Sonny Clark • The 45 Sessions

Conrad Yeatis “Sonny” Clark was an American jazz pianist who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom. Contents

Clark was born and raised in Herminie, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town southeast of Pittsburgh. At age 12, he moved to Pittsburgh. When visiting an aunt in California at age 20, Clark decided to stay and began working with saxophonist Wardell Gray. Clark went to San Francisco with Oscar Pettiford and after a couple months, was working with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco in 1953. Clark toured the U.S. and Europe with DeFranco until January 1956, when he joined The Lighthouse All-Stars, led by bassist Howard Rumsey.

Wishing to return to the east coast, Clark served as accompanist for singer Dinah Washington in February 1957 in order to relocate to New York City. In New York, Clark was often requested as a sideman by many musicians, partly because of his rhythmic comping. He frequently recorded for Blue Note Records, playing as a sideman with many hard bop players, including Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Grant Green, Philly Joe Jones, Clifford Jordan, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Art Taylor, and Wilbur Ware. He also recorded sessions with Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, Stanley Turrentine, and Lee Morgan.

As a band leader, Clark recorded albums “Dial “S” for Sonny” (1957), “Sonny's Crib” (1957), Sonny Clark Trio (1957), with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, and Cool Struttin' (1958). Sonny Clark Trio, with George Duvivier and Max Roach was released in 1960.

Clark died of a heart attack in New York City, although commentators attribute the early death to Clark's drug and alcohol abuse.

Close friend and fellow jazz pianist Bill Evans dedicated the composition “NYC's No Lark” (an anagram of “Sonny Clark”) to him after his death, included on Evans' Conversations with Myself (1963). John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Ray Drummond, and Bobby Previte recorded an album of Clark's compositions, Voodoo (1985), as The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet. Zorn also recorded several of Clark's compositions with Bill Frisell and George Lewis on News for Lulu (1988) and More News for Lulu (1992).

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Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark era un pianista de jazz americano que trabajaba principalmente en el idioma del hard bop. Contenido

Clark nació y se crió en Herminie, Pennsylvania, una ciudad minera al sureste de Pittsburgh. A la edad de 12 años, se mudó a Pittsburgh. Cuando visitó a una tía en California a los 20 años, Clark decidió quedarse y empezó a trabajar con el saxofonista Wardell Gray. Clark se fue a San Francisco con Oscar Pettiford y después de un par de meses, trabajó con el clarinetista Buddy DeFranco en 1953. Clark recorrió los EE.UU. y Europa con DeFranco hasta enero de 1956, cuando se unió a The Lighthouse All-Stars, dirigido por el bajista Howard Rumsey.

Deseoso de regresar a la costa este, Clark sirvió como acompañante de la cantante Dinah Washington en febrero de 1957 para trasladarse a la ciudad de Nueva York. En Nueva York, Clark fue solicitado a menudo como acompañante por muchos músicos, en parte por su compás. Frecuentemente grabó para Blue Note Records, tocando como sideman con muchos músicos de hard bop, incluyendo Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Grant Green, Philly Joe Jones, Clifford Jordan, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Art Taylor y Wilbur Ware. También grabó sesiones con Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Billie Holiday, Stanley Turrentine y Lee Morgan.

Como líder de la banda, Clark grabó los álbumes "Dial "S" for Sonny" (1957), "Sonny's Crib" (1957), Sonny Clark Trio (1957), con Paul Chambers y Philly Joe Jones, y Cool Struttin' (1958). Sonny Clark Trio, con George Duvivier y Max Roach se estrenó en 1960.

Clark murió de un ataque cardíaco en la ciudad de Nueva York, aunque los comentaristas atribuyen la muerte temprana al abuso de drogas y alcohol de Clark.

Un amigo íntimo y compañero pianista de jazz, Bill Evans, le dedicó la composición "NYC's No Lark" (un anagrama de "Sonny Clark") después de su muerte, incluida en Evans's Conversations with Myself (1963). John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Ray Drummond y Bobby Previte grabaron un álbum de las composiciones de Clark, Voodoo (1985), como The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet. Zorn también grabó varias de las composiciones de Clark con Bill Frisell y George Lewis en News for Lulu (1988) y More News for Lulu (1992). 

 

 

 

Tracklist
1 Tadd's Delight (Alternate Master)
2 Two Bass Hit (Alternate Master)
3 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
4 Ain't No Use
5 Black Velvet
6 I'm Just Lucky So And So
7 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
8 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Alternate Master)
9 The Breeze And I
10 I Can't Give You Anything But Love


Bass – Jymie Merritt (tracks: 4 to 9), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: 1 to 3, 10)
Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones (tracks: 1 to 3, 10), Wes Landers (tracks: 4 to 9)
Piano – Sonny Clark
Producer – Alfred Lion

Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder / Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on September 13 and November 16, 1958.

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