1911 - 1991
Buck Clayton American Jazz Musician
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Details
| First Name |
Buck
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| Last Name |
Clayton
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| Birthday |
12th November, 1911
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| Birthplace |
United States
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| Died |
8th December, 1991
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Jazz trumpeter, band leader, composer/arranger
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| Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Swing, Mainstream jazz
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Origin |
United States
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| Music Style |
Swing, Mainstream Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Amiable/Good-Natured, Confident, Elegant, Stylish, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Earthy, Energetic, Soothing, Laid-Back/Mellow, Rollicking, Playful, Romantic, Restrained, Boisterous, Reserved, Exuberant
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| Instrument |
Trumpet
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| Instrument (text) |
Trumpet
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Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – 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, first hearing the record "Confessin That I Love You" on Central Avenue as he passed by a shop window.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.
