Joe Bonner

Joe Bonner was an American jazz pianist. Influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum, he specialized in the hard bop and modal jazz styles.

Biography

Bonner was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, but indicated that he learned more about music from musicians he worked with. In the 1970s, he played with Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and Billy Harper, among others. He died of heart disease in Denver at the age of 66.

Discography

Compilation

Two & One ; with Johnny Dyani

As sideman

With Richard DavisEpistrophy & Now's the Time
With Billy HarperBlack Saint
With Azar LawrenceBridge into the New Age
With Barbara ParisWhere Butterflies Play P.S. I Love You Happy Talk
With Pharoah SandersBlack Unity Live at the East Village of the Pharoahs Elevation Love in Us All Wisdom Through Music Journey to the One Rejoice
With Woody ShawLove Dance
With Harold VickDon't Look Back
With The VisitorsMotherland
With Stephanie Hancock

''This Happy Madness''