http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6285&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rssSonny Clark wasn't a fancy player, yet his uncluttered approach to Bop piano was elegant in its own way. Tunes such as "Voodoo" and "Cool Struttin'" are archetypes of Blue Note Hard Bop and they exemplify his strengths: a strong feel for the blues, a relaxed sense of swing and an ear for simple, almost effortless melodies. He recorded frequently for Blue Note in the late 1950s and early '60s with consistently strong results. <I>Cool Struttin'</I>, <I>Leapin' and Lopin'</I>, and <I>Sonny's Crib</I>, in particular, rank among his career highlights. His sidemen included Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Jackie McLean, Paul Chambers and John Coltrane -- a who's who list that indicates how fellow musicians regarded him. Outside connoisseur circles, however, he wasn't a well known commodity, and his premature death in 1963 at age thirty-one did little to help. Fortunately, there's been a resurgent interest in his work in recent years, aided by a number of long-overdue CD reissues. - Will YorkHard Bopen720Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:59:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6285&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Sonny Clark wasn't a fancy player, yet his uncluttered approach to Bop piano was elegant in its own way. Tunes such as "Voodoo" and "Cool Struttin'" are archetypes of Blue Note Hard Bop and they exemplify his strengths: a strong feel for the blues, a relaxed sense of swing and an ear for simple, almost effortless melodies. He recorded frequently for Blue Note in the late 1950s and early '60s with consistently strong results. <I>Cool Struttin'</I>, <I>Leapin' and Lopin'</I>, and <I>Sonny's Crib</I>, in particular, rank among his career highlights. His sidemen included Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Jackie McLean, Paul Chambers and John Coltrane -- a who's who list that indicates how fellow musicians regarded him. Outside connoisseur circles, however, he wasn't a well known commodity, and his premature death in 1963 at age thirty-one did little to help. Fortunately, there's been a resurgent interest in his work in recent years, aided by a number of long-overdue CD reissues. - Will York http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1574373&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 27 Jul 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 1574373 tra.1574373 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Blue Note Plays Gershwin alb.203855 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/9/9/6/396993_170x170.jpg 1999-07-27 00:00:00.0 1999-07-27 00:00:00.0 true Love Walked In tra.1574373 348000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1574373&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1574373&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519475&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519475 tra.519475 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Cool Struttin' alb.88849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/8/398801_170x170.jpg 1999-04-20 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Deep Night tra.519475 571000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519475&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519475&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519473&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519473 tra.519473 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Cool Struttin' alb.88849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/8/398801_170x170.jpg 1999-04-20 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Blue Minor tra.519473 619000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519473&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519473&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519486&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519486 tra.519486 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Deep In A Dream tra.519486 407000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519486&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519486&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519472&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519472 tra.519472 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Cool Struttin' alb.88849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/8/398801_170x170.jpg 1999-04-20 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Cool Struttin' tra.519472 563000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519472&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519472&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519621&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519621 tra.519621 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Voodoo tra.519621 459000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519621&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519621&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519474&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519474 tra.519474 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Cool Struttin' alb.88849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/8/398801_170x170.jpg 1999-04-20 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sippin' At Bell's tra.519474 498000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519474&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519474&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519477&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519477 tra.519477 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Cool Struttin' alb.88849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/8/398801_170x170.jpg 1999-04-20 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lover (bonus track) tra.519477 423000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519477&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519477&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519476&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519476 tra.519476 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Cool Struttin' alb.88849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/8/8/398801_170x170.jpg 1999-04-20 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Royal Flush (bonus track) tra.519476 541000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519476&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519476&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519622&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519622 tra.519622 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Midnight Mambo tra.519622 436000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519622&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519622&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519451&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519451 tra.519451 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 My Conception alb.314065 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/5/8/398569_170x170.jpg 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Junka tra.519451 447000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519451&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519451&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1986506&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 1986506 tra.1986506 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 Sonny's Crib alb.232377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/5/1/1051509_170x170.jpg 1998-11-17 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Speak Low tra.1986506 410000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1986506&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1986506&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519442&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 7 Dec 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519442 tra.519442 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Standards alb.257359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/8/7/397812_170x170.jpg 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 1958-12-07 00:00:00.0 true I Cover The Waterfront tra.519442 277000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519442&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519442&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1986508&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 1986508 tra.1986508 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Sonny's Crib alb.232377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/5/1/1051509_170x170.jpg 1998-11-17 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sonny's Crib tra.1986508 811000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1986508&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1986508&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519447&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 7 Dec 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519447 tra.519447 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Standards alb.257359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/8/7/397812_170x170.jpg 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 1958-12-07 00:00:00.0 true Black Velvet tra.519447 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519447&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519447&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519488&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519488 tra.519488 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Melody For C (alternate take) tra.519488 494000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519488&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519488&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519437&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 7 Dec 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519437 tra.519437 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Standards alb.257359 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/8/7/397812_170x170.jpg 1998-02-10 00:00:00.0 1958-12-07 00:00:00.0 true Blues In The Night tra.519437 353000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519437&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519437&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2447005&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 8 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 2447005 tra.2447005 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 The Best Of The Blue Note Years alb.195489 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/1/5/445109_170x170.jpg 2001-05-08 00:00:00.0 2001-05-08 00:00:00.0 true Cool Struttin' tra.2447005 562000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2447005&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2447005&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21583404&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:07:25 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 21583404 tra.21583404 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 Blue Valentines -From Blue Note With Love alb.21551225 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/6/7/1297629_170x170.jpg 2008-07-15 00:00:00.0 null true Lover tra.21583404 423000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21583404&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21583404&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519625&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 8 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519625 tra.519625 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 The Best Of The Blue Note Years alb.195489 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/1/5/445109_170x170.jpg 2001-05-08 00:00:00.0 2001-05-08 00:00:00.0 true Softly As In A Morning Sunrise tra.519625 393000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519625&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519625&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519623&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519623 tra.519623 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Zellmar's Delight tra.519623 343000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519623&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519623&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519620&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519620 tra.519620 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Eric Walks tra.519620 341000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519620&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519620&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519487&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519487 tra.519487 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.0 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Melody For C tra.519487 470000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519487&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519487&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519485&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1961 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519485 tra.519485 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 Leapin' And Lopin' alb.94251 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/1/1411554_170x170.jpg 2008-09-16 00:00:00.0 1961-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Somethin' Special tra.519485 383000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519485&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519485&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519453&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Clark on Rhapsody Online 519453 tra.519453 Sonny Clark art.6285 0.99 My Conception alb.314065 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/5/8/398569_170x170.jpg 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Minor Meeting (second version) tra.519453 404000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.519453&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-clark%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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