- Artist:
- Lawrence Marable
Tenorman
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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)