Joe Bonner

Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was a hard bop and modal jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum.

He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, but indicated that he learned more about music from musicians he worked with. In the seventies he played with Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Billy Harper, among others.

He died of heart disease in Denver at the age of 66.

Compilation

 * Two & One (Steeplechase); with Johnny Dyani (bass)

As sideman
With Richard Davis With Billy Harper With Azar Lawrence With Barbara Paris With Pharoah Sanders With Woody Shaw With Harold Vick With The Visitors With Stephanie Hancock
 * Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Muse, 1972)
 * Black Saint (Black Saint, 1975)
 * Bridge into the New Age (Prestige, 1974)
 * Where Butterflies Play (Perea Productions, 1992)
 * P.S. I Love You (Perea Productions, 12/10/2000)
 * Happy Talk (Perea Productions, 2002)
 * Black Unity (Impulse!, 1971)
 * Live at the East (Impulse!, 1972)
 * Village of the Pharoahs (Impulse!, 1973)
 * Elevation (Impulse!, 1973)
 * Love in Us All (Impulse!, 1972–73)
 * Wisdom Through Music (Impulse!, 1973)
 * Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
 * Rejoice (Theresa, 1981)
 * Love Dance (Muse, 1975)
 * Don't Look Back (Strata-East, 1974)
 * Motherland (Muse, 1975)
 * This Happy Madness (DaJazz, 2001)