Sonny Clark

Conrad Yeatis Clark

American jazz pianist and composer
Born July 21, 1931, Herminie, Pennsylvania, USA
Died January 13, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA
First emerged as a member of a group led by Buddy DeFranco in California, but mainly worked in the hard bop idiom based in New York City. Recorded multiple sessions as a leader for the Blue Note label, effectively serving as the label's house pianist, also a composer.

In Groups:
Art Pepper Quartet, Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Buddy DeFranco Quintet, Cal Tjader Quintet, Frank Rosolino And His Quartet, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Jazz Club USA, Jerry Dodgion Quartet, Jimmy Raney All Stars, Jimmy Raney Quartet, Leonard Feather's West Coast Jazzmen, Serge Chaloff Quartet, Sonny Clark Quintet, Sonny Clark Sextet, Sonny Clark Trio, Sonny Rollins Quartet, Stan Levey Sextet, The Buddy DeFranco Big Band, The Hank Mobley Quintet, The Lawrence Marable Quartet, Tina Brooks Quintet