Wilbur Dorsey Clayton

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Wilbur Dorsey Clayton, better known as Buck Clayton, was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader associated with the swing era and Count Basie’s orchestra.

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instanceOf American jazz musician
arranger
bandleader
composer
human
jazz trumpeter
swing musician
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1930
associatedAct Basie All-Stars NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Billie Holiday NERFINISHED
Count Basie NERFINISHED
Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED
Jimmy Rushing NERFINISHED
Lester Young NERFINISHED
birthName Wilbur Dorsey Clayton NERFINISHED
burialPlace Parsons, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath long illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-11-12
dateOfDeath 1991-12-08
familyName Clayton NERFINISHED
genre jazz
swing
givenName Wilbur NERFINISHED
influenced post-swing jazz trumpeters
influencedBy Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
Roy Eldridge NERFINISHED
instrument trumpet
movement swing era
notableEvent member of Count Basie’s orchestra in the late 1930s and 1940s
toured Europe with Benny Goodman in 1950
notableRecognition known for his work with Count Basie’s All-American Rhythm Section
regarded as a leading swing-era trumpeter
notableWork Jumpin’ at the Woodside (arrangements and solos) NERFINISHED
Songs for Swingers NERFINISHED
The Huckle-Buck and Robbins’ Nest NERFINISHED
The Hucklebuck NERFINISHED
occupation arranger
bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth Parsons, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
Hep Records NERFINISHED
Vanguard Records NERFINISHED
stageName Buck Clayton NERFINISHED
style melodic trumpet improvisation

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Buck Clayton birthName Wilbur Dorsey Clayton