{"product_id":"sonny-clark-sonnys-crib","title":"Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib [ Vinyl ]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time that Clark went back into Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio to record his second album for Blue Note – on September 1, 1957, when he laid down the tracks for what became Sonny’s Crib – the pianist had racked up several other sideman sessions for the label, including another one for Hank Mobley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree of the album’s five tracks are standards. The opener is a swinging take on Rodgers \u0026amp; Hart’s “With A Song In My Heart,” while a jaunty reading of Kurt Weill’s “Speak Low” is propelled by an infectious Latin groove, with Coltrane taking the first solo and displaying his absolute mastery of the tenor saxophone. A wistful take on Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer’s mournful ballad “Come Rain Or Come Shine” shows the sextet in a reflective mood, with Fuller’s resonant trombone particularly effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor side two of Sonny’s Crib, Clark reserved two long self-penned tunes. The first is the title song, a classic piece of unadulterated hard bop where the “head” theme draws on “amen” cadences from African-American church music. It then eases into a midtempo swing groove which allows the soloists to stretch out. First in line is Coltrane, who delivers a typically robust but fluid “sheets of sound”-style solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough diminutive in terms of his height (he stood only five foot, five inches), Sonny Clark was undoubtedly a man of substantial stature in the jazz world. He might have achieved even greater things had he lived longer, but as it is, Sonny’s Crib is a classic album that ensures that both his music and talent can be appreciated by future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSONNY'S CRIP  - SONNY CLARK - VINYL LP\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54212325998921,"sku":"725543332219.0","price":0.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/7329\/9785\/files\/1585317.jpg?v=1776414265","url":"https:\/\/vintagespinvinyl.com\/products\/sonny-clark-sonnys-crib","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}