The Art of The Trio
This article is about the album by Sonny Clark. For the series of albums by Brad Mehldau, see
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1980 studio album by Sonny Clark
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The Art of The Trio is a studio album by the pianist Sonny Clark .[ 2]
It features alternate takes of three October 1957 pieces which originally appeared on Sonny Clark Trio , while the new tracks were recorded on November 16, 1958. The album was released only in Japan in 1980 as GXF 3069, then reissued again in Japan in the 1990s as The 45 Sessions featuring an alternate take of "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?". The tracks #4–9 can be found on the compilation Standards and on the 2014 Japanese release of Blues in the Night ; tracks #1–3 are included on the CD reissue of Sonny Clark Trio .
Track listing
"Tadd's Delight" [Alternate Take] - 5:01
"Two Bass Hit" [Alternate Take] - 4:01
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) [Alternate Take] - 4:25
"Ain't No Use" (Leroy Kirkland , Sidney Wyche ) - 4:49
"Black Velvet " (Illinois Jacquet , Jimmy Mundy ) - 3:23
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So (Mack David , Duke Ellington ) - 4:33
"Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You " (Andy Razaf , Don Redman ) - 4:01
"The Breeze and I " (Tutti Camarata , Ernesto Lecuona , Al Stillman ) - 4:00
"I Can't Give You Anything But Love " (Dorothy Fields , Jimmy McHugh ) - 3:52
Personnel
Tracks 1–3
Tracks 4–9
References
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader 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)