Sirone
b. Norris Jones, 28 September 1940, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Master bassist and occasional trombonist Sirone (it's Norris backwards, almost) has one of the most exceptional resumés of any New Jazz musician, having played with John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, and Bill Dixon—that's to say all of the most important innovators. In the '70s he commuted between the Cecil Taylor Unit and the Revolutionary Ensemble and was the pivot of innumerable New York `loft scene’ sessions but, by the mid-80s, work opportunities had shrunk greatly. (Even improvisation has its fashion cycles.) Since 1986, Sirone's major gig has been with the group Phalanx, an all-star aggregate also featuring James Blood Ulmer, George Adams, and Rashied Ali.