Buck Clayton

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Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey 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.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1956 Jazz Spectacular Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton 2
1966 Buck Clayton Plays Buck Clayton 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1989 Jam Sessions From the Vault Compilation Buck Clayton 2
1997 The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1945-1947 Compilation Buck Clayton 1
2000 Jazz in Paris: Club Session Compilation Peanuts Holland, Buck Clayton & Charlie Singleton 1
2004 The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1949-1953 Compilation Buck Clayton 1
2005 The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953 Compilation Buck Clayton 1
2007 The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953, Volume 2 Compilation Buck Clayton 1
2007 Jazz in Paris: Buck Clayton and Friends Compilation Buck Clayton 1

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Year Title Artist Rating Releases
— Goin' To Kansas City Buck Clayton 1
— It Feels Good Buck Clayton 1

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