Leapin' and Lopin'

Leapin' and Lopin'
Leapin' and Lopin'
Studio album by Sonny Clark
Released	May 1962
Recorded	November 13, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:35; 55:31 (CD reissue)
Label	Blue Note; BLP 4091 (mono); BST 84091 (stereo)
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Clark chronology

Leapin' and Lopin' is an album by American jazz pianist Sonny Clark, recorded on November 13, 1961 and released on Blue Note in May 1962—Clark's final album as leader before his death the following year.^[1]^[2]

Background

Leapin' and Lopin' features a guest appearance from sax player Ike Quebec, who was mounting a comeback after a decade of low visibility.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

The AllMusic review by Michael Nastos calls Leapin' and Lopin' "a definitive recording for Clark, and really for all time in the mainstream jazz idiom."^[6]

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."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonny Clark, except as noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somethin' Special"		6:23
2.	"Deep in a Dream"	Jimmy Van Heusen Eddie DeLange	6:47
3.	"Melody for C"		7:50

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Eric Walks"	Butch Warren	5:41
2.	"Voodooo"		7:39
3.	"Midnight Mambo"	Tommy Turrentine	7:15

2008 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Zellmar's Delight"	5:43
8.	"Melody for C" (alternate take)	8:13

Personnel

Sonny Clark – piano
Tommy Turrentine – trumpet (except "Deep in a Dream")
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone (except "Deep in a Dream")
Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone ("Deep in a Dream")
Butch Warren – bass
Billy Higgins – drums

References

^ ^a ^b "Jazz LPs". Billboard Music Week. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. April 28, 1962. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "May Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. May 19, 1962. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ At Allmusic
^ Swenson, J. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ At Allmusic
^ At All About Jazz

[Bb62-1] "Jazz LPs". Billboard Music Week. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. April 28, 1962. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[CBMay62-2] "May Album Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. May 19, 1962. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[3] At Allmusic

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] At Allmusic

[7] At All About Jazz

[1]

v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)

v t e Ike Quebec
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	From Hackensack to Englewood Cliffs (1959) The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions (1959) Blue & Sentimental (1961) Heavy Soul (1961) It Might as Well Be Spring (1961) Easy Living (1962) Soul Samba (1962)
With others	Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Leapin' and Lopin' (Sonny Clark, 1961) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Latin Bit (Grant Green, 1962) My Hour of Need (Dodo Greene, 1962)