Clark, Sonny

Blues In The Night

The piano trio material included in this reissue, constitutes a body of work which was never released in LP format during Sonny Clark's tragically short life. Clark was an underrated master of the hard bop genre who had a very subtle, artful touch. On this date, he exhibits the influence of Ahmad Jamal and Red Garland (a lighter sound) and less of the Bud Powell-inspired, hard-driving bebop lines. The arrangements are simple and concise; the tunes are all well-known standards. Sonny's conception is quite accessible-relaxed tempos and blues-inflected improvisations. His chord voicings and harmonies are exquisite on "I Cover the Waterfront," "Somebody Loves Me," "Dancing in the Dark," and Cole Porter's "All of You."

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Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
01-03-2024
Label
Item-nr
379126
EAN
8013252888786
Availability
Exp. 01-03-2024
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?
2. I COVER THE WATERFRONT
3. SOMEBODY LOVES ME
4. BLUES IN THE NIGHT.
5. BLUES IN THE NIGHT (ALTERNATE TAKE)
6. ALL OF YOU
7. DANCING IN THE DARK
8. GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU? (ALTERNATE TAKE)