Clark Terry

Biography

It begins its professional path with Saint Louis (Missouri) at the beginning from the Années 1940. After having played in a group of the US Navy during the Second world war, it integrates the groups of Charlie Barnet, Charlie Ventura, and, in 1948, of Count Basie. It then influences large futures like Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, which begins just their career. Then in 1951 it joined celebrates it orchestra of Duke Ellington, where it will hold a place of soloist during 8 years. He discovers the France and the Europe in 1959 and 1960 during a round with the orchestra of Quincy Jones (the musical comedy " Free and Easy"), then returns to the the United States and reaches the statute of national celebrity while becoming the first Afro-American to be played in the orchestra of NBC, and particularly in The Tonight Show band. He also often played and recorded as a leader and a sideman, particularly in the quintet which he Co-directed with Bob Brookmeyer.

The musician

Clark Terry is known for its particularly merry and exuberant play. Its charisma and its cordial personality are reflected incredibly in its music, innovating and virtuoso on the form, generous and sincere on the bottom. In spite of its talents of soloist, it was really made a name thanks to its vocal " Scat " in Mumbles , which starts like a parody of the old singers of blues. These last years, it was more and more invested in the transmission of its talents near the new generations of jazzmen, share its teaching and the writing of three books, and received many distinctions for this reason.

Price and decorations

1996 : honoured by St Louis Walk off Famed
2000: Knight of the Order of Arts and the Letters
2006: Price of the President of the IAJE (International Association off Jazz Education)
1 Grammy Award
3 nominations with the Grammy Awards

External bonds

the official site of Clark Terry

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