Sonny's Crib
1958 studio album by Sonny Clark
Sonny's Crib | ||||
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Studio album by Sonny Clark | ||||
Released | March 1958 (1958-03)[1][2][3] | |||
Recorded | September 1, 1957 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ | |||
Genre | Hard bop | |||
Length | 44:18 | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 1576 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Sonny Clark chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Sonny's Crib is an album by American jazz pianist Sonny Clark, recorded on September 1, 1957 and released on Blue Note in March 1958.[1][2][3] The sextet features horn section Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, and John Coltrane and rhythm section Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.[6]
Critical reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "Sonny's Crib is a phenomenal recording, one that opened the door to hard bop becoming the norm in the late '50s, and one that drew deft, imaginative performances from all its players".[7]
Critic Reid Thompson compared the album favorably to Coltrane's Blue Train (recorded two weeks later), seeing them as the epitome of the Blue Note sound in the late 1950s.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "With a Song in My Heart" | 7:54 | |
2. | "Speak Low" | 6:50 | |
3. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" | 7:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sonny's Crib" | Sonny Clark | 13:31 |
2. | "News for Lulu" | Clark | 8:34 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "With a Song in My Heart" (alternate take) | Rodgers | 8:47 |
7. | "Speak Low" (alternate take) |
| 6:57 |
8. | "Sonny's Crib" (alternate take) | Clark | 9:56 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
- ^ a b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 482. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b "New LP Releases". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. March 3, 1958. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b "March Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. March 8, 1958. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Sonny Clark discography accessed December 21, 2009.
- ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2009.
- ^ Thompson, Reid (Dec 1, 2001). "Sonny Clark: Sonny's Crib". All About Jazz. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
- 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)
- 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)