Clark, Sonny
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Name (Hebrew)
קלארק, סאני
Name (Latin)
Clark, Sonny
Other forms of name
Clark, Conrad Yeatis
Clark, Sonny, 1931-1963
Clarke, Sonny
Date of birth
1931-07-21
Date of death
1963-01-13
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Jazz
Occupation
Jazz musicians
Pianists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed December 30, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Clark, Sonny; Conrad Yeatis (or Yetis) Clark; jazz musician, pianist; born 21 July 1931 in Herminie, Pennsylvania, United States; began to play the piano at age four; in 1943 his family moved to Pittsburgh, where, he also played the vibraphone and bass in a high school band; was associated with most of the leading jazz musicians in the area; made his first recordings as a sideman with the vibraphonist Teddy Charles and then with Pepper (1953); in San Francisco met the clarinetist Buddy DeFranco and replaced Kenny Drew in DeFranco's quartet; recorded the baritone saxophonist's Serge Chaloff's album Blue Serge; in 1957 he became a member of the singer Dinah Washington's accompanying trio; best remembered as a hard-bop pianist; died 13 January 1963 in New York, New York, United States)
- Cooking the blues, 195-?:label (Sonny Clark) container (Sonny Clarke)
- Jubilee shout [SR] p1978 (a.e.)container (Sonny Clark, piano)
- New Grove dict. of jazz(Clark, Sonny (Conrad Yeatis); b. 7-21-31, Herminie, near Elizabeth, PA, d. 1-13-63, New York; pianist)