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1958 studio album by Sonny Clark
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
Sonny's Crib is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark recorded for the Blue Note label. It features Donald Byrd , Curtis Fuller , John Coltrane , Paul Chambers , and Art Taylor .[ 3] The first half of the album comprises three jazz standards, while the second half contains two original compositions by Clark. One writer has compared the album to Coltrane's Blue Train , recorded a fortnight later and which features Fuller and Chambers, as the epitome of the Blue Note sound in the late 1950s.[ 4]
Critical reception
Sonny's Crib was awarded 3½ stars by Thom Jurek in an Allmusic review which stated "Sonny's Crib is a phenomenal recording, one that opened the door to hard bop becoming the norm in the late '50s, and one that drew deft, imaginative performances from all its players".[ 5]
Track listing
"With a Song in My Heart " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) - 7:54
"Speak Low " (Kurt Weill , Ogden Nash ) - 6:50
"Come Rain or Come Shine " (Harold Arlen , Johnny Mercer ) - 7:29
"Sonny's Crib" (Sonny Clark) - 13:31
"News for Lulu" (Sonny Clark) - 8:34
"With a Song in My Heart" [alternate take] (Rodgers) - 8:47 Bonus track on CD
"Speak Low" [alternate take] (Weill, Nash) - 6:57 Bonus track on CD
"Sonny's Crib" [alternate take] - 9:56 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Production
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)
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
As leader WithPepper Adams WithThe Jazz Messengers WithGigi Gryce WithJackie McLean WithHank Mobley With others
Discoveries /Presenting Cannonball Adderley (Cannonball Adderley , 1955)
Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons , 1956)
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
All Day Long (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers , 1956)
Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
Sonny's Crib (Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1959)
Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke , 1955)
Lush Life (John Coltrane , 1957–58)
The Believer (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Black Pearls (John Coltrane, 1957–58)
Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)
Wailing With Lou (Lou Donaldson , 1957)
Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957)
This Is New (Kenny Drew , 1957)
All Mornin' Long (Red Garland , 1957)
Soul Junction (Red Garland, 1957)
High Pressure (Red Garland, 1957)
One Flight Up (Dexter Gordon , 1964)
Ladybird (Dexter Gordon, 1965)
Snap Your Fingers (Al Grey , 1962)
Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (Guru , 1993)
Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (Guru, 1994–95)
My Point of View (Herbie Hancock , 1993)
Tone Tantrum (Gene Harris, 1977)
Swamp Seed (Jimmy Heath , 1963)
Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope , 1956)
African High Life (Solomon Ilori , 1963)
Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Ahmad Jamal , 1994 or 1995)
Quartet-Quintet (Hank Jones , 1955)
Bluebird (Hank Jones, 1955)
TV Action Jazz! (Mundell Lowe , 1959)
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
Goin' Out of My Head (Wes Montgomery , 1965)
Hush! (Duke Pearson , 1962)
Wahoo! (Duke Pearson, 1964)
Another One /Oscar Pettiford Volume 2 (1955)
Winner's Circle (Oscar Pettiford , et al, 1957)
Blues in Trinity (Dizzy Reece , 1958)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Dimensions & Extensions (Sam Rivers , 1967)
Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1956)
Don't Stop the Carnival (Sonny Rollins , 1978)
Silver's Blue (Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor , 1957)
Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader , 1964)
A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967)
Top Brass (Ernie Wilkins , 1955)
Pairing Off (Phil Woods , 1956)