Clark Virgil Terry Jr.
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Clark Virgil Terry Jr. was an influential American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist renowned for his work with the Duke Ellington and Count Basie orchestras and for mentoring generations of musicians.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clark Virgil Terry Jr. canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
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Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tonight Show Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
French Order of Arts and Letters
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ NEA Jazz Masters Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-12-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2015-02-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Count Basie Orchestra
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Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
flugelhorn
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trumpet ⓘ |
| movement |
bebop
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swing ⓘ |
| name | Clark Virgil Terry Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
developed scat style known as "Mumbles"
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mentor to generations of jazz musicians ⓘ one of the first African-American musicians in the NBC Tonight Show band ⓘ pioneer of flugelhorn in jazz ⓘ taught and influenced musicians such as Miles Davis and Quincy Jones ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Clark After Dark
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Clark Terry (1955 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Color Changes NERFINISHED ⓘ In Orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumbles NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson Trio + One NERFINISHED ⓘ Serenade to a Bus Seat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Power of Positive Swinging NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
flugelhornist
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jazz trumpeter ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Concord Records
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Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
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