Sonny Clark - The Art Of The Trio *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 25th September 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

The 2-LP set The Art Of The Trio presents sublime renditions of standards that the great pianist Sonny Clark recorded over three sessions in 1957–58 with bassists Paul Chambers and Jymie Merritt, and drummers Philly Joe Jones and Wes Landers.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI.

It is packaged in a deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket that includes a booklet with a booklet featuring new liner notes by Syd Schwartz, original liner notes by Ben Sidran and Bob Porter, and never-before-seen photos by Francis Wolff.

Tracklist:

LP1

SIDE A

1. Can’t We Be Friends (James, Swift)

2. I Cover The Waterfront (Green, Heyman)

3. Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald)

4. Blues In The Night (Arlen, Mercer)

SIDE B

1. All Of You (Porter)

2. Dancing In The Dark (Schwartz, Dietz)

3. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You (Alt Take) (Razaf, Redman)

4. Blues In The Night (Alt Take) (Arlen, Mercer)

LP2

SIDE A

1. Tadd’s Delight (Alt Take) (Tadd Dameron)

2. Two Bass Hit (Alt Take) (J. Lewis, D. Gillespie)

3. I Didn’t Know What Time It Is (Alt Take) (R. Rodgers, L. Hart)

4. Ain’t No Use (S. Wyche, L. Kirkland)

SIDE B

1. Black Velvet (Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Mundy)

2. I’m Just A Lucky So And So (Mack David, Duke Ellington)

3. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You (Razaf, Redman)

4. The Breeze And I (Camarata, Lecuona, Stillman)

5. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (McHugh, Fields)

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