Sonny Clark Trio

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Sonny Clark Trio
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1958 (1958-05) [1] [2]
RecordedOctober 13, 1957
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Hard bop
Length35:31 (LP)
48:53 (CD)
Label Blue Note
BLP 1579
Producer Alfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Sonny's Crib
(1958)
Sonny Clark Trio
(1958)
Cool Struttin'
(1958)

Sonny Clark Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Sonny Clark recorded on October 13, 1957 and released on Blue Note the following year. [1] [2] The trio features rhythm section Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "Mainstream jazz lovers will find much to enjoy about this edition of Clark discography, and a very good primer for recordings of his original music to come later in his career." [6]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be-Bop" Dizzy Gillespie 9:54
2."I Didn't Know What Time It Was"4:22
3."Two Bass Hit"
3:45
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tadd's Delight" Tadd Dameron 6:02
2."Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise"6:33
3."I'll Remember April"
4:55
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (alternate take)
  • Rodgers
  • Hart
4:20
8."Two Bass Hit" (alternate take)
  • Gilespie
  • Lewis
4:01
9."Tadd's Delight" (alternate take)Dameron5:01

Personnel

Sonny Clark Trio

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Sonny Clark Trio
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 200

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References

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  2. 1 2 "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box . New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. May 10, 1958. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. Sonny Clark discography accessed December 21, 2009.
  4. Allmusic Review
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2009.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Sonny Clark with Paul Chambers %7C 'Philly' Joe Jones – Sonny Clark Trio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 16, 2023.