title: Sonority (album)
text: # Sonority (album)
  
  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.
  
  ## 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".
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  ## 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
  