Sonny Clark
Piano Solo on
Confirmation

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Sonny Clark contributes two choruses on piano, the third of 5 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 178 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "Twilight Time," a familiar harmonic foundation that invites inventive melodic exploration. Sonny Clark takes two piano choruses that showcase his deep understanding of Parker's harmonic innovations, his right hand weaving fluid melodic lines over sophisticated left-hand voicings. Recorded for the album Cliff Craft in 1957, the performance captures Sonny Clark at 25 to 26 years old.

Sonny Clark was 25 to 26 years old at the time.