Leapin' and Lopin'

Leapin' and Lopin is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark, released on Blue Note Records, recorded in 1961, and issued in 1962 as BST 84091. It was Clark's last album as a leader before his death in 1963. It features a guest appearance from sax player Ike Quebec, who was mounting a comeback after a decade of low visibility. The rhythm section of Clark, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins would also appear on sessions with Dexter Gordon yielding his albums for Blue Note Go! and A Swingin' Affair.

Leapin' and Lopin'
Studio album by
Sonny Clark
ReleasedEnd of April 1962[1]
RecordedNovember 13, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:35 original LP
55:31 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BST 84091
ProducerAlfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Sonny Clark Trio
(1960)		 Leapin' and Lopin'
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Michael Nastos of Allmusic writes that "Top to bottom Leapin' and Lopin' is a definitive recording for Clark, and really for all time in the mainstream jazz idiom."[4] All About Jazz stated, "Although pianist Sonny Clark had documented much fine music up to this point, one of his final recordings before an untimely death, everything seemed to solidify with this 1961 ringer."[5]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somethin' Special"Sonny Clark6:23
2."Deep in a Dream"Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange6:47
3."Melody for C"Sonny Clark7:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eric Walks"Butch Warren5:41
2."Voodooo"Sonny Clark7:39
3."Midnight Mambo"Tommy Turrentine7:15
2008 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Zellmar's Delight"Sonny Clark5:43
8."Melody in C" (alternate take)Sonny Clark8:13

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard April 28, 1962
  2. At Allmusic
  3. Swenson, J. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. At Allmusic
  5. At All About Jazz
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