Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman

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Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman
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Studio album by Buck Clayton's All Stars
Released1955
RecordedDecember 16, 1953 and August 13, 1954
Genre Jazz
Length44:32
Label Columbia
Producer George Avakian, John Hammond
Buck Clayton chronology
Buck Meets Ruby
(1954)		Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman
(1955)		 Jumpin' at the Woodside
(1955)

Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton performing tunes associated with Benny Goodman. The album was recorded in 1953 and 1954 and released by Columbia. [1]

Buck Clayton American jazz trumpeter

Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton was an American jazz trumpet player who was a leading member of Count Basie's "Old Testament" orchestra and a leader of mainstream-oriented jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong. The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that he “synthesi[zed] much of the history of jazz trumpet up to his own time, with a bright brassy tone and an apparently limitless facility for melodic improvisation”. Clayton worked closely with Li Jinhui, father of Chinese popular music in Shanghai. His contributions helped change musical history in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Columbia Records American record label; currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment

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Track listing

  1. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 25:46
  2. "Don't Be That Way" (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson) – 9:26
  3. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 9:30

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David; Eyries, Patrice (15 October 2015). "Columbia Album Discography, Part 2 (CL 600 to CL 699) 1954-1955". www.bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman Favorites - Buck Clayton | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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