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Buddy Defranco Quartet (with Sonny Clark) - A Foggy Day (1954)

From Marc Myers’ interview with Buddy DeFranco on Jazzwax:

BDF: In 1954, Kenny Drew gave notice and told me he had his replacement lined up. He said once we got to San Francisco, he’d have the pianist sit in so I could hear him. When we arrived at the Blackhawk [in San Francisco], Kenny brought Sonny Clark in. I loved him right away. He was interesting and intelligent, and played with a happy, skippy feel. When I heard Sonny, I knew instantly we were musically compatible in terms of what we were trying to do with modern jazz. Drummer Bobby White and bassist Gene Wright joined around this time, too. 

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