Leapin' and Lopin is an album by American jazz pianist Sonny Clark, recorded on November 13, 1961 and released on Blue Note in May 1962âÂÂClark's final album as leader before his death the following year.
Leapin' and Lopin features a guest appearance from sax player Ike Quebec, who was mounting a comeback after a decade of low visibility. The rhythm section of Clark, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins would also appear on sessions with Dexter Gordon yielding his albums for Blue Note Go! and A Swingin' Affair.
The AllMusic review by Michael Nastos calls Leapin' and Lopin "a definitive recording for Clark, and really for all time in the mainstream jazz idiom."
All About Jazz stated, "Although pianist Sonny Clark had documented much fine music up to this point, one of his final recordings before an untimely death, everything seemed to solidify with this 1961 ringer."