Terry, Clark
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Name (Latin)
Terry, Clark
Other forms of name
Terry, C. (Clark)
Date of birth
1920-12-14
Date of death
2015-02-21
Place of birth
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Jazz
Occupation
Jazz musicians
Trumpet players
Singers
Flügelhorn player
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Ellington, D. Launching pad, c1959.
- Baker, 8th ed.(Terry, Clark; b. 12-14-20, St. Louis; jazz trumpet and flügelhorn player, scat singer)
- Washington, D. For those in love [SR] p1992:label (C. Terry, trumpet) container (Clark Terry)
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Clark Terry in 1981
Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Michael Worner, Public domain
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Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:Clark Terry in 1981.jpg
Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Nnenna Freelon, Clark Terry.jpg
White House Photographer Shealah Craighead, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke Ellington (1951–59), Quincy Jones (1960), and Oscar Peterson (1964–96). He was with The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1972. His career in jazz spanned more than 70 years, during which he became one of the most recorded jazz musicians, appearing on over 900 recordings. Terry also mentored Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Dianne Reeves, and Terri Lyne Carrington.
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