FMP CD 69 D CD Berlin, Akademe der Kunste 4/8/1993 
Cecil Taylor-p; Longineu Parsons-tp; Harri Sjostrom-ss; Charles Gayle-ts; Tristan Honsinger-cel; Sirone-b; Rashid Bakr-d

Cecil Taylor-Concrete 

Musica Jazz FMP MJ 02 D CD Berlin, Akademe der Kunste 4/8/1993 
Cecil Taylor-p; Tristan Honsinger-cel; Sirone-b; Rashid Bakr-d
Always a Pleasure (Fifth)
(Sirone does not appear on other tracks)

Sirone's Concord 

Nottwo 751 POL CD Das Tonstudio 24 6/10/2003 6/24/2003 
Sirone-b; Ben Abarbanel-Wolff-sax; Ulli Bartel-vln; Maurice de Martin-d

The Revolutionary Ensemble-and now...  

Pi 13 USA CD Brooklyn, Systems Two 6/18/2004 
Leroy Jenkins-vln,harmonica,bells; Sirone-b; Jerome Cooper-d,balaphone,cymbals,chiramia,tonal activator,bass d,keys,sock cymbal

Kali Z. Fasteau-Making Waves

Flying Note 9010 USA cd © 2004
Kali Z.-cel,d; Bobby Few-p; Kidd Jordan-ts; Sirone-b
Many Rivers (Fasteau/Jordan/Few/Sirone) 7:28

Kali Z.-mizmar,voc; Kidd Jordan-ts; Bobby Few-p; Sirone-b,voc
Yemaya/La Sirene (Fasteau/Jordan/Few/Sirone) 5:49
(Sirone does not appear on other tracks)