Sonny Clark Catalog

1953 (age 22)

Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 1  (Prestige PRLP 7008)

Frank Morgan (alto sax) Wardell Gray (tenor sax) Teddy Charles (vibes) Sonny Clark (piano) Dick Nivison (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, February 20, 1953
467The Man I Love
468Lavonne
469So Long Broadway
470Paul's Cause
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC-050.
** part of Prestige PR 7343.

Art Pepper With The Sonny Clark Trio - Straight-Ahead Jazz, Volume One  (Straight Ahead Jazz SAJ-1001)

Art Pepper (alto sax -1/3,5,6) Sonny Clark (piano) Harry Babasin (bass) Bobby White (drums)
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, March 30, 1953
1.Brown Gold
2.These Foolish Things
3.Tickle Toe
4.Tenderly
5.Strike Up The Band
6.Night And Day
** part of Venus (J) TKCZ-79005; Vantage (J) NOCD-5629; SSJ (J) XQAM-1624/5.

Art Pepper Quartet - Straight Ahead Jazz, Vol. Two  (Straight Ahead Jazz SAJ-1004)

Art Pepper (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass -2) Harry Babasin (bass -1,3,4, cello -2) Bobby White (drums) John Levine (congas -2)
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, March 30, 1953
1.Deep Purple
2.Bluebird
3.S' Wonderful
4.Pennies From Heaven
** part of Venus (J) TKCZ-79005; Vantage (J) NOCD-5629; SSJ (J) XQAM-1624/5.

Art Pepper With Sonny Clark Trio, Vol. 2  (Straight Ahead Jazz (J) 24EL6006)

Art Pepper (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Harry Babasin (bass) Bobby White (drums)
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, March 30, 1953
Holiday Flight

Buddy DeFranco - The Progressive Mr. DeFranco  (Norgran MGN 1006)

Harry Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Lee, Joe Triscari (trumpet) Hoyt Bohannon, Joe Howard, Tommy Pederson (trombone) George Roberts (bass trombone) Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Gus Bivona, Willie Schwartz (alto sax) Jimmy Giuffre, Don Raffell (tenor sax) Marty Berman (baritone sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Wesley Landers (drums) Russ Garcia, Nelson Riddle (arranger)
Los Angeles, CA, September 28 & 29, 1953
1319-6Gold Nugget Sam
1320-5Love Is For The Very Young
1321-4From Here To Eternity
1322-4Punkin'
1323-6Pyramid
1324-1Cornball
Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
NYC, April 7, 1954
1536-3Cable Car
1537-4I Wish I Knew
1542-2Monogram
1544-1Blues In The Closet
** also issued on Norgran MGN 1094; Verve MGV 8182 entitled "Odalisque".

1954

Billie Holiday - Lady Love  (United Artists UAJ 14014)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Red Norvo (vibes) Sonny Clark, Carl Drinkard (piano) Beryl Booker (piano -1) Jimmy Raney (guitar) Red Mitchell (bass) Elaine Leighton (drums) Billie Holiday (vocals) Leonard Feather (announcer)
"Jazz Club U.S.A.", live in Cologne, West Germany, January 5, 1954
1. 27060Billie's Blues
2. 27061Lover Come Back To Me
** also issued on United Artists UAJS 15014.

Jimmy Raney, George Wallington - Swingin' In Sweden  (EmArcy MG 36121)

Gosta Theselius (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Raney (guitar) Red Mitchell (bass -1) Simon Brehm (bass -2) Elaine Leighton (drums)
Stockholm, Sweden, January 13, 1954
1. mr603Invention
2. mr604Jumpin' For Jane

The Sonny Clark Memorial Album  (Xanadu 121)

Sonny Clark (piano)
Randi Hultin's home, Oslo, Norway, January 15, 1954
Improvisation #1
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
Body And Soul / Jeepers Creepers
Improvisation #2 / Over The Rainbow
Move
Sonny Clark (piano) Ivar Borsum (bass) Bobby White (drums)
The Penguin Club's "youth-branch", Sinsen Restaurant, Oslo, Norway, January 16, 1954
Oslo
After You've Gone

Various Artists - Jazz Club U.S.A. In Europe  (no label no number)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
Continental, January-February, 1954
I'll Remember April
Sweet Georgia Brown

Jimmy Raney - Guitaristic  (Vogue (F) CLD 882)

Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Raney (guitar) Red Mitchell (bass) Bobby White (drums)
Paris, France, February 6, 1954
Stella By Starlight
Pennies From Heaven
Yesterdays
There'll Never Be Another You
Body And Soul
Once In A While

Jimmy Raney, Sonny Clark - Together  (Xanadu 209)

Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Raney (guitar) Red Mitchell (bass) Bobby White (drums): same session
Paris, France, February 6, 1954
You Go To My Head

Jimmy Raney - Visits Paris, Vol. 1  (BMG (F) 74321 40935-2)

Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Raney (guitar) Red Mitchell (bass) Bobby White (drums): same session
Paris, France, February 6, 1954
Body And Soul (alternate take)
Stella By Starlight (alternate take 1)
Stella By Starlight (alternate take 2)
There'll Never Be Another You (alternate take)
Yesterdays (alternate take)

Buddy DeFranco - Jazz Tones  (Norgran MGN 1068)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
NYC, April 7, 1954
1535-1Jack The Fieldstalker
1538-1If I Should Lose You
1539-1Lover Man
1540-2Tenderly
1541-2Deep Purple
1543-1Yesterdays
** also issued on Verve MGV 8158.

Buddy DeFranco And His Clarinet  (Norgran MGN 1012)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums): same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1954
1868-2Mine
1869-2You Go To My Head
1870-3Gerry's Tune
1871-4Now's The Time
1872-1Autumn Leaves
1873-1Titoro (long version)
** also issued on Norgran MGN 1096; Verve MGV 8183 entitled "Autumn Leaves".

Various Artists - Verve Compendium Of Jazz #2  (Verve MGV 8195)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums): same session
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1954
1873-4Titoro (short version)

Buddy DeFranco - In A Mellow Mood  (Norgran MGN 1079)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums): same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, August 10, 1954
1874-1The Bright One
1875-1Sonny's Idea
1876-1Laura
1877-1Everything Happens To Me
1878-1I'll Remember April
1879-1Willow Weep For Me
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 1954
1920-1Minor Incident
1921-2A Foggy Day
** also issued on Verve MGV 8169.

Buddy DeFranco - Sweet And Lovely  (Verve MGV 8224)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums): same session
Los Angeles, CA, September 1, 1954
1922-1What Can I Say Dear
1923-5Moe
Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano, organ) Tal Farlow (guitar -1) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, August 12, 1955
1. 2425-3Getting A Balance
2. 2426-1That Old Black Magic
Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano, organ) Tal Farlow (guitar) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1955
2458-5They Say It's Wonderful
2459-1But Beautiful
2461-1The Nearness Of You

1955

Sonny Clark - Oakland 1955  (Uptown UPCD 27.40)

Sonny Clark (piano) Jerry Good (bass) Al Randall (drums)
"Mocambo Club", Oakland, CA, January 13, 1955
What's New
Willow Weep For Me
There Will Never Be Another You
D And E
All The Things You Are
But Not For Me
Bags' Groove
You Go To My Head
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
A Night In Tunisia
Ow!
The Theme

Cal Tjader - Tjader Plays Tjazz  (Fantasy LP 3211)

Brew Moore (tenor sax) Cal Tjader (vibes) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
"Little Theater", Berkeley, CA, June 6, 1955
Moten Swing
There Will Never Be Another You
Jeepers Creepers
A Minor Goof
Imagination
Brew's Blues
** also issued on Fantasy LP 3278, LP 8097; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-988-2.

The Complete Verve Recordings Of The Buddy DeFranco Quartet/Quintet With Sonny Clark  (Mosaic MR5-117)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano, organ) Tal Farlow (guitar) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1955
2460-7Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
** also issued on Mosaic MD4-117.

Buddy DeFranco - Cooking The Blues  (Verve MGV 8221)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano, organ) Tal Farlow (guitar) Gene Wright (bass) Bobby White (drums): same session
Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1955
2462-1How About You
2463-1Little Girl Blue
2464-5Indian Summer
2465-1I Can't Get Started
2466-2Stardust
2467-2Cooking The Blues

Vince Guaraldi, Ron Crotty, Jerry Dodgion - Modern Music From San Francisco  (Fantasy LP 3213)

Jerry Dodgion (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Gene Wright (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)
San Francisco, CA, 1955
Miss Jackie's Dish
The Groove
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC-272.

1956

Leonard Feather - Swingin' On The Vibories  (ABC-Paramount ABC-110)

Sonny Clark (piano -1,2, vibories -3,4) Kenny Drew (vibories -1,2, piano -3,4) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 1956
1.Bluesology
2.Body And Soul
3.Ornithology
4.People Will Say We're In Love

Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge  (Capitol T-742)

Serge Chaloff (baritone sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 14, 1956
15157-3A Handful Of Stars
The Goof And I
Thanks For The Memory
All The Things You Are
I've Got The World On A String
Susie's Blues
Stairway To The Stars
** also issued on Capitol CDP 7 94505 2.

Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge  (Capitol CDP 7 94505 2)

Serge Chaloff (baritone sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums): same session
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 14, 1956
How About You
** reissue of Capitol T-742 + 1 bonus track.

Frank Rosolino - I Play Trombone  (Bethlehem BCP-26)

Frank Rosolino (trombone) Sonny Clark (piano) Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass) Stan Levey (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, May, 1956
I May Be Wrong
The Things We Did Last Summer
Frieda
Doxy
My Delux
Flamingo

Sonny Criss - Go Man!  (Imperial LP 9020)

Sonny Criss (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)
Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA, July 10, 1956
IM-1084Summertime
IM-1085Memories Of You
IM-1086Wailin' With Joe
IM-1087How Deep Is The Ocean
IM-1088The Blues For Rose
IM-1089The Man I Love
same personnel
Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA, July 31, 1956
IM-1090Until The Real Thing Comes Along
IM-1091Blue Prelude
IM-1092After You've Gone
IM-1093Come Rain Or Come Shine
IM-1094How High The Moon
IM-1095If I Had You

Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter  (Imperial LP 9024)

Sonny Criss (alto sax) Larry Bunker (vibes) Sonny Clark (piano) Buddy Clark (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1956
IM-1101What Is This Thing Called Love
IM-1102Night And Day
IM-1103Love For Sale
IM-1104Just One Of Those Things
IM-1105Anything Goes
IM-1106I Get A Kick Out Of You
same personnel
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 1956
IM-1155Easy To Love
IM-1156It's All Right With Me
IM-1157I Love You
IM-1158In The Still Of The Night

Buddy DeFranco - Broadway Showcase  (Verve MGV 2033)

Don Fagerquist (trumpet) Buddy DeFranco (clarinet) Sonny Clark (piano) Howard Roberts (guitar) unidentified brass, reeds, rhythm and strings, Russ Garcia (director)
Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1956
2960-5Come Rain Or Come Shine
2961-9Autumn In New York
2962-4Makin' Whoopee
2963-4Mad About The Boy
2964-4Speak Low
2965-3In The Still Of The Night
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, August 28, 1956
2966-5Almost Like Being In Love
2967-2Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
2968-3Who Cares
2969-9Have You Met Miss Jones
2970-1That Old Devil Moon
2971-7Heat Wave
** originally intended as Norgran MGN 1104.

The Lawrence Marable Quartet Featuring James Clay - Tenorman  (Jazz: West JWLP-8)

James Clay (tenor sax) Sonny Clarke (piano) Jimmy Bond (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August, 1956
IM-4602The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
IM-4603Easy Living
IM-4604Minor Meeting
IM-4605Airtight
IM-4606Willow Weep For Me
IM-4607Three Fingers North
IM-4608Lover Man
IM-4609Marbles
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84440 2.

Hampton Hawes, Sonny Clark - The Pianoman  (Vantage (J) NLP-5004)

Frank Rosolino (trombone) Bob Cooper (tenor sax, oboe) Sonny Clark (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Stan Levey (drums) June Christy (vocals -3,4)
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 3, 1956
1.Now I Lay Me Down To Dream
2.That's All
3.Isn't This A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
4.Round Midnight
5.Mambo Las Vegas
6.When Sunny Gets Blue

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 4 - Oboe/Flute  (Contemporary C 3520)

Buddy Collette (flute) Bob Cooper (oboe, English horn) Sonny Clark (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Stan Levey (drums)
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 25, 1956
Blue Sands
Swing House
A Bit Of Basie
Waikikian
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC-154, OJCCD-154-2.

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Music For Lighthousekeeping  (Contemporary C 3528)

Conte Candoli (trumpet) Frank Rosolino (trombone) Bob Cooper (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Howard Rumsey (bass) Stan Levey (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, October 2, 9 & 16, 1956
Love Me Or Levey
Taxi War Dance
Octavia
Mambo Las Vegas
Jubilation
I Deal
Latin For Lovers
Topsy
** also issued on Contemporary S 7528; Stereo S 7008; Original Jazz Classics OJC-636, OJCCD-636-2.

Stan Levey - Grand Stan  (Bethlehem BCP-71)

Conte Candoli (trumpet) Frank Rosolino (trombone) Richie Kamuca (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Stan Levey (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, November, 1956
Hit That Thing
Why Do I Love You
Blues At Sunrise
Angel Cakes
A Gal In Calico
Grand Stan
Yesterdays
Tiny's Tune

1957

Sonny Clark - LA Session 1956 & 57  (Interplay (J) ABCJ-534)

Nat Adderley (trumpet) Cannonball Adderley (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Sam Jones (bass) Specs Wright (drums)
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, January 19, 1957
The Way You Look Tonight

Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny  (Riverside RLP 12-241)

Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 11, 1957
Dearly Beloved
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
same personnel
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 12, 1957
Just In Time
Toot, Toot, Tootsie
Cutie
Mangoes
Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 1957
What Is There To Say
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC-029, OJCCD-029-2.
** part of Milestone M-47007.

Various Artists - 40 Years Of Jazz - History Of Blue Note, Box 3  (Blue Note (Du) 1A158-83391/4)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Curtis Porter (tenor, alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1957
tk.2Mighty Moe And Joe (alternate take)

Hank Mobley  (Blue Note BLP 1568)

Bill Hardman (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Curtis Porter (tenor, alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1957
tk.2/3Mighty Moe And Joe
tk.5News
tk.6Bags' Groove
tk.8Double Exposure
tk.10Falling In Love With Love
** part of Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181.

Charles Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny Richmond - Mingus Three  (Jubilee JLP 1054)

Sonny Clark (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Danny Richmond (drums)
NYC, July 9, 1957
JB889I Can't Get Started
** also issued on Josie JJM 3508 entitled "Charlie Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny Richmond - Charlie Mingus Trio".

Sonny Clark - Dial "S" For Sonny  (Blue Note BLP 1570)

Art Farmer (trumpet -1/5) Curtis Fuller (trombone -1/5) Hank Mobley (tenor sax -1/5) Sonny Clark (piano) Wilbur Ware (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 21, 1957
1. tk.2Sonny's Mood
2. tk.5Bootin' It
3. tk.8Dial "S" For Sonny
4. tk.11It Could Happen To You
5. tk.13Shouting On A Riff
6. tk.15Love Walked In

Curtis Fuller, Vol. 2 - Bone And Bari  (Blue Note BLP 1572)

Curtis Fuller (trombone -1/3,5,6) Tate Houston (baritone sax -1/4,6) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 4, 1957
1. tk.2Algonquin
2. tk.5Bone And Bari
3. tk.7Nita's Waltz
4. tk.8Again
5. tk.10Heart And Soul
6. tk.13Pickup

John Jenkins With Kenny Burrell  (Blue Note BLP 1573)

John Jenkins (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Paul Chambers (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 11, 1957
tk.2/1Chalumeau
tk.3From This Moment On
tk.4Motif
tk.5Everything I Have Is Yours
tk.7/6Sharon
tk.9Blues For Two
** also issued on Blue Note 7243 8 52437 2.

Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark  (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61006)

Kenny Dorham (trumpet -1/5) Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Rowser (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1957
1. tk.3My Reverie
2. tk.6Curtain Call
3. tk.9On The Bright Side
4. tk.10The Mobe
5. tk.11Don't Get Too Hip
6. tk.12Deep In A Dream
** part of Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181.

Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib  (Blue Note BLP 1576)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) John Coltrane (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 1, 1957
tk.2News For Lulu
tk.3Sonny's Crib
tk.7/6Speak Low
tk.10/9With A Song In My Heart
tk.12Come Rain Or Come Shine
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81576, CDP 7 46819 2.

Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib  (Blue Note CDP 7 46819 2)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) John Coltrane (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 1, 1957
tk.4Sonny's Crib (alternate take)
tk.6Speak Low (alternate take)
tk.9With A Song In My Heart (alternate take)
** reissue of Blue Note BLP 1576 + 3 bonus tracks.

Sonny Clark - The Art Of The Trio  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3069)

Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 13, 1957
tk.2I Didn't Know What Time It Was (alternate take)
tk.5Two Bass Hit (alternate take)
tk.9Tadd's Delight (alternate take)
Sonny Clark (piano) Jymie Merritt (bass) Wes Landers (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 16, 1958
tk.5Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8157. Blue Note (J) BNJ-61017 entitled "Sonny Clark Trio, Vol. 2".

Sonny Clark Trio  (Blue Note BLP 1579)

Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass -1/5) Philly Joe Jones (drums -1/5)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 13, 1957
1. tk.3I Didn't Know What Time It Was
2. tk.7Two Bass Hit
3. tk.8Be-Bop
4. tk.10Tadd's Delight
5. tk.11Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
6. tk.12I'll Remember April
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81579, CDP 7 46547 2.

Hank Mobley - Poppin'  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3066)

Art Farmer (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Pepper Adams (baritone sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 20, 1957
tk.3Gettin' Into Something
tk.6Poppin'
tk.8East Of Brooklyn (aka Night Watch)
tk.9Tune Up
tk.12Darn That Dream
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8163.
** part of Mosaic MQ10-181, MD6-181.

Johnny Griffin - The Congregation  (Blue Note BLP 1580)

Johnny Griffin (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Kenny Dennis (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 23, 1957
tk.4It's You Or No One
tk.6I'm Glad There Is You
tk.10Latin Quarter
tk.11Main Spring
tk.14The Congregation
** also issued on Blue Note B1-89383, CDP 7 89383 2.

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series  (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10)

Johnny Griffin (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Kenny Dennis (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 23, 1957
tk.12I Remember You
Lee Morgan (trumpet) Sonny Clark (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 18, 1957
tk.14All At Once, You Love Her (as Untitled Morgan Tune)
Louis Smith (trumpet) Charlie Rouse (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
tk.1Bakin' (aka Tunesmith)
tk.11Au Privave

Cliff Jordan - Cliff Craft  (Blue Note BLP 1582)

Art Farmer (trumpet -1/5) Clifford Jordan (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) George Tucker (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 10, 1957
1. tk.1Confirmation
2. tk.4Anthropology
3. tk.7Soul-Lo Blues
4. tk.9Laconia
5. tk.11Cliff Craft
6. tk.13Sophisticated Lady

Lee Morgan - Candy  (Blue Note BLP 1590)

Lee Morgan (trumpet) Sonny Clark (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 18, 1957
tk.4Since I Fell For You
tk.7Personality
same personnel
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 2, 1958
tk.5Who Do You Love, I Hope
tk.9Candy
tk.12C.T.A.
tk.14All The Way
** also issued on Sunset SUS 5263 entitled "All The Way". Blue Note CDP 7 46508 2.
** part of Mosaic MR6-162, MD4-162.

Curtis Fuller, Vol. 3  (Blue Note BLP 1583)

Art Farmer (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Sonny Clark (piano) George Tucker (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 1, 1957
tk.3Quantrale
tk.4Two Quarters Of A Mile
tk.6Little Messenger
tk.8Too Late Now
tk.9Jeanie
tk.12Carvon
** also issued on Blue Note (J) BRP-8044.

Sonny Clark Quintet  (Blue Note (J) LNJ-70093)

Clifford Jordan (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Paul Chambers (bass) Pete La Roca (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 8, 1957
tk.4Minor Meeting
tk.6Eastern Incident
tk.10Little Sonny
Art Farmer (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 5, 1958
tk.4Royal Flush
tk.7Lover
** originally intended as Blue Note BLP 1592.
** also issued on Blue Note (J) K18P-9279 entitled "Cool Struttin', Vol. 2". Blue Note (J) BNJ-61016, (J) BRP-8049.

Lou Donaldson - Lou Takes Off  (Blue Note BLP 1591)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Lou Donaldson (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) George Joyner (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 15, 1957
tk.4Groovin' High
tk.5Strollin' In
tk.6Sputnik
tk.8Dewey Square

1958

Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin'  (Blue Note BLP 1588)

Art Farmer (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 5, 1958
tk.1Blue Minor
tk.2Cool Struttin'
tk.5Sippin' At Bells
tk.6Deep Night
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81588, CDP 7 46513 2.

Curtis Fuller - Two Bones  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3064)

Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton (trombone) Sonny Clark (piano) George Tucker (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 22, 1958
tk.2Pajama Tops
tk.3Slide's Ride
tk.6Loquacious Lady
tk.10Mean Jean
tk.14Fuss Budget
tk.15Oatmeal Cookie
tk.17Da-Baby
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8166.

Various Artists - Blue Trails - The Rare Tracks  (Blue Note (J) TOCJ-1601)

Lee Morgan (trumpet) Tina Brooks (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
tk.3Minor Move (alternate take)

Tina Brooks - Minor Move  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3072)

Lee Morgan (trumpet) Tina Brooks (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1958
tk.7The Way You Look Tonight
tk.9Nutville
tk.10Star Eyes
tk.11Everything Happens To Me
tk.15Minor Move
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8162, (J) BRP-8043.
** part of Mosaic MR4-106.

Louis Smith - Smithville  (Blue Note BLP 1594)

Louis Smith (trumpet) Charlie Rouse (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 30, 1958
tk.8There Will Never Be Another You
tk.13Smithville
tk.16Embraceable You
tk.17Later
tk.18Wetu

Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin'  (Blue Note BLP 1599)

Bennie Green (trombone, vocals) Gene Ammons, Billy Root (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Ike Isaacs (bass) Elvin Jones (drums) Babs Gonzales (vocals -2,4)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 28, 1958
1. tk.2Lullaby Of The Doomed
2. tk.5We Wanna Cook
3. tk.9That's All
4. tk.12/13Soul Strrin' (mono take)
5. tk.15B.G. Mambo
6. tk.19Black Pearl
** also issued on Blue Note 7243 8 59381 2.

Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin'  (Blue Note BST 81599)

Bennie Green (trombone, vocals) Gene Ammons, Billy Root (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Ike Isaacs (bass) Elvin Jones (drums) Babs Gonzales (vocals)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 28, 1958
tk.12Soul Strrin' (stereo take)

Sonny Clark, Wynton Kelly - The Immortal Session From Blue Note  (Blue Note (J) LNJ-70079)

Sonny Clark (piano) Jymie Merritt (bass) Wes Landers (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 16, 1958
tk.3Black Velvet
tk.4I'm Just A Lucky So And So
tk.6Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (alternate take)
tk.8Ain't No Use
tk.9The Breeze And I
tk.13I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Bennie Green - Minor Revelation  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3063)

Bennie Green (trombone) Eddie Williams (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Jerry Segal (drums) Babs Gonzales (vocals -5)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 23, 1958
1. tk.6On The Street Where You Live
2. tk.9Can't We Be Friends
3. tk.13Minor Revelation
4. tk.14Why Do I Love You
5. tk.15Encore (45 take)
6. tk.19Bye Bye Blackbird
7. tk.21It's Groovy
8. tk.22Ain't Nothin' But Blues
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8165. Blue Note (J) BNJ-61020 entitled "The 45 Session".

Bennie Green - The 45 Session  (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61020)

Bennie Green (trombone) Eddie Williams (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Jerry Segal (drums) Babs Gonzales (vocals)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 23, 1958
tk.16Encore (LP take) (alternate take)
** reissue of Blue Note (J) GXF-3063 entitled "Minor Revelation" + 1 bonus track.

Sonny Clark - Blues In The Night  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3051)

Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Wes Landers (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1958
tk.3Can't We Be Friends
tk.4I Cover The Waterfront
tk.8Somebody Loves Me
tk.9Blues In The Night
tk.10Blues In The Night (alternate take)
tk.12All Of You
tk.14Dancing In The Dark
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8156.

1959

Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag  (Blue Note BLP 4051)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 18, 1959
tk.8Blues Inn
tk.10Fidel
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84051, CDP 7 46142 2.

Bennie Green - Swings The Blues  (Enrica LP 2002)

Bennie Green (trombone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) George Tucker (bass) Paul Gussman (drums)
NYC, January, 1959
Been Walkin'
Blue Mambo
Hop, Skip And Jump
Love At Last
Penthouse Blues
A Bun Dance
Change Up Blues
Benny's From Heaven
** also issued on Mount Vernon Music MVM 121.

Sonny Clark - My Conception  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3056)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) Hank Mobley (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 29, 1959
tk.4Blues Blue
tk.7Royal Flush
tk.9Junka
tk.11Minor Meeting
tk.12My Conception
tk.16Some Clark Bars
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8158.

Philly Joe Jones - Showcase  (Riverside RLP 12-313)

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) Julian Priester (trombone) Bill Barron (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, November 18, 1959
Minor Mode
Interpretation
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1159; Original Jazz Classics OJC-484, OJCCD-484-2.

1960

Stan Turrentine - Stan "The Man" Turrentine  (Time 52086)

Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) George Duvivier (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, early 1960
Sheri
Mild Is The Mood
My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me
** also issued on Time S/2086. Mainstream 56041, S/6041 entitled "Tiger Tail".

Sonny Clark Trio  (Time T/70010)

Sonny Clark (piano) George Duvivier (bass -1/6,8) Max Roach (drums -1/6,8)
Capitol Studios, NYC, March 23, 1960
1.Minor Meeting
2.Nica
3.Sonny's Crib (mistitled as Sonny's Crip)
4.Blues Mambo
5.Blues Blue
6.Junka
7.My Conception
8.Sonia
** also issued on Time 52101, S/2101 entitled "Max Roach - Sonny Clark - George Duvivier".

Bennie Green  (Time 52021)

Bennie Green (trombone) Jimmy Forrest (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) George Tucker (bass) Al Dreares (drums) Joe Gorgas (bongos)
NYC, September 27, 1960
Sometimes I'm Happy
It's Time
(In My) Solitude
Sonny's Crib (mistitled as Sonny's Crip)
Cool Struttin'
And That I'm So In Love
** also issued on Time S/2021.

1961 (age 30)

Jackie McLean - A Fickle Sonance  (Blue Note BLP 4089)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 26, 1961
tk.1Enitrnerrut
tk.8Five Will Get You Ten
tk.9Subdued
tk.11A Fickle Sonance
tk.13Lost
tk.18Sundu
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84089.

Grant Green - First Session  (Blue Note 7243 5 27548 2)

Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 27, 1961
tk.4Woody'n You (take 4)
tk.7Woody'n You (take 7)

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 4000 Series  (Blue Note (J) TOCJ-5941/44)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Charlie Rouse (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1961
tk.5Melody For C (alternate take)

Sonny Clark - Leapin' And Lopin'  (Blue Note BLP 4091)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Charlie Rouse (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 13, 1961
tk.7Voodoo
tk.12Somethin' Special
tk.17Midnight Mambo
tk.18Melody For C
tk.21Eric Walks
Ike Quebec (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
tk.24Deep In A Dream
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84091, CDP 7 84091 2.

Grant Green - Gooden's Corner  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3058)

Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1961
tk.3Moon River
tk.8On Green Dolphin Street
tk.17What Is This Thing Called Love
tk.25Shadrack
tk.26Gooden's Corner
tk.27Two For One
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8168.
** part of Mosaic MR5-133, MD4-133.

Ike Quebec - Blue And Sentimental  (Blue Note BLP 4098)

Ike Quebec (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1961
tk.24Count Every Star
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84098, CDP 7 84098 2.

1962

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Grant Green With Sonny Clark  (Mosaic MR5-133)

Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1962
tk.4Airegin (alternate take)
tk.7Nancy
Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1962
tk.8Oleo (alternate take)
Ike Quebec (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1962
tk.24Born To Be Blue (alternate take)
tk.29Cool Blues
tk.31Outer Space
Ike Quebec (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Wendell Marshall (bass) Willie Bobo (drums) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (congas)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 7, 1962
tk.5Grenada
tk.12Hey There
** also issued on Mosaic MD4-133.
** same contents as Blue Note BST 84432 + LT-1032 + (J) GXF-3058 + (J) GXF-3065 + 8 bonus tracks.

Grant Green - Nigeria  (Blue Note LT-1032)

Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 13, 1962
tk.5Airegin
tk.8I Concentrate On You
tk.12The Things We Did Last Summer
tk.21The Song Is You
tk.24It Ain't Necessarily So
** part of Mosaic MR5-133, MD4-133.

Ike Quebec - Congo Lament  (Blue Note LT-1089)

Bennie Green (trombone) Ike Quebec, Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Milt Hinton (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 20, 1962
tk.4Congo Lament
tk.12Que's Pill
tk.15See See Rider
tk.22B.G.'s Groove Two
tk.27I.Q. Shuffle

Ike Quebec - Easy Living  (Blue Note CDP 7 46846 2)

Ike Quebec (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Milt Hinton (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 20, 1962
tk.29I've Got A Crush On You
tk.33Easy Living
tk.35Nancy With The Laughing Face
** originally intended as Blue Note BST 84103.

Grant Green - Oleo  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3065)

Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 31, 1962
tk.4My Favorite Things
tk.5Hip Funk
tk.6Oleo
tk.11Little Girl Blue
tk.15Tune Up
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8169.
** part of Mosaic MR5-133, MD4-133.

Grant Green - Born To Be Blue  (Blue Note BST 84432)

Ike Quebec (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Sam Jones (bass) Louis Hayes (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1962
tk.4Someday My Prince Will Come
tk.11If I Should Lose You
tk.15My One And Only Love
tk.20Back In Your Own Backyard
tk.23Born To Be Blue
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84432 2.
** part of Mosaic MR5-133, MD4-133.

Jackie McLean - Hipnosis  (Blue Note BN-LA483-H2)

Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 14, 1962
tk.1The Three Minors
tk.6Iddy Bitty
tk.10The Way I Feel
tk.13Marilyn's Dilemma
tk.14Blues In A Jiff
tk.15Blues For Jackie

Don Wilkerson - Preach Brother!  (Blue Note BLP 4107)

Don Wilkerson (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums) Jual Curtis (tambourine -5,6) Don Wilkerson (tambourine -6)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1962
1. tk.3Jeanie-Weenie
2. tk.4Pigeon Peas
3. tk.6The Eldorado Shuffle
4. tk.8Homesick Blues
5. tk.9Camp Meetin'
6. tk.13Dem Tambourines
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84107.
** part of Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2.

Dexter Gordon - Landslide  (Blue Note LT-1051)

Dave Burns (trumpet) Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25, 1962
tk.6Blue Gardenia
tk.12Second Balcony Jump
tk.21Six Bits Jones

Dexter Gordon - Go!  (Blue Note BLP 4112)

Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 27, 1962
tk.3Three O'Clock In The Morning
tk.4Second Balcony Jump
tk.6Where Are You
tk.8Cheese Cake
tk.12I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
tk.13Love For Sale
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84112, CDP 7 46094 2, B1-ST 46094.

Dexter Gordon - A Swingin' Affair  (Blue Note BLP 4133)

Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnel
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 29, 1962
tk.3McSplivens
tk.6The Back Bone
tk.15Soy Califa
tk.21You Stepped Out Of A Dream
tk.20Until The Real Thing Comes Along
tk.22Don't Explain
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84133, CDP 7 84133 2.

Jackie McLean - Tippin' The Scales  (Blue Note (J) GXF-3062)

Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 28, 1962
tk.5Nursery Blues
tk.11Rainy Blues
tk.16Tippin' The Scales
tk.17Nicely
tk.20Cabin In The Sky
tk.21Two For One
** also issued on Blue Note (J) GXK-8160, BST 84427, CDP 7 84427 2.

Jackie McLean - Tippin' The Scales  (Blue Note CDP 7 84427 2)

Jackie McLean (alto sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Butch Warren (bass) Art Taylor (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 28, 1962
tk.8Two For One (alternate take 1)
tk.9Two For One (alternate take 2)
tk.15Tippin' The Scales (alternate take)
** reissue of Blue Note (J) GXF-3062 + 3 bonus tracks.

The Clark Terry Quartet/The Coleman Hawkins Sextet - Eddie Costa Memorial Concert  (Colpix CP 450)

Marky Markowitz (trumpet -2) Urbie Green (trombone -2) Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Chuck Israels (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
"Village Gate", NYC, October 9, 1962
1.I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
2.Just You, Just Me
** also issued on Colpix SCP 450.

Stanley Turrentine - Jubilee Shouts  (Blue Note BN-LA883-J2)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Butch Warren (bass) Al Harewood (drums)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 18, 1962
tk.9You Said It
tk.14Cotton Walk
tk.21Brother Tom
tk.26My Ship
tk.29Jubilee Shout
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 4065 + BST 84122 - 1 track.

Stanley Turrentine - Jubilee Shout!!! (also released)  (Blue Note BST 84122)

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax) Sonny Clark (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Butch Warren (bass) Al Harewood (drums): same session
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 18, 1962
tk.19Little Girl Blue (mistitled as You Better Go Now)
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 84122 2 entitled "Jubilee Shout!!!".
** part of Blue Note BN-LA883-J2.

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