Sylvester Kyner

Born in December 17th, 1932 in Detroit as Sylvester Kyner Jr. Died March 20, 1981.

[a=Sonny Red] was an alto saxophonist associated with Hard bop. He worked in Detroit with Barry Harris (1949-1952) and in 1954 temporarily switched to tenor saxophone while with [a=Frank Rosolino]. Later that year he joined [a=Art Blakey] briefly. In 1957, with his arrival in New York he gained more recognition, recording with [a=Curtis Fuller] and [a=Paul Quinichette], in addition to having several dates as a leader (1958-1962) for Savoy, Blue Note, and particularly Jazzland.