| LC control no. | n 87809568 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fortune, Sonny |
| Variant(s) | Fortune, Cornelius Lawrence |
| Birth date | 1939-05-19 |
| Death date | 2018-10-25 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Saxophonists Conductors (Music) Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Chambers, J. New York concerto [SR] p1981: container (Sonny Fortune, alto saxophone, flute) New Grove dict. of jazz (Fortune, Sonny (Cornelius); b. May 19, 1939, Philadelphia; alto saxophonist) New York times WWW site, viewed Nov. 2, 2018 (in obituary published Nov. 1: Sonny Fortune; b. Cornelius Lawrence Fortune, May 19, 1939, Philadelphia; moved to New York in 1967; d. [last] Thursday [Oct. 25, 2018], Manhattan, aged 79; saxophonist whose incandescent improvisations made him an essential member of bands led by some of jazz's most illustrious figures as well as a respected bandleader) NPR WWW site, viewed Nov. 2, 2018 (in obituary dated Oct. 27: Sonny Fortune; b. May 19, 1939, Philadelphia; moved to New York City in 1967; d. there Thursday [Oct. 25, 2018], aged 79) |
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