{"product_id":"sonny-clark-the-art-of-the-trio-2xlp-blue-note-tone-poet-385212","title":"Sonny Clark – The Art of the Trio (2xLP, Blue Note Tone Poet)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Clark’s \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Trio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers a fascinating stretch of his Blue Note piano-trio work from 1957 and 1958, bringing together material first heard across \u003cem\u003eSonny Clark Trio\u003c\/em\u003e and later Japanese releases including \u003cem\u003eBlues in the Night\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Trio\u003c\/em\u003e. Rather than foregrounding Clark the hard-bop composer heard on albums like \u003cem\u003eDial “S” for Sonny\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCool Struttin’\u003c\/em\u003e, this set leans into standards and trio interplay, showing how much nuance, swing, and melodic poise he could draw from familiar songbook material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sessions pair Clark with two first-rate rhythm teams: Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones on the October 1957 date, then Jymie Merritt and Wes Landers on later 1958 recordings, with Landers’ lighter touch and brushwork giving parts of the set a notably relaxed character. Across pieces such as “Can’t We Be Friends,” “Blues in the Night,” and “Tadd’s Delight,” Clark’s playing feels concise but never slight, balancing lyrical phrasing with the kind of rhythmic snap that made him one of Blue Note’s defining pianists of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Tone Poet edition is especially appealing because it compiles these trio recordings into a single vinyl package for the first time, adding new liner notes by Syd Schwartz, original notes by Ben Sidran and Bob Porter, and previously unseen Francis Wolff photographs. For anyone interested in the more intimate side of late-1950s Blue Note, it offers a fuller picture of Clark away from the front line and squarely at the keyboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2xLP, 33RPM, 180g, Stereo, Blue Note Tone Poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by Joe Harley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe tip-on gatefold jacket with booklet featuring new liner notes by Syd Schwartz, original notes by Ben Sidran and Bob Porter, and previously unseen Francis Wolff photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003ebeautiful chord voicings and harmonizations, and a very coherent group sound\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-art-of-the-trio-mw0000528491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAllMusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-music-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP 1 Side A                       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Can't We Be Friends\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. I Cover The Waterfront\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Somebody Loves Me\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Blues In The Night\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP 1 Side B                       \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. All Of You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Dancing In The Dark\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Blues In The Night\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP 2 Side A                       \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Tadd's Delight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Two Bass Hit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. 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