Buddy De Franco - The Complete Verve Recordings With Sonny Clark (4 CD, 1990) [FLAC]

 

Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco recorded extensively for Norgran and Verve during 1953-1958. For a little over a year, Sonny Clark was his regular pianist and all of their small-group recordings have been reissued on this limited-edition five-LP set. With bassist Eugene Wright (a couple years before he joined the Dave Brubeck Quartet) and drummer Bobby White completing the quartet, and guitarist Tal Farlow making the group a quintet on its final 11 numbers, DeFranco had one of his strongest bands.

The majority of the 39 selections on the typically attractive Mosaic box are standards or based on a familiar tune's chord changes. Buddy DeFranco had no real competitors (other than Benny Goodman) during the era, while Sonny Clark was one of the most talented of the Bud Powell-influenced pianists; they made for a mutually inspiring team.

  • Sonny Clark (piano), 
  • Buddy De Franco (clarinet), 
  • Tal Farlow (guitar), 
  • Bobby White (drums), 
  • Gene Wright (bass)


 


CD1
01. Jack The Fieldstalker
02. Cable Car
03. I Wish I Knew
04. If I Should Love You
05. Lover Man
06. Tenderly
07. Deep Purple
08. Monogram
09. Yesterdays
10. Blues In The Closet

CD2
01. Mine
02. You To To My Head
03. Gerry's Tune
04. Now's The Time
05. Autumn Leaves
06. Titoro (long version)
07. Titoro (short version)

CD3
01. The Bright One
02. Sonny's Idea
03. Laura
04. Everything Happens To Me
05. I'll Remember April
06. Willow Weep For Me
07. Minor Incident
08. A Foggy Day
09. What Can I Say Dear
10. Moe
11. Getting A Balance
12. That Old Black Magic

CD4
01. They Say It's Wonderful
02. But Beautiful
03. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
04. The Nearness Of You
05. How About You
06. Little Girl Blue
07. Indian Summer
08. I Can't Get Started
09. Stardust
10. Cooking The Blues
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