9 thoughts on “ Minor Meeting - Sonny Clark - Sonny Clark Quintet (CD, Album) ”

1. 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 bop pianist, Clark never got his due before he passed away in at the age of 31, despite.

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2. Buy And Buddy De Franco Quartet · Complete Sessions (2-CD) by Sonny Clark on Blue Sounds Store. Released by Definitive Records.

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3. Clark simply makes the piano sing. This is evident from the beginning on "Minor Meeting," one of eight tunes on an album consisting of all originals, and what sparkling music it is. The possibility of hearing two alternate takes of "Minor Meeting" shows that Clark was in the zone every time.

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4. As a band leader, Clark recorded eight albums including Dial "S" for Sonny (), Sonny's Crib (), Sonny Clark Trio (), with Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, and Cool Struttin' (). Sonny Clark Trio, with George Duvivier and Max Roach was released in All these recordings are included on this intriguing compilation.

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5. Sonny Clark Trio &#; The Sessions With George Duvivier And Max Roach (Full Album) No matter what, there is no doubt that Sonny Clark was highly esteemed among musicians and listeners. Time has only done Clark a favor and confirms this particular album as the jewel it is.

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6. In , Clark and his quintet recorded three pieces for a scheduled album: "Minor Meeting", "Eastern Incident" and "Little Sonny". Said album, however, never saw the light of the day in its complete form. Said tracks, in fact, would remain the only recorded material which could be used; not enough for an LP.

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7. Label: Blue Note - TOCJ • Series: The BN Works Series • Format: CD Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono • Country: Japan • Genre: Jazz • Style: Hard Bop Sonny Clark - Quintets (, CD) | Discogs5/5(1).

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8. Jun 09,  · And sometimes these sets do include albums that are difficult to find/o.o.p./expensive (the "Sonny Clark Quintet" album from Japan), so weigh that too. Sonny Clark was a fine player in the bluesy, hard bop tradition of Kenny Drew, Duke Pearson, John Hicks (who recorded an album in homage to Clark), Elmo Hope, and others of this era/5(51).

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9. As noted on an earlier review, Minor Meeting, Eastern Incident and Little Sonny appear on My Conception (tracks 7, 8 and 9). Royal Flush and Lover appear on Cool Struttin' (tracks 5 & 6). These 5 tracks together represent the previously unreleased Cool Struttin' vol 2 (BLP), which was eventually released as Sonny Clark Quintets.5/5(3).

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