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Sonny Clark contributes a half-chorus on piano, the second of 3 solos on the recording. At a ballad tempo of 48 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in A♭, the performance unfolds with spacious lyricism and emotional depth. Sonny solos over the 2nd half of the form. Sonny Clark follows with a half-chorus of piano that is equally refined, his harmonic sophistication perfectly suited to Ellington's rich chord progressions. Recorded for the album Cliff Craft in 1957, the performance captures Sonny Clark at 25 to 26 years old. Sophisticated Lady is a 1932 composition by Duke Ellington, with lyrics later added by Mitchell Parish and publishing credit shared with Irving Mills.
Sonny Clark was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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