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Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark
Born: Jul 21, 1931 in Herminie, PA
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Died: Jan 13, 1963 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
Biography: Like Fats Navarro and Charlie Parker before him, Sonny Clark's life was short but it burned with musical intensity. Influenced deeply by Bud Powell, Clark nonetheless developed an intricate and hard-swinging harmonic sensibility that was full of nuance and detail. Regarded as the quintessential hard ...Read full biography
Cool Struttin'
Cool Struttin'
Released: 1958
Label: Blue Note Japan
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Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader's chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he had before or ever did ...Read full review
Cool Struttin' [Bonus Tracks]
Cool Struttin' [Bonus Tracks]
Released: 1958
Label: EMI
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Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader's chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he had before or ever did ...Read full review
More Sonny Clark albums: Main Albums (18), Compilations (11), DVD/Video (1)
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