George Klein presents recordings by pianist Sonny Clark as leader and sideman, mostly on Blue Note, accompanied by Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Tina Brooks, Grant Green and others from the 1950s to his death in 1963.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
DIAL S FOR SONNY
BEYOND THE GROOVE YARD 209
George Klein, Groove Yard Studio, Ypsilanti, September 26, 2017 [GKBG-0209]
Sonny Clark: Dial S for Sonny
Buddy DeFranco: Sonny’s Idea
Jackie McLean: Nursery Blues
Sonny Clark: Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
Sonny Clark: Somebody Loves Me
Tina Brooks: Star Eyes
Sonny Clark: Deep Night
Grant Green: It Ain’t Necessarily So
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein in Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam
© 2017 George Klein. Used with permission.