Sonny Clark
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Sonny Clark was an influential American jazz pianist and composer known for his hard bop recordings in the 1950s, particularly on the Blue Note label.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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hard bop musician ⓘ human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Farmer
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Buddy DeFranco NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Mobley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Conrad Yeatis Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-07-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-01-13 ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later hard bop pianists ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| legacy | regarded as a major hard bop pianist of the 1950s and early 1960s ⓘ |
| movement | hard bop ⓘ |
| name | Sonny Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Sonny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive hard bop piano style
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influential Blue Note recordings in the 1950s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cool Struttin'
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Dial "S" for Sonny NERFINISHED ⓘ Leapin' and Lopin' NERFINISHED ⓘ My Conception NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Clark Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny's Crib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Herminie, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| style | bebop-influenced piano playing ⓘ |
| workedFor | Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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"I'm Old Fashioned"