Norris Jones, better known as Sirone (September 28, 1940 – October 21, 2009) was an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Sirone worked in Atlanta late in the 1950s and early in the 1960s with "The Group" alongside George Adams; he also recorded with R&B musicians such as Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson. In 1966, in response to a call from Marion Brown, he moved to New York City, where he co-founded the "Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team" with Dave Burrell. He also worked with Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra, as well as with John Coltrane when he was near the end of his career. He co-founded the Revolutionary Ensemble with Leroy Jenkins and Frank Clayton in 1971; Jerome Cooper later replaced Clayton in the ensemble, which was active for much of the decade. In the 1970s and early 1980s Sirone recorded with Clifford Thornton, Roswell Rudd, Dewey Redman, Cecil Taylor, and Walt Dickerson. In the 1980s, he was member of Phalanx, a group with guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, and tenor saxophonist George Adams. From 1989, he lived in Berlin, Germany, where he was active with his group 'Concord' (with Ben Abarbanel-Wolff and Ulli Bartel.) He was involved in theater, film, and was a practicing Buddhist. He died on October 21, 2009, at the age of 69. Discography As leader or co-leader 1979: Artistry (Of The Cosmos) with James Newton, Don Moye, Muneer Bernard Fennell 1982: Life Rays (Soul Note) with Walt Dickerson/Andrew Cyrille 2003: Sirone's Concord (Not Two Records) 2005: Live (Atavistic Records) 2005: Configuration (Silkheart Records) with Billy BangWith the Revolutionary Ensemble 1972: Vietnam (ESP-Disk) 1972: Manhattan Cycles (India Navigation) 1975: The Psyche (RE Records) 1976: The Peoples Republic (A&M/Horizon) 1977: Revolutionary Ensemble (Enja) 2004: And Now... (Pi Recordings) 2008: Beyond the Boundary of Time (Mutable) 2012: Counterparts (Mutable)With Sabir Mateen and Andrew Barker 2013: Infinite Flowers (Sagittarius A-Star)With Oluyemi Thomas and Michael Wimberly 2010: Beneath Tones Floor (NoBusiness Records) As sidemanWith George Adams 1989: Nightingale (Blue Note)With The All Ear Trio (John Tchicai, Thomas Agergaard, and Peter Ole Jorgensen) 2008: Boiler (Ninth World Music)With Albert Ayler 2004: Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70) (Revenant)With Billy Bang 1988: Valve No. 10 (Soul Note)With Gato Barbieri 1967: In Search of the Mystery (ESP-Disk)With Dane Belany 1975: Motivations (Sahara Records)With