Sonny Clark Trio

Sonny Clark Trio is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Clark with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.[3] The original album comprises six jazz standards; three alternate takes have been added in the CD reissues.

Sonny Clark Trio
Studio album by
Sonny Clark
ReleasedEarly May 1958[1]
RecordedOctober 13, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreHard bop
Length35:31 original LP
48:53 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1579
ProducerAlfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Sonny's Crib
(1957)		 Sonny Clark Trio
(1958)		 Sonny Clark Quintets
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Critical reception

The album was awarded 4 stars by Michael G. Nastos in an Allmusic review which stated "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".[4]

Track listing
  1. "Be-Bop" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:54
  2. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:22
  3. "Two Bass Hit" (Gillespie, John Lewis) - 3:45
  4. "Tadd's Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:02
  5. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 6:33
  6. "I'll Remember April" (Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:55

Bonus tracks on CD:

  1. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" [Alternate Take] - 4:20
  2. "Two Bass Hit" [Alternate Take] - 4:01
  3. "Tadd's Delight" [Alternate Take] - 5:01

Personnel

Production

References
  1. Billboard May 19, 1958
  2. Allmusic Review
  3. Sonny Clark discography accessed December 21, 2009.
  4. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2009.
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