Sonny Fortune

Summary

Sonny Fortune is a human^[1]. Born in Philadelphia^[2], he… he was born on May 19, 1939^[3]. He passed away in New York City^[4]. He died on October 25, 2018^[5]. He worked as a jazz musician^[6], saxophonist^[7], clarinetist^[8], flautist^[9], and composer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Sonny Fortune was born in Philadelphia^[2].
• Sonny Fortune died in New York City^[4].
• Sonny Fortune was born on May 19, 1939^[3].
• Sonny Fortune died on October 25, 2018^[5].
• Sonny Fortune held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Sonny Fortune's professions included jazz musician^[6].
• Sonny Fortune worked as a saxophonist^[7].
• Sonny Fortune's professions included clarinetist^[8].
• Sonny Fortune's professions included flautist^[9].
• Sonny Fortune worked as a composer^[10].
• Sonny Fortune is recorded as male^[13].
• Sonny Fortune's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is jazz^[15].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is modal jazz^[16].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is Afro-Cuban jazz^[17].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is jazz fusion^[18].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is soul jazz^[19].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is jazz-funk^[20].
• Sonny Fortune's genre is free jazz^[21].
• Sonny Fortune's record label is recorded as Prestige^[22].
• Sonny Fortune's record label is recorded as Strata-East Records^[23].
• Sonny Fortune's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[24].
• Sonny Fortune's record label is recorded as Horizon Records^[25].
• Sonny Fortune's record label is recorded as Blue Note^[26].
• Sonny Fortune's discography is recorded as Sonny Fortune discography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-05-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2018-10-25^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, smooth jazz^[32]

• Community tags: jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, smooth jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ea543f6c-b528-4a19-adc6-274d7f770347^[34]

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Origins and Family

Sonny Fortune was born in Philadelphia^[2]. He was born on May 19, 1939^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician^[6], saxophonist^[7], clarinetist^[8], flautist^[9], and composer^[10].

Death and Burial

Sonny Fortune died on October 25, 2018^[5]. He passed away in New York City^[4]. The cause of death was cerebrovascular disease^[35].

Why It Matters

Sonny Fortune ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Sonny Fortune born?

Sonny Fortune was born in Philadelphia^[2].

Where did Sonny Fortune die?

Sonny Fortune died in New York City^[4].

What did Sonny Fortune do for work?

Sonny Fortune worked as jazz musician^[6], saxophonist^[7], clarinetist^[8], flautist^[9], and composer^[10].