{"product_id":"sonny-clark-cool-struttin-blue-note-classic-vinyl-edition","title":"Cool Struttin’ (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition) { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eConrad Yeatis Clark, otherwise known as Sonny 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter 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,\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCool Struttin’\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded in January 1958 with a top-shelf quintet featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto saxophone, Paul Chambers on bass, and ‘Philly’ Joe Jones on drums. The album has only grown in stature as a timeless hard bop classic since Clark’s premature death at age 31 in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonny Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53862257426769,"sku":"602435791784.0","price":4.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6721\/3905\/files\/SonnyClark-CoolStruttin_1LP-ProductShot.png?v=1779778732","url":"https:\/\/vinylgroove.shop\/products\/sonny-clark-cool-struttin-blue-note-classic-vinyl-edition","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}