Cool Struttin'
| Cool Struttin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1958[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 5, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 37:34 (LP) 53:35 (CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1588 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Sonny Clark chronology | ||||
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Cool Struttin' is a studio album by the jazz pianist and composer Sonny Clark. It was released through Blue Note Records in August 1958. The recording was made on January 5, 1958 with a group for the session consisting of horn section Art Farmer and Jackie McLean, and Miles Davis Quintet rhythm section Philly Joe Jones and Paul Chambers.[1]
Background
[edit]Album cover
[edit]The album cover, designed by Reid Miles, uses an original photograph by Francis Wolff of Alfred Lion's wife, Ruth.[6] In 1991, Blue Note released a Christmas themed CD called Yule Struttin' with a cover derived from the sleeve design for this album.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [8] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [9] |
The New York Times called Cool Struttin' an "enduring hard-bop classic".[10]
According to The Stereo Times, the album enjoys "a nearly cult status among hardcore jazz followers",[11] a reputation AllMusic asserts it deserves "for its soul appeal alone".[12]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Sonny Clark, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cool Struttin'" | 9:23 |
| 2. | "Blue Minor" | 10:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sippin' at Bells" | Miles Davis | 8:18 |
| 2. | "Deep Night" | 10:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Royal Flush" | 9:00 | |
| 6. | "Lover" | 7:01 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Sonny Clark – piano
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Technical personnel
[edit]Original
[edit]- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Reissue
[edit]- Michael Cuscuna – producer, additional liner notes
- Ron McMaster – digital transfer
- Hideki Satoh – original liner notes
- Mary Ann – translator
References
[edit]- ^ a b [2][3][4][5]
- ^ Parnes, Sid, ed. (August 9, 1958). "August Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Ackerman, Paul, ed. (August 11, 1958). "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums" (PDF). The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. p. 28.
- ^ Parnes, Sid, ed. (August 16, 1958). "Cool Struttin'" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Blue Note (August 21, 1958). "Sonny Clark, Louis Smith" (PDF). Down Beat. Chicago/New York: Maher Publications. p. 23.
- ^ Havers, Richard (2014). Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression. USA: Chronicle Books. pp. 150–152. ISBN 978-1-4521-4144-2.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Palmer, Robert. (March 18, 1987) The Pop Life; recalling Sonny Clark. The New York Times. Accessed October 28, 2007.
- ^ Merod, Jim. (September 10, 2002). Music in the Key of Clark: Remembering Sonny Clark Archived November 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. The Stereo Times. Accessed October 28, 2007.
- ^ Cool Struttin' review at AllMusic
