Sonny Clark
Like Fats Navarro and Charlie Parker before him, Sonny Clark's life was short but it burned with musical intensity. Influenced deeply by Bud Powell, Clark nonetheless developed an intricate and hard-swinging harmonic sensibility that was full of nuance and detail. Regarded as the quintessential hard bop pianist, Clark never got his due before he passed away in 1963 at the age of 31, despite the fact that it can be argued that he never played a bad recording date either as a sideman or as a leader. Known mainly for seven records on the Blue Note label with a host of players including such luminaries as John Coltrane, Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Art Taylor, Paul Chambers, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones, and others, Clark actually made his recording debut with Teddy Charles and Wardell Gray, but left soon after to join Buddy DeFranco. His work with the great clarinetist has been documented in full in a Mosaic set that is now sadly out of print. Clark also backed Dinah Washington, Serge Chaloff, and Sonny Criss before assuming his role as a leader in 1957. Clark's classic is regarded as Cool Struttin' but each date he led on Blue Note qualifies as a classic, including his final date, Sonny's Crib with John Coltrane. And though commercial success always eluded him, he was in demand as a sideman and played dozens of Alfred Lion-produced dates, including Tina Brooks' Minor Move. Luckily, Clark's contribution is well documented by Alfred Lion; he has achieved far more critical, musical, and popular acclaim than he ever did in life.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Cool Struttin’ (Remastered 2014/Mono)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 jul. 1958
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The Complete Albums Collection: 1957-1962
Jazz - Released by ENLIGHTENMENT on 1 jan. 2015
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Cool Struttin' (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 5 jan. 1958
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sonny's Crib
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 jan. 1958
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Blues In The Night
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 16 okt. 1958
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My Conception
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 29 mrt. 1959
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Sonny Clark Trio (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 1 mei 1958
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Cool Struttin' (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 1 jul. 1958
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Sonny Clark Quintets
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 jan. 1958
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Cool Struttin’ (Remastered 2014/Mono)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 jul. 1958
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Dial S For Sonny
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 1 dec. 1957
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Leapin' And Lopin' (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Blue Note Records on 13 nov. 1961
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Sonny Clark Trio
Jazz - Released by TIME Records on 23 mrt. 1960
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Master of the Hard Bop (Remastered)
Divers - Released by Master Tape Records on 24 sep. 2021
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The Art of the Trio (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Lovers on 26 sep. 2016
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