Buck Clayton

Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was a American jazz trumpet player, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basie’s 'Old Testmant' orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was

Post-war

After his honorable discharge in 1946 he did arrangements for Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Harry James and became a member of Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic package, appearing in April in a concert with Young, Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker, and in October participated in JATPs first national tour of the United States. He also recorded at this time for the H.R.S. label. In 1947 he was back in New York, and had a residency at the Café Society, Downtown, and the following year had a reunion with Jimmy Rushing, his fellow Basie alumni, at the Savoy Ballroom. Clayton and Rushing worked together occassionally in to the 1960s

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1946 - Count Basie - Benny Goodman - Harry James - Norman Granz’s - Jazz at the Philharmonic - Coleman Hawkins - Charlie Parker - H.R.S. - 1947 - Jimmy Rushing - Savoy Ballroom - 1960s

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From September 1949 he was in Europe for nine months, leading his own band in France. Clayton recorded intermittently over the next few tears for the French Vogue label, under his own name, that of clarinettist Mezz Mezzrow and for one session, with pianist Earl Hines. In 1953, he toured Europe with Mezzrow; in Italy, the group was joined (improbably) by Frank Sinatra.

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1949 - Europe - France - Vogue - Mezz Mezzrow - Earl Hines - 1953 - Italy - Frank Sinatra

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