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Sonny's Crib is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark, released on the Blue Note label in March 1958.[1][2][3] It features Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor.[6] The first half of the album comprises three jazz standards, while the second half contains two original compositions by Clark. One writer has compared the album to Coltrane's Blue Train, recorded two weeks later and which features Fuller and Chambers, as the epitome of the Blue Note sound in the late 1950s.[7]

Sonny's Crib
Studio album by Sonny Clark
Released	March 1958 (1958-03)[1][2][3]
Recorded	September 1, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Hard bop
Length	44:18
Label	Blue Note BLP 1576
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1958) Sonny Clark Trio (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Critical reception

Sonny's Crib was rated 3½ stars by Thom Jurek in an Allmusic review which stated "Sonny's Crib is a phenomenal recording, one that opened the door to hard bop becoming the norm in the late '50s, and one that drew deft, imaginative performances from all its players".[8]

Track listing

1. "With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:54
2. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:50
3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 7:29
4. "Sonny's Crib" (Sonny Clark) - 13:31
5. "News for Lulu" (Sonny Clark) - 8:34
6. "With a Song in My Heart" [alternate take] (Rodgers) - 8:47 Bonus track on CD
7. "Speak Low" [alternate take] (Weill, Nash) - 6:57 Bonus track on CD
8. "Sonny's Crib" [alternate take] - 9:56 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Sonny Clark - piano
• Donald Byrd - trumpet
• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Production

• Alfred Lion - producer
• Reid Miles - design
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
• Francis Wolff - photography

References

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