Sonny Clark Trio

Sonny Clark Trio
Sonny Clark Trio
Studio album by Sonny Clark
Released	May 1958
Recorded	October 13, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Hard bop
Length	35:31 (LP); 48:53 (CD)
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1579
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology

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]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[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[edit]

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tadd's Delight"	Tadd Dameron	6:02
2.	"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise"	Oscar Hammerstein II Sigmund Romberg	6:33
3.	"I'll Remember April"	Gene DePaul Patricia Johnston Don Raye	4:55

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(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)	Dameron	5:01

Personnel[edit]

Sonny Clark Trio[edit]

Sonny Clark – piano
Paul Chambers – bass (except "I'll Remember April")
Philly Joe Jones – drums (except "I'll Remember April")

Technical personnel[edit]

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography

Charts[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. May 19, 1958. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. May 10, 1958. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ Sonny Clark discography accessed December 21, 2009.
^ Allmusic Review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2009.
^ "Ultratop.be – Sonny Clark with Paul Chambers %7C 'Philly' Joe Jones – Sonny Clark Trio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

[BbMay58-1] "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. May 19, 1958. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[CBMay58-2] "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

[Penguin-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.

[ac_Flanders_Sonny_Clark_with_Paul_Chambers_%7C_'Philly'_Joe_Jones-7] "Ultratop.be – Sonny Clark with Paul Chambers %7C 'Philly' Joe Jones – Sonny Clark Trio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

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v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)