Sonny Clark Trio – Sonny Clark Trio (2003) [Audio Fidelity SACD #AFZ-001] SACD ISO

Sonny Clark Trio – Sonny Clark Trio (2003) [Audio Fidelity SACD #AFZ-001]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 1:14:45 minutes | Full Scans included | 3,05 GB
Genre: Jazz | Publisher (label): Audio Fidelity – AFZ 006

This lesser-known Sonny Clark session (his only studio album not made for Blue Note) is sometimes issued under drummer Max Roach’s name too. They are joined by bassist George Duvivier for a set of generally obscure Clark originals including “Minor Meeting,” “Blues Mambo,” & “My Conception” (which is taken as an unaccompanied piano solo). Although not obvious while listening to his recording, Clark’s life was on the decline & this would be his penultimate date as a leader.

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Sonny Clark Trio – Blues In The Night (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Sonny Clark Trio – Blues In The Night (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 34:00 minutes | 394 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

The piano trio material included in this Japanese reissue, along with another session from late 1958 (see The Art of the Trio, aka “The 45 Sessions”), constitutes a body of work which was never released in LP format during Sonny Clark’s tragically short life. Clark was an underrated master of the hard bop genre who had a very subtle, artful touch. On this date, he exhibits the influence of Ahmad Jamal and Red Garland (a lighter sound) and less of the Bud Powell-inspired, hard-driving bebop lines.

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