Buck Clayton

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bandleader composer human jazz trumpeter

Buck Clayton was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader best known for his work with Count Basie and his role in the swing era.

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Buck Clayton canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
activity led jam session recordings in the 1950s ⓘ
toured internationally as a jazz soloist ⓘ
associatedAct Benny Goodman ⓘ
Billie Holiday ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
Jimmy Rushing ⓘ
Kansas City jazz scene ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
birthName Wilbur Dorsey Clayton ⓘ
causeOfDeath long illness related to respiratory and cardiac problems ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1911-11-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1991-12-08 ⓘ
era 20th-century music ⓘ
familyName Clayton ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Wilbur ⓘ
honor recognized as a key figure of the Count Basie Orchestra brass section ⓘ
influenced later swing and mainstream jazz trumpeters ⓘ
instrument trumpet ⓘ
militaryService United States Army in World War II ⓘ
surface form: United States Army during World War II
movement swing era ⓘ
name Buck Clayton self-link ⓘ
notableFor work with Count Basie ⓘ
notableWork Buck Clayton Jam Sessions (series of recordings) ⓘ
Songs for Swingers (album) ⓘ
The Hucklebuck ⓘ
surface form: The Hucklebuck (arrangements and recordings)
occupation bandleader ⓘ
musician ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Parsons, Kansas ⓘ
surface form: Parsons, Kansas, United States
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Hep Records ⓘ
Vanguard Records ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, United States
style melodic, lyrical trumpet improvisation ⓘ
taughtAt Hunter College (as jazz educator) ⓘ
touredWith Jazz at the Philharmonic ⓘ
surface form: Norman Granz Jazz at the Philharmonic

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From Spirituals to Swing concerts → featuredPerformer → Buck Clayton ⓘ
Count Basie Orchestra → notableMember → Buck Clayton ⓘ
One O’Clock Jump → associatedWithPerson → Buck Clayton ⓘ
Jumpin’ at the Woodside → associatedPerformer → Buck Clayton ⓘ
Buck Clayton → name → Buck Clayton self-link ⓘ
Helen Humes → associatedAct → Buck Clayton ⓘ