Dial "S" for Sonny

by Sonny Clark

Overview

Dial "S" for Sonny, Sonny Clark's first session for Blue Note Records and his first session as a leader, is a terrific set of laidback bop, highlighted by Clark's liquid, swinging solos. Clark leads a first-rate group -- Art Farmer (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Wilbur Ware (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) -- through four originals and two standards, balancing the selections between swinging bop and reflective ballads. There are traces of Bud Powell in Clark's style, but he's beginning to come into his own, developing a style that's alternately edgy and charmingly relaxed. Mobley, Farmer and Fuller have their moments, but Clark steals the show in this set of fine, straight-ahead bop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2022
Label:	Blue Note
UPC:	0602445352104
Rank:	54053

Tracks

1. Dial "S" for Sonny
2. Bootin' It (Mono Take)
3. It Could Happen to You
4. Sonny's Mood
5. Shoutin' on a Riff
6. Love Walked In
7. Bootin' It

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sonny Clark   Primary Artist,Piano
Wilbur Ware   Double Bass,Guest Artist,Bass
Louis Hayes   Guest Artist,Drums
Hank Mobley   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Art Farmer   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Curtis Fuller   Trombone
Paul Chambers   Bass
Philly Joe Jones   Drums

Technical Credits

Alfred Lion   Audio Production,Producer
Rudy Van Gelder   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Remastering
Sonny Clark   Composer
Bob Blumenthal   Liner Notes
Bill Connors   Photography
Francis Wolff   Photography
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Ron McMaster   Mastering
James Van Heusen   Composer
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Patrick Roques   Redesign
Johnny Burke   Composer
Robert Levin   Liner Notes
Micaela Boland   Design,Art Direction
Reid Miles   Cover Design
William Connors   Cover Photo