NEW DOUBLE LP
New sealed copy. 2026 Blue Note Tone Poet Series remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio and pressed by Record Technology Inc. in California.
The Art of the Trio is a studio album by American jazz pianist Sonny Clark, assembled from recordings made in 1957 and 1958. The album combines alternate takes from the October 1957 sessions that produced Sonny Clark Trio with additional trio recordings made in November 1958.
The earlier material includes alternate versions of three pieces from Sonny Clark Trio, while the later session adds further standards recorded in the same small group format. The album presents Clark in a focused trio setting, emphasizing his piano playing and interpretation of established jazz repertoire.
Originally issued in Japan in 1980, the recordings have since appeared across several later compilations and reissues of Clark's Blue Note material.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Can't We Be Friends
A2 I Cover The Waterfront
A3 Somebody Loves Me
A4 Blues In The Night
B1 All Of You
B2 Dancing In The Dark
B3 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Alternate Take)
B4 Blues In The Night (Alternate Take)
C1 Tadd's Delight (Alternate Take)
C2 Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)
C3 I Didn't Know What Time It Is (Alternate Take)
C4 Ain't No Use
D1 Black Velvet
D2 I'm Just A Lucky So And So
D3 Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
D4 The Breeze And I
D5 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
