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This recording is the result of two sessions from late 1958 (the other was released in Japan as Blues in the Night). The 45 Sessions CD also includes three alternate takes from the 1957 Sonny Clark Trio date (BN 1579) with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The remaining tunes feature Sonny with drummer Wes Landers and bassist Jymie Merritt (who went on to join Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers). In contrast to the hard-driving bebop approach of the 1957 session, this material is very relaxed.
Intended for release as 45 singles, the tunes are generally short interpretations of popular standards. Clark's left hand comping is informed more by Ahmad Jamal than Bud Powell. Landers primarily uses brushes and has a less aggressive approach than Philly Joe. The result is some of Sonny's most accessible piano trio work, with beautiful chord voicings and harmonizations and a very coherent group sound. Note that this material is also included in Blue Note's 1998 domestic Sonny Clark release entitled Standards.
Tracklist:
01. Tadd's Delight (alternate master) (5:04)
02. Two Bass Hit (alternate master) (4:03)
03. I Did't Know What Time it Was (alternate master) (4:23)
04. Ain't No Use (4:48)
05. Black Velvet (3:23)
06. I'm Just a Lucky So and So (4:33)
07. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (4:01)
08. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (alternate master) (3:54)
09. The Breeze and I (4:00)
10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:54)
Personnel:
Sonny Clark - piano
Paul Chambers, Jymie Merritt - bass
Philly Joe Jones, Wes Landers - drums
Additional Info:
Original sessions produced by Alfred Lion
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey
Recording Dates: September 13, 1957 and November 16, 1958
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Photography by Francis Wolff, Mosaic Images
Reissue produced by Michael Cuscuna
Liner notes by Michael Cuscuna (English) and Takao Ogawa (Japanese)
Genre: Hard-Bop/Piano
Label: Blue Note/Toshiba-EMI
Year: 1996
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