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Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke Ellington (1951–59), Quincy Jones (1960), and Oscar Peterson (1964–96).
Learn about the life and career of Clark Terry, a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, composer, and NEA Jazz Master. He performed for eight U.S. Presidents, recorded with hundreds of jazz greats, and taught many aspiring musicians.
Feb 22, 2015 · The seventh of 11 children, Clark Terry was born into a poor St. Louis family on Dec. 14, 1920. His mother, the former Mary Scott, died when he was 6, and within a few years he was working odd ...
Feb 23, 2015 · More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, who mentored Miles Davis and Quincy Jones and played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on "The Tonight Show," has died. He was 94. Terry's wife announced his death on his website late Saturday ...
Feb 22, 2015 · Clark Terry said he heard the sound of jazz everywhere as a kid in St. Louis in the 1930s: on the radio, in parades and wafting in from river boats floating along the Mississippi River.
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Feb 24, 2015 · One of the greatest practitioners of this humanistic art died on Saturday: the ebullient, effervescent, irreplaceable, irrepressible trumpet virtuoso Clark Terry. Born into a poor family in St ...
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Feb 21, 2015 · December 14, 1920 - February 21, 2015. This jazzsite is part of. JazzCorner.com. Clark Terry's career in jazz spans more than seventy years. He is a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, composer, writer, trumpet/flugelhorn designer, teacher and NEA Jazz Master.
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