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Sonny Clark (21 Jul 1931 - 13 Jan 1963)

Male Person - United States

Releases (20)

Official

Album

  1. Dial "S" for Sonny Nov 1957
  2. Sonny's Crib 1957
  3. Cool Struttin' 1958
  4. Sonny Clark Quintets 1958
  5. Leapin' and Lopin' 1961
  6. Memorial Album 1976
  7. Blues in the Night 1979
  8. My Conception 1979
  9. Oakland 1955 24 Mar 1995
  10. Standards 10 Feb 1998
  11. 1954 Memorial Album 2001
  12. LA Session 1956/57 22 Apr 2009
  13. Sonny Clark Quintets 21 Apr 2010
  14. These Days 06 Mar 2018

Album - Compilation

  1. Somethin' Special 1988
  2. The Best of the Blue Note Years 08 May 2001
  3. Seven Classic Albums 2012
  4. The Complete Sonny Clark Blue Note Sessions 17 Jul 2023

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Sonny Clark Trio original, eponymous
  2. Sonny Clark Quartet
  3. Sonny Clark Quintet
  4. The Cal Tjader Quintet
  5. Sonny Clark Sextet

Recordings by (142)

  1. Dial "S" for Sonny 7:20 (Nov 1957) mono
  2. It Could Happen To You 6:58 (Nov 1957) mono
  3. Sonny's Mood 8:37 (Nov 1957) mono
  4. Shoutin' On A Riff 6:44 (Nov 1957) mono
  5. Love Walked In 5:48 (Nov 1957) mono
  6. Bootin' It 5:15 (Nov 1957) mono take
  7. With a Song in My Heart 7:55 (1957)
  8. Speak Low 6:50 (1957)
  9. Come Rain or Come Shine 7:29 (1957)
  10. Sonny's Crib 13:31 (1957)
  11. News for Lulu 8:34 (1957)
  12. Royal Flush 9:04 (1958)
  13. Lover 7:06 (1958)
  14. Minor Meeting 6:55 (1958)
  15. Eastern Incident 8:14 (1958)
  16. Little Sonny 6:32 (1958)
  17. Somethin' Special 6:22 (1961)
  18. Deep in a Dream 6:45 (1961)
  19. Melody for C 7:48 (1961)
  20. Eric Walks 5:41 (1961)
  21. Voodoo 7:39 (1961)
  22. Midnight Mambo 7:14 (1961)
  23. Blue Minor ?:?? (10 Nov 1968)
  24. Cool Struttin' ?:?? (10 Nov 1968)
  25. Improvisation No.1 4:04 (1976)
  26. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm 1:48 (1976)
  27. Body And Soul / Jeepers Creepers 4:31 (1976)
  28. Oslo 10:58 (1976)
  29. Improvisation No.2 / Over The Rainbow 6:58 (1976)
  30. Move 2:40 (1976)
  31. After You've Gone 13:21 (1976)
  32. Can't We Be Friends? 4:20 (1979)
  33. I Cover the Waterfront 4:41 (1979)
  34. Dancing in the Dark 3:32 (1979)
  35. Blues In The Night (Alternate Take) 7:16 (1979)
  36. Blues in the Night 5:59 (1979)
  37. All of You 3:54 (1979)
  38. Junka 7:28 (1979)
  39. Blues Blue 7:15 (1979)
  40. Minor Meeting (second version) 6:45 (1979)
  41. Royal Flush (second version) 6:59 (1979)
  42. Some Clark Bars 6:17 (1979)
  43. My Conception 4:44 (1979)
  44. Somebody Loves Me 4:17 (1979)
  45. Melody For C (Alternate Take) 8:10 (25 Sep 1987)
  46. Zellmar's Delight 5:38 (25 Sep 1987)
  47. With A Song In My Heart (Alternate Take) 7:55 (1987)
  48. Speak Low (alternate take) 5:00 (1987)
  49. Sonny's Crib (alternate take) 9:52 (1987)
  50. Two Bass Hit 3:45 (1988)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Dob‐Bla‐Bli 2:48 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (Jul 1947) piano
  2. Weird Lullaby 2:59 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (Jul 1947) piano
  3. Stomping at the Savoy 2:46 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947) piano
  4. Runnin’ Around 3:00 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947) piano
  5. Lop‐Pow 2:42 Babs Gonzales (1947) piano
  6. Oop‐Pop‐A‐Da 2:53 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947) piano
  7. Pay Dem Dues 3:13 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947) piano
  8. Babs’ Dream 2:55 Babs’ 3 Bips and a Bop (1947) piano
  9. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) 7:03 Frank Rosolino (1956) piano
  10. The Things We Did Last Summer 4:21 Frank Rosolino (1956) piano
  11. My Delux 7:41 Frank Rosolino (1956) piano
  12. Miss Jackie's Dish 9:08 Jerry Dodgion Quartet (1956) piano
  13. The Goof and I 4:48 Serge Chaloff (1956) piano
  14. Imagination 3:18 The Cal Tjader Quintet (1956) piano
  15. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry 4:47 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano
  16. The Groove 5:45 Jerry Dodgion Quartet (1956) piano
  17. That Old Black Magic 6:39 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano
  18. I Love You 4:11 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  19. In the Still of the Night 4:17 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  20. All the Things You Are 5:30 Serge Chaloff (1956) piano
  21. I’ve Got the World on a String 6:46 Serge Chaloff (1956) piano
  22. Susie’s Blues 5:10 Serge Chaloff (1956) piano
  23. They Say It’s Wonderful 7:18 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano
  24. The Nearness of You 4:56 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano
  25. Love for Sale 2:44 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  26. Night and Day 4:41 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  27. Just One of Those Things 2:46 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  28. Summertime 4:02 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  29. Memories of You 3:47 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  30. How Deep Is the Ocean 2:57 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  31. Blue Prelude 2:36 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  32. How High the Moon 3:07 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  33. Until the Real Thing Comes Along 4:03 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  34. There Will Never Be Another You 5:04 The Cal Tjader Quintet (1956) piano
  35. I Get a Kick Out of You 2:46 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  36. If I Had You 2:41 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  37. After You've Gone 3:39 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  38. Come Rain or Come Shine 3:50 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  39. Jeepers Creepers 3:17 The Cal Tjader Quintet (1956) piano
  40. But Beautiful 4:38 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano
  41. What Is This Thing Called Love 5:41 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  42. Wailin' With Joe 2:42 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  43. The Blues for Rose 2:33 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  44. Easy to Love 3:14 Sonny Criss (1956) piano
  45. A Handful of Stars 5:35 Serge Chaloff (1956) piano
  46. Brew’s Blues 3:29 The Cal Tjader Quintet (1956) piano
  47. Getting a Balance 9:01 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano
  48. Moten Swing 4:02 The Cal Tjader Quintet (1956) piano
  49. Frieda 6:13 Frank Rosolino (1956) piano
  50. Moe 4:07 Buddy DeFranco (1956) piano

Credited as (11)

  1. Sonny Clark
  2. Jimmy Raney and Sonny Clark
  3. Frank Rosolino Quartet featuring Sonny Clark
  4. Sonny Clark & Sonny Clark Trio
  5. Sonny Clark, Max Roach, George Duvivier
  6. Sonny Clark and Buddy De Franco Quartet
  7. Jimmy Raney With Sonny Clark
  8. Sonny Clark with Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
  9. Grant Green feat. Ike Quebec, Sonny Clark, Sam Jones, Louis Hayes
  10. Lou Donaldson with Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Sonny Clark, George Joyner, Art Taylor
  11. Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Sonny Clark, Cannonball Adderley, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Herbie Hancock

Works (24)

Composed

  1. Sonia
  2. My Conception
  3. News for Lulu
  4. Junka
  5. Somethin' Special
  6. Melody for C
  7. Voodoo
  8. Zellmar's Delight
  9. Blues Blue
  10. Minor Meeting
  11. Some Clark Bars
  12. Eastern Incident
  13. Little Sonny
  14. Sonny's Crib
  15. Nursery Blues
  16. Nicely
  17. Two for One
  18. Cool Struttin’
  19. Blue Minor
  20. Royal Flush
  21. Cable Car
  22. Sonny’s Idea
  23. Moe
  24. Getting a Balance

Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79008096
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12407495f
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79008096
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/sonny_clark
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6wh488g
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134347951

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/257028

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000036934

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/69016705

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q939908

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/215708
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Sc9ykJB728MAZab1Ocwy8

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1004725

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/11247
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1004725

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/clark/
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-clark/discography/