Sonny's Crib

Sonny's Crib
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1958 (1958-03)
RecordedSeptember 1, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreHard bop
Length44:18
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1576
ProducerAlfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Dial "S" for Sonny
(1957)
Sonny's Crib
(1958)
Sonny Clark Trio
(1958)
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Sonny's Crib is a studio album by the jazz pianist Sonny Clark. It was released through Blue Note Records in March 1958. The sextet assembled for the recording session consists of horn players Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, and John Coltrane and rhythm section Paul Chambers and Art Taylor. The first half of the album comprises three jazz standards, while the second half contains two original compositions by Clark. The recording was made on September 1, 1957.