COOL STRUTTIN’ (BLUE NOTE CLASSIC)

Description

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Blue Note Records is pleased to present theBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of their acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration of the label’s 80th anniversary in 2019. TheClassic Serieswill once again featureall-analog 180g vinyl pressingsin standard packaging that aremastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes and manufactured at Optimal in Germany. The first 16 titles of theClassic Serieswill focus on the enduring classics of the Blue Note catalog. TheClassic Serieswill be on-going, running alongside the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series which is produced by Joe Harley.

Conrad Yeatis Clark, otherwise known asSonny Clark, was in many ways the quintessential hard bop pianist. Possessed of an enviable lyrical flow and a wealth of inventive melodic ideas that unfurled with clarity and without fuss, Clark had a deeply rooted feeling for the blues. After moving from his hometown of Pittsburgh to New York, Clark emerged as a ubiquitous presence on Blue Note starting in 1957. It was on his fifth Blue Note date as a leader that Clark arrived at his masterwork,Cool Struttin’, recorded in January 1958 with a top-shelf quintet featuringArt Farmeron trumpet,Jackie McLeanon alto saxophone,Paul Chamberson bass, andPhilly’ Joe Joneson drums. The album has only grown in stature as a timeless hard bop classic since Clark’s premature death at age 31 in 1963.

Musicians:
Sonny Clark, piano
Art Farmer, trumpet
Jackie McLean, alto saxophone
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

Features:
Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
All analog 180g vinyl LP
Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes
Manufactured at Optimal in Germany
Standard packaging

1. Cool Struttin’
2. Blue Minor
3. Sippin’ At Bells
4. Deep Night