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Cool Struttin' 
Studio album by Sonny Clark Released 1958 Recorded January 5, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New JerseyGenre jazz, hard bop Length 53:38 (1999 reissue) Label Blue Note Producer Michael Cuscuna; Alfred Lion Sonny Clark chronology Sonny Clark Quintets
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[1]Cool Struttin' is a 1958 album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark. Described as an "enduring hard-bop classic" by the New York Times,[2] the album features alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Art Farmer and two members of the Miles Davis Quintet, drummer Philly Joe Jones and bassist Paul Chambers. According to The Stereo Times, the album enjoys "a nearly cult status among hardcore jazz followers",[3] a reputation All Music asserts it deserves "for its soul appeal alone".[4]
Originally released on LP in 1958 by Blue Note, the album has been re-released on CD many times by Blue Note and EMI. Two reissues in the mid-2000s include bonus tracks.
Contents
Track listing
Except where otherwise noted, tracks composed by Sonny Clark.
- "Cool Struttin'" – 9:24
- "Blue Minor" – 10:19
- "Sippin' at Bells" (Miles Davis) – 8:19
- "Deep Night" (Charles Henderson, Rudy Vallée) – 9:34
US bonus tracks
- "Royal Flush" – 9:00[5]
- "Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 7:03
Personnel
Performance
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
Production
- Michael Cuscuna – producer, liner notes, reissue producer
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Ron McMaster – digital transfers
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Palmer, Robert. (March 18, 1987) The Pop Life; recalling Sonny Clark. New York Times. Accessed October 28, 2007.
- ^ Merod, Jim. (September 10, 2002). Music in the Key of Clark: Remembering Sonny Clark. The Stereo Times. Accessed October 28, 2007.
- ^ Cool Struttin' review at Allmusic
- ^ Cool Struttin' (US Bonus Tracks) at Allmusic
Categories:- 1958 albums
- Sonny Clark albums
- Albums produced by Alfred Lion
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums produced by Michael Cuscuna
- Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
- Hard bop albums
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