Buck Clayton
Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (Parsons, Kansas, November 12, 1911 – New York City, December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player who was a leading member of Count Basie’s "Old Testament" orchestra and a leader of mainstream-oriented jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong. The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that he “synthesi[zed] much of the history of jazz trumpet up to his own time, with a bright brassy tone and an apparently limitless facility for melodic improvisation”. Clayton worked closely with Li Jinhui, father of Chinese popular music in Shanghai. His contributions helped change musical history in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Early years
Clayton learned to play the piano from the age of six. His father was an amateur musician associated with the family's local church, who was responsible for teaching his son the scales on a trumpet which he did not take up until his teens. From the age of seventeen, Clayton was taught the trumpet by Bob Russell, a member of George E. Lee’s band. In his early twenties he was based in California, and was briefly a member of Duke Ellington’s Orchestra and worked with other leaders. Clayton was also taught at this time by trumpeter Mutt Carey, who later emerged as a prominent west-coast revivalist in the 1940s. After high school, he moved to Los Angeles. He later formed a band named “14 Gentlemen from Harlem” in which he was the leader of the 14-member orchestra.
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- Pee Wee Russell Plays With Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson & Bud Freeman released: 2011
- Tenderly released: 2009
- Jazz in Paris: Buck Clayton and Friends released: 2007
- The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953, Volume 2 released: 2007
- The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953 released: 2005
- The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1949-1953 released: 2004
- Fiesta in Blue released: 2001
- Jazz in Paris: Club Session released: 2000
- Jazz Spectacular released: 1999
- The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1945-1947 released: 1997
- A Swingin' Dream released: 1988
- Buck Clayton Plays released: 1966
- Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues released:
- Baden, Switzerland 1966 released:
- It Feels Good released:
- Jam Sessions From the Vault released:
Pee Wee Russell Plays With Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson & Bud Freeman
Released 2011- Pee Wee's Blues
- What's The Pitch
- dreamin' and schemin'
- Cutie Pie
- Oh No
- Pee Wee's Song
- Oh Yes
- Missy
- Are You There?
- write me a love song baby
- This Is It
- But Why
- That Old Feeling
- I've Got The World On A String
- Exactly Like You
- It All Depends On You
- If I Had You
- Out Of Nowhere
- Pee Wee's Blues
- I Used To Love You
- Oh No
The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953
Released 2005- Sweethearts on Parade
- Patricia's Blues
- Special B.C.
- She's Funny That Way
- Lazy River
- Some of These Days
- Ferme la bouche
- Manneken Pis Boogie
- How About Me?
- Wham
- Hot Dog
- There's Nothing Like a Woman
- Have You Got Any Money
- Boogie Woogie Drummer
- Bird Song
- Qui?
- Relax Alix
- Bonds et rebonds
- Blues en cuivres
- Pulsation du rythme
- Chocs sonores
- Sahiva Boogie
- Promenade Blues
The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1949-1953
Released 2004- High Tide
- Swingin' at Sundown
- Who's Sorry Now
- Sugar Blues
- Blues in First
- Blues in Second
- Don's Blues
- "Uncle" Buck
- Buck Special
- Night Life
- Perdido
- B.C. and B.C.
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
- Whispering
- The Syncopated Clock (Sixty Minute Man)
- Smooth Sailing
- I Want a Little Girl
- Blue Moon
- Basic Organ Blues
- 's Wonderful
Fiesta in Blue
Released 2001- I Know That You Know
- Good Morning Blues
- Laughing at Life
- Pagin' the Devil
- Them There Eyes
- Countless Blues
- Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
- I Want a Little Girl
- Dickie's Dream
- Love Jumped Out
- Fiesta in Blue
- Royal Garden Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Destination K.C.
- A Shanty in Old Shanty Town
- Rattle and Roll
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Them There Eyes
- You Came Along
- If Dreams Come True
The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1945-1947
Released 1997- I'm in the Mood for Love
- Sugar Hips
- Diga Diga Doo
- Love Me or Leave Me
- We're in the Money (The Gold Digger's Song)
- B.C. Blues
- Why Do I Love You
- All My Life
- Groovin' With J.C.
- What's the Use
- Dawn Dance
- Well-A-Poppin'
- On the Sunny Side of the Street
- It's Dizzy
- Basie's Morning Bluesicale
- Saragota Special
- Sentimental Summer
- Harlem Cradle Song
- My Good Man Sam
- I Want a Little Girl
- Jazz Band
- Jazz Band
It Feels Good
- Undecided
- Rehearsin' for a Nervous Breakdown
- Royal Garden Blues
- Blue Skies
- Opus 5
- Front and Center
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- It Feels Good
- Andiology
- Coquette
- Zooming at the Zombie
- Jumpin' in the Pump Room
- 20th Century Closet
- Blues Petite
- Can't We Be Friends?
- Beethoven Riffs On
- Prelude for Trumpet
- The Peanut Vendor
- Blue Fantasy
- Revolutionary Etude
- Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider
- Echoes of Harlem
Born: 1911-11-12
Died: 1991-12-08
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