Released End of April 1962 Release date 1962 Label Blue Note Records | Artist Sonny Clark Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded November 13, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Length 41:35 original LP
55:31 CD reissue Similar Sonny Clark albums, Jazz albums | ||
Sonny clark usa 1962 leapin and lopin full
Leapin' and Lopin is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark, released on Blue Note Records. It was recorded in 1961 and issued in 1962 as BST 84091. It would be Clark's last album as a leader before his death in 1963. The album features a guest appearance from sax player Ike Quebec, who was mounting a comeback after a decade of low visibility.
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Michael Nastos of Allmusic writes that "Top to bottom Leapin' and Lopin' is a definitive recording for Clark, and really for all time in the mainstream jazz idiom." All About Jazz stated, "Although pianist Sonny Clark had documented much fine music up to this point, one of his final recordings before an untimely death, everything seemed to solidify with this 1961 ringer."
Track listing
- "Somethin' Special" (Clark) - 6:23
- "Deep in a Dream" (Van Heusen, DeLange) - 6:47
- "Melody for C" (Clark) - 7:50
- "Eric Walks" (Warren) - 5:41
- "Voodoo" (Clark) - 7:39
- "Midnight Mambo" (Tommy Turrentine) - 7:15
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Zellmar's Delight" (Clark) - 5:43
- "Melody for C" [Alternate Take] - 8:13
Personnel
Songs
1Somethin' Special6:22
2Deep in a Dream6:46
3Melody for C7:48