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Sonny Clark was only 22 at the time of this private recording but he already had his Bud Powell-based piano style together. Clark is heard unaccompanied and, for two lengthy songs, in a trio with bassist Simon Brehm and drummer Bobby White. The solo tracks in particular are quite interesting for they are very spontaneous with some rambling resulting in ad-lib medleys. The music gives one a rare chance to hear Sonny Clark in a relaxed setting, thinking aloud musically. This valuable document (which is reasonably well recorded for a live date of the era) was first released in 1975 as a Xanadu LP (Scott Yanow/AllMusic).

Track listing:

A1 Improvisation No.1 4:04
A2 All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm 1:48
A3 Body And Soul / Jeepers Creepers 4:31
A4 Oslo 10:58
B1 Improvisation No.2 / Over The Rainbow 6:58
B2 Move 2:40
B3 After You’ve Gone 13:21

Personnel:
Bass – Simon Brehm
Drums – Bobby White
Piano – Sonny Clark

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Label: Xanadu Records – Xanadu 121
Series: Xanadu Gold Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1976