Jazz Saxophonist, Legendary Basketball Coach Landon "Sonny" Cox, 81 | Sax on the Web Forum

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Rackety Sax

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Discussion Starter · #1 · May 6, 2020

Landon "Sonny" Cox, a jazz saxophonist who became a legendary Chicago high school basketball coach, has died at 81: https://wgntv.com/chicago-news/legendary-chicago-high-school-basketball-coach-landon-cox-dies/

BrianMitchellBrody

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#2 · May 6, 2020

Learned something new here. RIP SC

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#3 · May 6, 2020

It makes sense the album was recorded on the Chess label here in Chicago, that's where he coached.
This was a story covered by the Chicago media.

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#4 · May 6, 2020

Does anyone know the name of the organ trio recording he did? I remember it from college. I think there was a tune called "Dangerous Dan Ryan".......

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#5 · May 6, 2020

Found it. I didn't realize that my friend Robert Shy played on it......

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