Sonority (album)

Sonority
Sonority
Studio album by Curtis Counce
Released	1989
Recorded	October 15, 1956, April 22 & August 29, 1957 and January 6, 1958; Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:27
Label	Contemporary C7655
Producer	Lester Koenig
Curtis Counce chronology

Sonority is an album by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce featuring recordings from 1956 to 1958 which was released on the Contemporary label in 1989.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The playing is quite rewarding, and all four of the Counce reissues are easily recommended to hard bop collectors".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

"Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:23
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:20
"Landslide" [alternate take] (Harold Land) - 9:03
"Sonor" [alternate take] (Kenny Clarke, Gerald Wiggins) - 5:18
"So Nice" - 5:25
"Origin" - 4:43
"Bella Rosa" - 6:11
"A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 8:20
"A Drum Conversation" (Frank Butler) - 2:22 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded at Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, CA on October 15, 1956 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), April 22, 1957 (track 9), August 29, 1957 (track 2) and January 6, 1958 (tracks 5-9)

Personnel

Curtis Counce - bass
Jack Sheldon (tracks 1-4 & 9), Gerald Wilson (tracks 5-8) - trumpet
Harold Land - tenor saxophone
Elmo Hope (tracks 5-7), Carl Perkins (tracks 1-4, 8 & 9) - piano
Frank Butler - drums

References

^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Sonority – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Contemporary_Records_discography-1] Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. Sonority – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Curtis Counce
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	The Curtis Counce Group (1956) You Get More Bounce with Curtis Counce! (1956 & 1957) Sonority (1956, 1957, & 1958) Carl's Blues (1957 & 1958) Exploring the Future (1958)

v t e Elmo Hope
The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s), not the first release.
As leader	Trio and Quintet (1953–57) Meditations (1955) Hope Meets Foster (1955) Informal Jazz (1956) Elmo Hope Trio (1959) Here's Hope! (1961) High Hope! (1961) Homecoming! (1962) Hope-Full (1962) Sounds from Rikers Island (1963) The Final Sessions (1966)
As sideman	Memorial Album (Clifford Brown, 1953) Moving Out (Sonny Rollins, 1954) Lights Out! (Jackie McLean, 1956) Sonority (Curtis Counce, 1956–58) Exploring the Future (Curtis Counce, 1958) The Fox (Harold Land, 1959)