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Clark Terry
A legendary trumpeter who played with some of the great St. Louis big bands of
the 1940s and '50s, Clark Terry mentored a new generation of stars including
Miles Davis and Quincy Jones and was said by Dizzy Gillespie to make "the
happiest sound in jazz." Born into a poor family in Missouri, Terry was one of
11 children and couldn't afford trumpet lessons, so instead learned second-hand
from the local kids who could. He went on to play in the US Navy band during
WWII and gave up a promising career as a boxer to become a sideman in the Count
Basie Orchestra, also playing with Duke ...
East of the SunClark Terry, Etta Jones and Clark Terry Quintet
Live on QE2
5:19
But BeautifulClark Terry, Shirley Horn and Clark Terry Quintet
Live on QE2
7:59
Autumn LeavesTerry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Clark Terry, The Swing Fever Big Band and Jackie Ryan
6:03
TenderlyTony Scott, Bill Evans and Clark Terry
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
4:37
Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)Clark Terry
Squeeze Me
6:17
Love Walked InClark Terry, Red Holloway and Clark Terry Quintet
Top And Bottom-Live At The 1995 Floating Jazz Festival
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