Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sonny CLARK Trio 1957


Sonny CLARK Trio 1957
Label: Blue Note
Remastered by RVG, 1998

Jazz

This album from 1957 excellently captures what was definitive of jazz at that time, and in so doing became one of the best jazz albums of all time. Sonny Clark never had as big a name as other prominent pianists of the day, but he deserves to be prominently remembered. His style on this album obviously echoes with the style of Bud Powell but (like the great Dave McKenna on his trio recordings from this same time period) his playing also brings with it a smooth lyricism that is new. Sonny Clark's playing on this album has the sound of beautiful perfection, and (along with the great work of Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums) the playing really swings. The tunes are all ones recorded many times by many others, but these renditions really set the standard for how these "standards" sound. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is particularly strong. This is a great album to introduce jazz to someone, and also is an essential study album for anyone seriously interested in the art form.
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Sonny Clark- (Piano)
Paul Chambers- (Double Bass)
Philly Joe Jones- (Drums)
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01. Be-Bop (Dizzy Gillespie) 9:55
02. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers) 4:24
03. Two Bass Hit (Dizzy Gillespie/John Lewis) 3:45
04. Tadd's Delight (Tadd Dameron) 6:02
05. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (Oscar Hammerstein II/Sigmund Romberg) 6:35
06. I'll Remember April (Gene DePaul/Patricia Johnston/Don Raye) 4:54
07. I Didn't Know What Time It Was [alternate take] Hart, Rodgers 4:20
08. Two Bass Hit [alternate take] Gillespie, Lewis 4:01
09. Tadd's Delight [alternate take] Dameron 5:01
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