Monday, January 16, 2017

Sonny Clark






































Artist:  Sonny Clark
Birth Name:  Conrad Yeatis Clark
Born:  July 21, 1931.  Herminie, Pennsylvania, USA
Died:  January 13, 1963 (Aged 31).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, West Coast Jazz
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Piano

Sonny Clark was an American Jazz Pianist.  He was often requested as a sideman by many musicians including Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Grant Green, Philly Joe Jones, Clifford Jordan, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley and more!.  He also recorded sessions with Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, Stanley Turrentine and Lee Morgan.














Title:  Sonny's Crib  (1998)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, West Coast Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  With A Song In My Heart (1998 Digital Remaster) (7:55)
 2.  Speak Low  (6:51)
 3.  Come Rain Or Come Shine (1998 Digital Remaster) (7:29)
 4.  Sonny's Crib (1998 Digital Remaster)  (13:31)
 5.  News For Lulu  (8:35)

Bonus Tracks:  On Reissued CD:

 6.  With A Song In My Heart (September 1, 1957 Alternate Take) (8:48)
 7.  Speak Low (Alternate Take)  (6:58)
 8.  Sonny's Crib (Alternate Take)  (9:53)

Personnel:

Sonny Clark:  Piano
Donald Byrd:  Trumpet
Curtis Fuller:  Trombone
John Coltrane:  Tenor Saxophone
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Art Taylor:  Drums

Sonny's Crib is an album by Sonny Clark, originally released on March 1958 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on November 17, 1998 by Blue Note Records, featuring Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.

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