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.
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Body And Soul
Jazz - Editado por Marylebone Records el 16/08/2013
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Leapin' and Lopin' (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 1/04/1962
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Four Classic Albums (Dial "S" For Sonny / Sonny Clark Trio / Cool Struttin' / Leapin' and Lopin') [Remastered]
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 19/05/2017
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Sonny Clark, Cool Struttin'
Jazz - Editado por Firefly Entertainment el 1/07/1958
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Cool Struttin’
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 1/07/1958
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Dial "S" For Sonny (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 1/12/1957
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Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
Jazz - Editado por Blooming Jazz Records el 3/08/2016
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Late Night Sonny Clark
Jazz - Editado por UME - Global Clearing House el 3/02/2024
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Sonny Clark: Standards/Dial"S" For Sonny
Jazz - Editado por Blue Velvet el 9/05/2016
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Leapin' And Lopin'
Jazz - Editado por Blue Note Records el 13/11/1961
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Modern Jazz: Paul Chambers - Sonny Clark
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Bella Musica Edition el 26/06/2020
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Somethin' Special
Jazz contemporáneo - Editado por Impressions el 1/01/1961
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Complete Studio Recordings
Jazz - Editado por Gambit Records el 1/01/2007
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