{"product_id":"sonny-clark-the-art-of-the-trio-2lp-180g-remastered-blue-note-tone-poet-series","title":"Sonny Clark - The Art of the Trio [2LP\/ 180G\/ Remastered] (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Analog 180g Vinyl 2LP of Sonny Clark's \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Trio\u003c\/em\u003e: Blue Note Tone Poet Reissue Mastered From the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray and Pressed at RTI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSonny Clark was perhaps the quintessential hard bop pianist, possessed of an unfailingly swinging style that was imbued with grace and sophistication. His own compelling original compositions were heard on numerous late-1950s Blue Note classics including the sextet\/quintet sessions\u003cem\u003e Dial ‘S’ for Sonny, Sonny’s Crib\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Cool Struttin’,\u003c\/em\u003e but Clark also recorded a series of sublime piano trio dates for Blue Note that focused entirely on standards from the Great American Songbook and leading jazz composers of the day as heard on the new 2-LP set \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Trio\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in October 1957 with bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, the album Sonny Clark Trio was released in the Spring of 1958 as BLP 1579, after which Clark would return to Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack studio twice later that year to reprise the trio format, in November with bassist Jymie Merritt and drummer Wes Landers, and again in December with Chambers and Landers. Those recordings, along with alternate takes from the Sonny Clark Trio session, would later be released in Japan as \u003cem\u003eBlues in the Night \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Art of the Trio\u003c\/em\u003e, and are compiled into a single vinyl package for the first time here along 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. 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