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The supremely swinging pianist Sonny Clark hit the Blue Note scene in 1957 with a burst of creativity, first appearing as a sideman on the excellent Hank Mobley session and quickly returning to Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio to record three albums as a leader over the next three months his debut Dial 'S' for Sonny, Sonny's Crib featuring John Coltrane, and the sublime Sonny Clark Trio featuring bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. - Presented without horns for the first time, the six-song set of bebop themes and standards puts the emphasis on Clark's pianism. The album opens with a blistering take of Dizzy Gillespie's tune InchBe-BopInch that demonstrates Clark's dexterity before downshifting into a medium tempo swing through Rogers and Hart's InchI Didn't Know What Time It Was.Inch Two more bop themes follow with excellent renditions of Gillespie and John Lewis' InchTwo Bass HitInch and InchTadd's DelightInch by Tadd Dameron. Clark's profound lyricism and inventive lines are evident on an excellent version of InchSoftly As In A Morning SunriseInch and the album closes with an exquisite solo performance of InchI'll Remember April.Inch Album Tracks 1. Be-Bop 2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3. Two Bass Hit 4. Tadd's Delight 5. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise 6. I'll Remember April
