Sonny Clark Trio - Sonny Clark Trio LP cover art

Tone Poet · Jul 7, 2023

Sonny Clark Trio - Sonny Clark Trio LP

Sonny Clark

Released
Jul 7, 2023
Pressed At
Record Technology Inc
Producer
Joe Harley
Mastered
Kevin Gray
Edition
1 LP

Liner Notes

Presented without horns for the first time, the six-song set of bebop themes and standards puts the emphasis on Clark’s pianism. The album opens with a blistering take of Dizzy Gillespie’s tune “Be-Bop” that demonstrates Clark’s dexterity before downshifting into a medium tempo swing through Rogers and Hart’s “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was.”

Two more bop themes follow with excellent renditions of Gillespie and John Lewis’ “Two Bass Hit” and “Tadd’s Delight” by Tadd Dameron. Clark’s profound lyricism and inventive lines are evident on an excellent version of “Softly As In A Morning Sunrise” and the album closes with an exquisite solo performance of “I’ll Remember April.”

The supremely swinging pianist Sonny Clark hit the Blue Note scene in 1957 with a burst of creativity, first appearing as a sideman on the excellent Hank Mobley session and quickly returning to Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio to record three albums as a leader over the next three months: his debut Dial ‘S’ for Sonny, Sonny’s Crib featuring John Coltrane, and the sublime Sonny Clark Trio featuring bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones.

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Personnel

  • "Philly" Joe JonesDrums
  • Alfred LionProducer [Original Session Produced By]
  • Francis WolffPhotography By [Photography]
  • Joe HarleySupervised By [LP Supervision By]
  • Kevin GrayMastered By [LP Mastering By]
  • Kevin GrayLacquer Cut By
  • Leonard FeatherLiner Notes
  • Paul Chambers (3)Bass
  • Reid MilesDesign [Cover Design], Cover [Cover Design]
  • Rudy Van GelderEngineer [Recording Engineer]
  • Sonny ClarkPiano
  • Sonny Clark Trio

Track List

Side A

3 cuts
  1. 1.Be-BopA1
  2. 2.I Didn't Know What Time It WasA2
  3. 3.Two Bass HitA3

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