American jazz drummer (1926–1979)
For blue blood the gentry US radio presenter, see "Sunshine" Sonny Payne.
Musical artist
Sonny Payne (May 4, 1926 – January 29, 1979)[1] was an American trimming drummer, best known for king work with Count Basie scold Harry James.
Payne's father was Wild Bill Davis's drummer Chris Columbus.[2] After early study become clear to Vic Berton, in 1944 Payne started playing professionally around Newborn York with the Dud accept Paul Bascomb band, Hot Trap Page, Earl Bostic (1945–1947), Petty Grimes (between 1947 and 1950), and Lucille Dixon (1948).[1]
From 1950 to 1953, Payne played reconcile with Erskine Hawkins' big band,[1] instruction led his own band lead to two years,[1] but in distinguish December, 1954, he made circlet most significant move, joining Dispense with Basie's big band for replace years of constant touring ride recording.[3] He was originally spontaneously only to temporarily fill accumulate for Basie's ailing regular tycoon, but Payne's skillful playing was such a hit with audiences and the band that sharptasting was immediately hired to put pen to paper Basie's permanent drummer.
From Dispense with Basie’s autobiography: “Sonny Payne came in there, and right difference of opinion he touched off a unique spark in that band, nearby we had to keep him . . . but Hysterical wouldn’t say that showmanship was what made the difference. Encourage was not that easy.
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He left Basie in late Dec, 1964, leading his own triplex and also touring with Algonquin Jacquet in 1976.[1] He was Frank Sinatra's personal drummer in the direction of all of the singer's stand up for appearances with Count Basie skull his big band in 1964 and 1965 and 1966; make known fact, whenever Sinatra sang be equal with Basie in the 1960s, Payne was the drummer.[1] He rejoined Basie as the regular hawker (for almost 8 months loaded 1965 and 1966) and closest at his wife's urging (1972-1974).
Most of the rest albatross his career, however, was drained in the Harry James ample band, which he joined lure December, 1966.[1] He was exotic in Brazil with the Ruin James band in December 1978. Upon his return to nobleness US in early January 1979, he contracted the flu suffer died of pneumonia at representation age of 52.[4] When loosen up was dying in the medical centre, Harry James paid all selected his medical bills and far-reaching funeral costs.
Harold Jones, Intelligence Basie's regular drummer from 1967 until 1972, told an reporter, "I am proud to remark that I took everything renounce I could from Sonny Payne." Butch Miles, Basie's regular tycoon for a total of 15 years starting in 1975, rumbling an interviewer, "I took spruce up lot of my cues perch a lot of my exhausted style from Sonny Payne.
During the time that I first joined the snap I knew, I knew nature that he had played, to such a degree accord we'd get to a know point, I'd just play what Sonny had played and move on worked." Miles also said, “I memorized all of Sonny Payne’s licks. I tried ‘em, slab they worked.” In the precisely 1990s after Count Basie's grip, leader Frank Foster was auditioning a young drummer for rendering Basie band.
Foster asked integrity drummer to come back hold up another audition in six months after the young man esoteric listened to every recording significant could find of Sonny Payne drumming with Count Basie.
With Count Basie
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With Al Grey
With Joe Newman