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:  My Conception  (2000)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, West Coast Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Junka  (7:30)
 2.  Blues Blue  (7:18)
 3.  Minor Meeting (Second Version)  (6:46)
 4.  Royal Flush (Second Version)  (7:00)
 5.  Some Clark Bars  (6:18)
 6.  My Conception  (4:44)

Bonus Tracks on CD:

 7.  Minor Meeting (First Version)  (6:54)
 8.  Eastern Incident  (8:14)
 9.  Little Sonny  (6:32)

Personnel:

Sonny Clark:  Piano
Donald Byrd:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1-6
Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1-6
Clifford Jordan:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  7-0
Kenny Burrell:  Guitar on Tracks:  7-9
Paul Chambers:  Bass 
Art Blakey:  Drums on Tracks:  1-6
Pete LaRoca:  Drums on Tracks:  7-9

My Conception is an album by Sonny Clark, originally released on December 8, 1957 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued in 2000 by Blue Note Records, featuring Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Clifford Jordan, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey and Pete LaRoca.