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Sonny Clark

real name Conrad Yeatis Clark

Herminie, United States · 1931-07-21 – 1963-01-13

Sonny Clark is credited on 1,270 releases across 215 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,270

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215

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8

Decades active

309

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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 label, effectively serving as the label's house pianist, also a composer.

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1,270 releases · 215 albums · active 1953–2025

  • Performance · 1,858
  • Other credits · 13

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Reeves Sound Studios · The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach

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