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Sonny Payne

real name Percival Payne

New York City, United States

Sonny Payne is credited on 1,318 releases across 229 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,318

Credits

229

Albums

8

Decades active

169

In collections

Biography

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American jazz drummer, born May 4, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA, died January 29, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Son of drummer Chris Columbus.

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Credited work

1,318 releases · 229 albums · active 1953–2023

  • Performance · 1,395
  • Other credits · 28

Studios: Birdland · Newport Jazz Festival · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Fine Sound

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