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:  Dial "S" For Sonny (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) (2022)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz, West Coast Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Dial "S" For Sonny (7:26)

 2.  Bootin' It (6:17)

 3.  It Could Happen To You (6:59)

Side B:

 1.  Sonny's Mood (8:38)

 2.  Shoutin' On A Riff (6:45)

 3.  Love Walked In (5:50)

Personnel:

Sonny Clark:  Piano

Art Farmer:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A1-3, B1, 2

Curtis Fuller:  Trombone on Tracks:  A1-3, B1, 2

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  A1-3, B1, 2

Wilbur Ware:  Bass

Louis Hayes:  Drums

Dial "S" For Sonny is the debut studio album by Sonny Clark, originally released on December 1957 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on July 14, 2022 by Blue Note Records.  Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl.