Sonny Payne

E506917
human jazz drummer

Sonny Payne was an American jazz drummer best known for his dynamic, high-energy work with the Count Basie Orchestra during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Sonny Emory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz drummer ⓘ
activePeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
associatedAct Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Sonny Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaborationPeriodWithCountBasieOrchestra 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
countryOfActivity United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre jazz ⓘ
instrument drum set ⓘ
knownFor dynamic, high-energy drumming style ⓘ
work with the Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
musicalRole sideman ⓘ
name Sonny Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableEnsembleType big band ⓘ
occupation drummer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
performanceContext live performances with Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
studio recordings with Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
styleCharacteristic dynamic big band drumming ⓘ
high-energy playing ⓘ
workedInGenre big band jazz ⓘ

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Count Basie Orchestra → notableMember → Sonny Payne ⓘ
The New Power Generation → hasMember → Sonny Payne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sonny Emory