Artist: 
Lawrence Marable

Tenorman

Tone Poet Vinyl
€39,99

Release date: 6 March 2026

A West Coast jazz date that blows with hard bop gusto, "Tenorman" by The Lawrence Marable Quartet featuring James Clay was a hard-swinging session led by the esteemed drummer (Marable) that served as an introduction of the young Texan tenor (Clay) with sturdy support from pianist Sonny Clark and bassist Jimmy Bond. Recorded in August 1956 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for the Jazz: West label, a boutique imprint allied with Pacific Jazz, the album presents assured versions of well-worn standards ("The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea," "Easy Living," "Willow Weep For Me," "Lover Man") with a trio of original compositions by Clark interspersed ("Minor Meeting," "Three Fingers North," "Marbles").

BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Mono, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a gatefold sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket. 

Tracklisting:
Tenorman (1956) 

A1. The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

A2. Easy Living

A3. Minor Meeting

A4. Air Tight

B1. Willow Weep For Me

B2. Three Fingers North

B3. Lover Man

B4. Marbles

 

Lawrence Marable (drums) / James Clay (tenor sax, flute) / Sonny Clark (piano) / Jimmy Bond (bass)

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Format Album
Release Date 2026
Speed 33 RPM
Size 12"