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Clark Terry

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Year of Birth:1920
Year of death:2015

Biography

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Trumpeter Clark Terry (14 December 1920- February 21, 2015) began his professional career in the early forties in local bands in his hometown of St. Louis. After World War II he joined the band of Lionel Hampton. From 1948 to 1951 he was part of the Count Basie Orchestra. Then he moved to the big bands of Duke Ellington (1951-1959) and Quincy Jones (1960). Terry had his concept of play major impactmore

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