Buck Clayton
Long-time Count Basie trumpet star, Buck Clayton (1911-81) also arranged, composed and led a famous series of recorded jam sessions. Geoffrey Smith surveys the many-sided career of a great jazz all-rounder.
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The Count Basie Orchestra
One O'Clock Jump
- Ken Burns Jazz - Count Basie.
- Verve.
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Kansas City 5
I Know That You Know
- Kansas City 5, 6 and 7: 1938-1944.
- Classics.
- 3.
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Kansas City 6
I Want A Little Girl
- Kansas City 5, 6 and 7: 1938-1944.
- 8.
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Billie Holiday & Lester Young
Back In Your Own Backyard
- Billie Holiday & Lester Young - a musical romance.
- Columbia/Legacy.
- 4.
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Lester Young and His Band
Six Cats And A Prince
- Lester Young - The Super Sessions.
- Charly Le Jazz.
- 16.
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Count Basie & The Count Basie Orchestra
Avenue C
- Count Basie 1945-1946.
- Classics.
- 1.
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Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff, Plus Band
I Can't Get Started
- Ruby Braff - Linger Awhile.
- Vanguard.
- 10.
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Buck Clayton's Orchestra
All The Cats Join In
- Buck Clayton - Complete Legendary Jam Sessions Master Takes.
- Lonehill Jazz.
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Coleman Hawkins And Band
Vignette
- The Complete Felsted Mainstream Collection.
- Solar Records.
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Jimmy Rushing
Somebody Stole My Gal
- Little Jimmy Rushing and The Big Brass.
- Avid.
- 12.
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Buck Clayton Plus Band
Sunday
- Songs for Swingers (Three Classic Albums).
- Avid.
- 8.
Performers and Music Details
ONE O'CLOCK JUMP
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Composers: Basie
Album Title: Ken Burns Jazz - Count Basie
Label: Verve 549-090 2
Duration: 03:01
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Ed Lewis, Trumpet; Bobby Moore, trumpet; Dan Minor, trombone, George Hunt, trombone; Earl Warren, alto sax; Herschel Evans, tenor; Lester Young, tenor; Jack Washington, baritone & alto sax; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
Kansas City 5
Composers: Youmans/Caldwell
Album Title: Kansas City 5, 6 and 7: 1938-1944
Label: Classics - Classics-912
Duration: 03:01
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums ; Eddie Durham, electric guitar.
I WANT A LITTLE GIRL
Kansas City 6
Composers: Menscher/Moll
Album Title: Kansas City 5, 6 and 7: 1938-1944
Label: Classics - Classics-912
Duration: 02:50
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Eddie Durham, electric guitar; Lester Young, clarinet & tenor sax; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
BACK IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Billie Holiday & Lester Young
Composers: A. Jolson, B. Rose, D. Dreyer, N/A
Album Title: Billie Holiday & Lester Young - a musical romance
Label: Columbia/Legacy 508606 2
Duration: 02:39
Performers: Billie Holiday, vocal; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Benny Morton, trombone; Lester Young, tenor; Teddy Wilson, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
SIX CATS AND A PRINCE
Lester Young and band
Composers: Buck Clayton
Album Title: Lester Young - The Super Sessions
Label: Charly Le Jazz CD 36
Duration: 04:07
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor, Dickie Wells, trombone, Count Basie, piano, Freddie Green, guitar; Rodney Richardson, bass; Jo Jones, drums.
AVENUE C
Count Basie & his Orchestra
Composers: Buck Clayton
Album Title: Count Basie 1945-1946
Label: Classics - Classics 934(1)
Duration: 03:08
Performers: Harry “Sweets” Edison, solo trumpet; Al Killian, trumpet; Joe Newman, Trumpet; Ed Lewis, tenor; Dickie Wells, trombone; Ted Donnelly, trombone; Eli Robinson, trombone; Louis Taylor, trombone; Jimmy Powell, alto sax; Earle Warren, alto; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Rudy Rutherford, clarinet & baritone sax; Freddie Green, guitar; Rodney Richardson, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
I CAN’T GET STARTED
Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff, plus band
Composers: Gershwin/Duke
Album Title: Ruby Braff - Linger Awhile
Label: Vanguard VCD 79608-2
Duration: 10:59
Performers: Ruby Braff, trumpet; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Benny Morton, trombone; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Aaron Bell, bass; Jimmy Jones, piano; Steve Jordan, guitar.
ALL THE CATS JOIN IN
Buck Clayton Orchestra
Composers: Sauter/Gilbert/Wilder
Album Title: Buck Clayton - Complete Legendary Jam Sessions Master Takes
Label: Lonehill Jazz - LHJ 10115
Duration: 07:22
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Billy Butterfield, trumpet; Ruby Braff, cornet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Julian Dash, tenor sax; J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Tyree Glenn, trombone & vibes; Kenny Kersey, piano; Steve Jordan, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums.
VIGNETTE
Coleman Hawkins and band
Composers: Hank Jones
Album Title: The Complete Felsted Mainstream Collection
Label: Solar Records 4569908
Duration: 04:24
Performers: Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Mickey Sheen, drums.
SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL
Jimmy Rushing
Composers: Leo Wood
Album Title: Little Jimmy Rushing and The Big Brass
Label: Avid AMSC 1057
Duration: 03:43
Performers: Jimmy Rushing, vocal; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Emmett Berry, trumpet; Doc Cheatham, trumpet; Mel Davis, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Dicky Wells, trombone; Urbie Green, trombone; Earle Warren, alto sax; Rudy Powell, alto sax; Buddy Tate, tenor sax, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone; Nat Pierce, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
SUNDAY
Buck Clayton plus band
Composers: Miller/Conn/Styne/Krueger
Album Title: Songs for Swingers (Three Classic Albums)
Label: Avid AMSC 1036
Duration: 05:14
Performers: Buck Clayton, trumpet; Emmett Berry, trumpet; Dickie Wells, trombone; Earl Warren, alto sax & clarinet; Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Al Williams, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Herbie Lovelle, drums.
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- Sun 30 Apr 2017 00:00ý Radio 3
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