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Mosaic released a four-disc box set titled The Complete Blue Note With Sonny Clark in 1991, rounding up everything that the guitarist and pianist recorded together between 1961 and 1962. Blue Note's 1997 version of the set, The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark, trims Mosaic's collection by two discs, offering only the quartet sessions (the Ike Quebec sessions, Born to Be Blue and Blue and Sentimental, are available on individual discs). In some ways, this actually results in a more unified set, since it puts Green and Clark directly in the spotlight, with no saxophone to complete for solos, but it doesn't really matter if the music is presented as this double-disc set, the four-disc box, or the individual albums -- this is superb music, showcasing the guitarist and pianist at their very best. All of the sessions are straight-ahead bop but the music has a gentle, relaxed vibe that makes it warm, intimate, and accessible. Grant and Clark's mastery is subtle -- the music is so enjoyable, you may not notice the deftness of their improvisation and technique -- but that invests the music with the grace, style, and emotion that distinguishes The Complete Quartets. Small group hard bop rarely comes any better than this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Rollins, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Dubose Heyward, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Judy Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Lindy Doherty, ComposerLyricist - Jack Albertson, ComposerLyricist - Rose Marie, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Rollins, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Ned Washington, Author - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bronislaw Kaper, Composer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ROBERT MACGIMSEY, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1979 Blue Note Records
DISC 2
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sonny Rollins, Composer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Davis, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Grant Green, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sonny Rollins, Composer - Louis Hayes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Mosaic released a four-disc box set titled The Complete Blue Note With Sonny Clark in 1991, rounding up everything that the guitarist and pianist recorded together between 1961 and 1962. Blue Note's 1997 version of the set, The Complete Quartets With Sonny Clark, trims Mosaic's collection by two discs, offering only the quartet sessions (the Ike Quebec sessions, Born to Be Blue and Blue and Sentimental, are available on individual discs). In some ways, this actually results in a more unified set, since it puts Green and Clark directly in the spotlight, with no saxophone to complete for solos, but it doesn't really matter if the music is presented as this double-disc set, the four-disc box, or the individual albums -- this is superb music, showcasing the guitarist and pianist at their very best. All of the sessions are straight-ahead bop but the music has a gentle, relaxed vibe that makes it warm, intimate, and accessible. Grant and Clark's mastery is subtle -- the music is so enjoyable, you may not notice the deftness of their improvisation and technique -- but that invests the music with the grace, style, and emotion that distinguishes The Complete Quartets. Small group hard bop rarely comes any better than this.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 02:14:41
- Main artists: Grant Green
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Blue Note Records
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