From Now On (Sonny Fortune album)

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From Now On
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Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedMarch 11 & 12, 1996
Studio Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length68:56
Label Blue Note
Producer Marty Khan, Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune chronology
A Better Understanding
(1995)
From Now On
(1996)
In the Spirit of John Coltrane
(1999)

From Now On is an album by saxophonist Sonny Fortune which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Blue Note label. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This release from altoist Sonny Fortune is a particularly strong session, a mostly high-powered modal modern mainstream date with Fortune playing at his best and contributing five of the eight compositions ... For Sonny Fortune (who has been underrated throughout his career), this is a pretty definitive session". [6] On All About Jazz, Florence Wetzell noted "It's a strong group and their mutual understanding is evident throughout ... Each horn gets copious solo space as does the elegant Hicks". [7] Producer Marty Khan stated "It was one of the great privileges of my entire career as a producer. I produced over thirty albums...To me From Now On is the peak of all the albums I’ve worked on in my life without question." [8]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Fortune except where noted

  1. "Glue Fingers" (Marcus Belgrave) – 9:53
  2. "This Side of Infinity" (Larry Willis, Sonny Fortune) – 6:28
  3. "From Now On" – 7:25
  4. "Come In Out of the Rain" (Willis) – 10:18
  5. "Suspension" – 7:07
  6. "On Second and Fifth" – 5:24
  7. "Gift of Love" (Rodgers Grant) – 5:23
  8. "Thoughts" – 16:58

Personnel

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  2. Sonny Fortune's discography [usurped] , accessed February 12, 2019
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  5. Blue Note: album details accessed February 12, 2019
  6. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Sonny Fortune: From Now On – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Wetzel, F. All About Jazz Review accessed February 12, 2019
  8. "Marty Khan Interview | Memories of Sonny Fortune and Rudy Van Gelder". saxteacheruk.com. Retrieved 2021-11-03.