Standards (Sonny Clark album) explained

Standards
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Sonny Clark
Cover:	Standards (Sonny Clark album).jpg
Released:	February 10, 1998
Recorded:	November 16 & December 7, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	62:20
Label:	Blue Note Blue Note 21283
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Sonny Clark
Prev Title:	Cool Struttin'
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	My Conception
Next Year:	1959

Standards is a 1998 compilation album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Clark with Jymie Merritt or Paul Chambers, and Wes Landers, combining sessions previously released as The Art of The Trio and Blues in the Night.^[1]

Reception

The album was awarded 3 stars by Stephen Thomas Erlewine in an Allmusic review which stated "Although some of the performances are a little brief, limiting his opportunity to solo, Standards is a lovely collection of beautiful music that's a welcome addition to Clark's catalog".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:54
2. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 4:20
3. "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) - 4:18
4. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 3:54
5. "Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:31
6. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:41
7. "Blues in the Night" [Alternate Take] - 7:15
8. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 4:01
9. "Ain't No Use" (Leroy Kirkland, Sidney Wyche) - 4:49
10. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:52
11. "Black Velvet" (Illinois Jacquet, Jimmy Mundy) - 3:23
12. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 4:33
13. "The Breeze and I" (Tutti Camarata, Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) - 4:00
14. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" [Alternate Take] - 3:49

Recorded on November 16 (#8-14) and December 7 (#1-7), 1958.

Personnel

• Sonny Clark - piano
• Jymie Merritt (#8-14), Paul Chambers (#1-7) - bass
• Wes Landers - drums

Production

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-clark/catalog/#blue-note-lnj-70079 Sonny Clark discography
2. Earlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r333463|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 21, 2009.