SONNY CLARK - COOL STRUTTIN’ LP (BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL EDITION)
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$32.00
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New/sealed, presumed mint.
Conrad Yeatis Clark, otherwise known as Sonny Clark, was in many ways the quintessential hard bop pianist. Possessed of an enviable lyrical flow and a wealth of inventive melodic ideas that unfurled with clarity and without fuss, Clark had a deeply rooted feeling for the blues.
After moving from his hometown of Pittsburgh to New York, Clark emerged as a ubiquitous presence on Blue Note starting in 1957. It was on his fifth Blue Note date as a leader that Clark arrived at his masterwork, Cool Struttin’, recorded in January 1958 with a top-shelf quintet featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, and ‘Philly’ Joe Jones on drums. The album has only grown in stature as a timeless hard bop classic since Clark’s premature death at age 31 in 1963.
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Tracklist:
A1: Cool Struttin’
A2: Blue Minor
B1: Sippin’ At Bells
B2: Deep Night
Tracklist:
A1: Sideways
A2: Passing Ships
A3: Plantation Bag
B1: Noon Tide
B2: The Brown Queen
C1: Cascade
C2: Yesterday’s Tomorrow