Klook's Clique Explained

Klook's Clique
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kenny Clarke
Cover:	Klook's Clique.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	February 6, 1956
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:17
Label:	Savoy MG 12065
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Kenny Clarke
Prev Title:	Bohemia After Dark
Prev Year:	1955
Next Year:	1956

Klook's Clique is an album led by drummer Kenny Clarke recorded in 1956 and first released on the Savoy label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic reviewer David Szatmary described as "An indispensable session by the bop pioneer".

Track listing

1. "Volcano" (Kenny Clarke) – 6:01
2. "La Porta-Thority" (John LaPorta) – 5:54
3. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre) – 4:48
4. "Will Wail" (LaPorta) – 7:04
5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 5:58
6. "Play Fiddle Play" (Arthur Altman, Emery Deutsch, Jack Lawrence) – 4:32

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke – drums
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• John LaPorta – alto saxophone
• Ronnie Ball – piano
• Wendell Marshall – bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/catalog-12000-series/#mg-12065 Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/savoy.pdf Discography of the Savoy/Regent and Associated labels