Leapin' and Lopin'

Leapin' and Lopin'
Studio album by Sonny Clark
Released	End of April 1962[1]
Recorded	November 13, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:35 original LP 55:31 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84091
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology
Sonny Clark Trio (1960) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Leapin' and Lopin is an album by jazz pianist Sonny Clark, released on Blue Note Records. It was recorded in 1961 and issued in 1962 as BST 84091. It would be Clark's last album as a leader before his death in 1963. The album features a guest appearance from sax player Ike Quebec, who was mounting a comeback after after a decade of low visibility.

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]

Track listing

1. "Somethin' Special" (Clark) - 6:23
2. "Deep in a Dream" (Van Heusen, DeLange) - 6:47
3. "Melody for C" (Clark) - 7:50
4. "Eric Walks" (Warren) - 5:41
5. "Voodoo" (Clark) - 7:39
6. "Midnight Mambo" (Tommy Turrentine) - 7:15

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

7. "Zellmar's Delight" (Clark) - 5:43
8. "Melody for C" [Alternate Take] - 8:13

Personnel

• Sonny Clark - piano
• Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
• Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
• Ike Quebec - tenor saxophone (#2 only)
• Butch Warren - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

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