Brad Terry

Brad Terry
Background information
Born	(1937-06-09) June 9, 1937 (age 88) U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Clarinet

Brad Terry (born June 9, 1937) ^{[1] [2]} is an American jazz clarinetist and whistler.

Career

Terry was raised in Stamford, Connecticut. ^[3] He recorded the albums The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 and The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 2 with guitarist Lenny Breau between October 1978 and January 1982. ^{[4] [5]} Terry released the albums in 1986 and 1990 respectively after Breau's death in 1984. ^[5] He has played with Buck Clayton, Dizzy Gillespie, Roger Kellaway, Red Mitchell, Steve Swallow, and Buddy Tate and has taught workshops in Poland. ^[3]

Discography

• The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 (Livingroom, 1986)
• The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 2 (Musical Heritage Society, 1990)
• Brad Terry, John Basile – Duo (Jazz Heritage, 1991)
• Brad Terry Featuring Jarek Śmietana* – Brad Terry Plays Ellington (Starling S.A., 1997)
• Brad Terry & Joachim Mencel – All About Spring (Art Of Life Records, 2003)
• Remember by The Steve Grover Quartet featuring Brad Terry (Young Grover Music, 2006)
• Brad Terry & Joachim Mencel – Live In Fort Andross (Inspirafon, 2009)
• Brad Terry Plays Gershwin Featuring Jarek Śmietana (Medialogic, 2011)
• The Nashville Sessions (Ear Up Records, 2025)

Video

• Lenny Breau & Brad Terry – Live At The Maine Festival (Art Of Life Records, 2009)

Bibliography

• Terry, Brad (2015). I Feel More Like I Do Now Than I Did Yesterday (A Collection of Remembered Stories). ISBN   978-1329099579.

References

1. Video on YouTube
2. Terry, Brad (January 1, 2025). I Feel More Like I Do Now Than I Did Yesterday (A Collection of Remembered Stories). p. 12. ISBN   978-1329099579 . Retrieved May 11, 2025.
3. MacDonald, Terry. "Brad Terry". Seacoast Jazz Society. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
4. Yanow, Scott. "The Living Room Tapes". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
5. Fishell, Darren (6 June 2015). "Will the music stop for Maine jazz legend Brad Terry?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

• Stuart, Anne, December, 1990, Associated Press, "Hear Their Lips: Dedicated Whistlers Still Give a Hoot",
• Forbes-Roberts, Ron, 2006, One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau, University of North Texas Press, Denton, p. 209–10, 242-44

External links

• Brad Terry: Improvising at 78
• Concert footage of Lenny Breau and Brad Terry. Maine Jazz Festival 1980: Brad Terry Interview.
• Talking Music in Maine. Intimate Conversations: Brad Terry. May 10, 2018.
• You Asked For It. Brad Terry Interview. April 21, 2017.