Cool Struttin'

Cool Struttin'
Studio album by
Sonny Clark
ReleasedAugust 1958 (1958-08)
RecordedJanuary 5, 1958
StudiosVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
GenreHard bop
Length37:34 (LP)
53:35 (CD)
LabelsBlue Note
BLP 1588
ProducerAlfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Sonny Clark Trio
(1958)		 Cool Struttin'
(1958)		 The Art of The Trio
(1958)

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.

Background

Album cover

The album cover, designed by Reid Miles, uses an original photograph by Francis Wolff of Alfred Lion's wife, Ruth. In 1991, Blue Note released a Christmas themed CD called Yule Struttin' with a cover derived from the sleeve design for this album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarStar
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarStar

The New York Times called Cool Struttin' an "enduring hard-bop classic".

According to The Stereo Times, the album enjoys "a nearly cult status among hardcore jazz followers", a reputation AllMusic asserts it deserves "for its soul appeal alone".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonny Clark, except as noted.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Cool Struttin'"9:23
2."Blue Minor"10:19
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sippin' at Bells"Miles Davis8:18
2."Deep Night"
10:19
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Royal Flush" 9:00
6."Lover"
7:01

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

Original

Reissue

  • Michael Cuscuna – producer, additional liner notes
  • Ron McMaster – digital transfer
  • Hideki Satoh – original liner notes
    • Mary Ann – translator

References

  1. 1 2
  2. ↑ Parnes, Sid, ed. (August 9, 1958). "August Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ Ackerman, Paul, ed. (August 11, 1958). "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums" (PDF). The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. p. 28.
  4. ↑ Parnes, Sid, ed. (August 16, 1958). "Cool Struttin'" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ Blue Note (August 21, 1958). "Sonny Clark, Louis Smith" (PDF). Down Beat. Chicago/New York: Maher Publications. p. 23.
  6. ↑ Havers, Richard (2014). Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression. USA: Chronicle Books. pp. 150–152. ISBN 978-1-4521-4144-2.
  7. ↑ Allmusic review
  8. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  9. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  10. ↑ Palmer, Robert. (March 18, 1987) The Pop Life; recalling Sonny Clark. The New York Times. Accessed October 28, 2007.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Cool Struttin' review at AllMusic