Dial "S" for Sonny
Introduction '''''Dial "S" for Sonny''''' is the debut studio album by American jazz pianist Sonny Clark recorded on July 21, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The septet features horn section Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, and Hank Mobley and rhythm section Wilbur Ware and Louis Hayes.
Background === Title ===The album title is an allusion to Frederick Knott's play ''Dial M for Murder'', which was first produced in 1952 and then made into a successful film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954.
Reception Critic John S. Wilson, in a contemporaneous review, remarked "Art Farmer contributes some crackling solos to ''Dial S for Sonny'', ... but he has to fight a chomp-chomp rhythm section. "The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "''Dial 'S' for Sonny'', Sonny Clark's first session for Blue Note Records and his first session as a leader, is a terrific set of laidback bop, highlighted by Clark's liquid, swinging solos... Clark steals the show in this set of fine, straight-ahead bop."
Track listing :''All compositions by Sonny Clark, except as indicated''# "Dial "S" for Sonny" – 7:26# "Bootin' It" – 5:17# "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:59# "Sonny's Mood" – 8:38# "Shoutin' on a Riff" – 6:45# "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:50# "Bootin' It" Alternate Take – 5:15 (CD bonus track)
Personnel === Musicians ===*Sonny Clark – piano*Art Farmer – trumpet (except "Love Walked In")*Curtis Fuller – trombone (except "Love Walked In")*Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone (except "Love Walked In")*Wilbur Ware – bass*Louis Hayes – drums===Technical personnel===* Alfred Lion – producer* Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer* Reid Miles – design* Francis Wolff – photography* Robert Levin – liner notes
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