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Nancy Miller Elliott is a leading photographer in New York City. She assisted Buck Clayton in the publication, Buck Clayton's Jazz World, published by Oxford University Press in 1987.
The semi-autobiography Buck Clayton’s Jazz World, co-authored by Nancy Miller Elliott, first appeared in 1986. In the same year, his new Big Band debuted at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, and Clayton toured internationally with it, contributing 100 compositions to the band book.
Sep 30, 2021 · First professional trumpet gig in 1933 at age 21. The year 2021 marks 110 years since the birth of jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton, best known for his role in the classic early Count Basie orchestra and sensitive accompaniments to Billie Holiday on records.
Nov 12, 2023 · His autobiography (written with Nancy Miller Elliott), Buck Clayton’s Jazz World (1986), includes a discography. The National Endowment for the Arts named Clayton a Jazz Master in 1991.
Subject Jazz, Elliott, Nancy Miller, Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991, Buck Clayton Swing Band
Apr 1, 1989 · About the Author: Buck Clayton, the renowned jazz trumpeter and bandleader, played in the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1930s. About the Co-Author: Nancy Miller Elliott is a leading New York photographer who specializes in jazz-related subjects.
- Buck Clayton, Nancy Miller Elliott, Humphrey Lyttelton
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Buck Clayton's Jazz World is the autobiography of one of the most significant trumpeters in jazz. Clayton is best known as a trumpet player for Count Basie (he joined that band...
