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Buck Clayton
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American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Buck Clayton is referenced by 460 other articles, and connects out to Buddy Tate, New Zealand and New York City.
Vinony files it under 1911 births, 1991 deaths and 20th-century American male musicians.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Buck Clayton's Jazz World
- Buck Clayton's Jazz world
- Buck Clayton's jazz world
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1991
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10,873
- Total plays
- 94,577
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Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basie’s 'Old Testament' orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong. The “Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD” says that he “synthesi[zed] much of the history of jazz trumpet up to his own time <a href="https:/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Parsons
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- composer
- Employer
- Hunter College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Riverside
- Image
- BuckClayton.jpg
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- Commons category
- Buck Clayton
- date of birth
- 1911-11-12
- date of death
- 1991-12-08
- birth name
- Wilbur Dorsey Clayton
- pseudonym
- Buck Clayton
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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