Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke was a highly influential if subtle drummer who helped to define bebop drumming. He was the first to shift the time-keeping rhythm from the bass drum to the ride cymbal, an innovation that has been copied and utilized by a countless number of drummers since the early '40s.
Clarke played vibes, piano and trombone in addition to drums while in school. After stints with Roy Eldridge (1935) and the Jeter-Pillars band, Clarke joined Edgar Hayes' Big Band (1937-38). He made his recording debut with Hayes (which is available on a Classics CD) and showed that he was one of the most swinging drummers of the era. A European tour with Hayes gave Clarke an opportunity to lead his own session, but doubling on vibes was a definite mistake! Stints with the orchestras of Claude Hopkins (1939) and Teddy Hill (1940-41) followed and then Clarke led the house band at Minton's Playhouse (which also included Thelonious Monk). The legendary after-hours sessions led to the formation of bop and it was during this time that Clarke modernized his style and received the nickname "Klook-Mop" (later shortened to "Klook") due to the irregular "bombs" he would play behind soloists. A flexible drummer, Clarke was still able to uplift the more traditional orchestras of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald (1941) and the combos of Benny Carter (1941-42), Red Allen and Coleman Hawkins; he also recorded with Sidney Bechet. However after spending time in the military, Clarke stayed in the bop field, working with Dizzy Gillespie's big band and leading his own modern sessions; he co-wrote "Epistrophy" with Monk and "Salt Peanuts" with Gillespie. Clarke spent the late '40s in Europe, was with Billy Eckstine in the U.S. in 1951 and became an original member of the Modern Jazz Quartet (1951-55). However he felt confined by the music and quit the MJQ to freelance, performing on an enormous amount of records during 1955-56.
In 1956 Clarke moved to France where he did studio work, was hired by touring American all-stars and played with Bud Powell and Oscar Pettiford in a trio called the Three Bosses (1959-60). Clarke was co-leader with Francy Boland of a legendary all-star big band (1961-72), one that had Kenny Clarke playing second drums! Other than a few short visits home, Kenny Clarke worked in France for the remainder of his life and was a major figure on the European jazz scene.
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Ensadinado
Fats Sadi, Francy Boland, Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Pubblicato da MPS il 1 gen 1966
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The Trio
Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Pubblicato da Fresh Sound Records il 4 ago 1955
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Kenny Clarke - a Life in Jazz
Jazz - Pubblicato da We Love Jazz il 26 feb 2013
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Songs & Songs
Jazz - Pubblicato da Beat Machine Records il 17 ott 2020
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Rhoda Scott + Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Decca Records France il 1 gen 1977
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Bohemia
Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley
Jazz - Pubblicato da CoolNote il 1 gen 2000
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All the Best
Jazz - Pubblicato da Vintage Jukebox il 23 ago 2019
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Plays Andre Hodeir
Jazz - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Decca Records France il 1 gen 1956
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Django (Bonus Track Version)
John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Modern Jazz Quartet, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Pubblicato da Icon Jazz Series il 4 ago 2021
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American Swinging In Paris
Jazz - Pubblicato da Parlophone (France) il 1 gen 2002
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Jazzmen: Detroit (Album of 1956)
Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Pubblicato da Jazz Classics il 30 nov 2019
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Live in Essen, Grugahalle, 1960 (Live)
Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Pubblicato da Jazzline il 26 nov 2010
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Pieces Of Time
Andrew Cyrille, Don Moye, Kenny Clarke, Milford Graves
Jazz - Pubblicato da Soul Note il 1 gen 1984
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Telefunken Blues (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da The Jazz Corner il 7 ott 2016
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Kenny Clarke's Sextet Plays André Hodeir (Mono Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1957
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Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin' - The Complete 1963 Recordings
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Velvet il 21 lug 2017
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The Quintessence / Kenny Clarke
Bebop - Pubblicato da Fremeaux Heritage il 30 lug 2002
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Zoot Sims - Lost Tapes
Jazz - Pubblicato da Jazzhaus il 1 ott 2012
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Last Train from Overbrook
Jazz - Pubblicato da Chard il 28 dic 2015
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Jazz Milestones: Kenny Clarke, Vol. 4
Jazz - Pubblicato da 21-Music il 10 ott 2013
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