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 - Editado por MPS el 11 sep. 2006
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Live in Essen, Grugahalle, 1960 (Live)
Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Editado por Jazzline el 26 nov. 2010
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Songs & Songs
Jazz - Editado por Beat Machine Records el 17 oct. 2020
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Rhoda Scott + Kenny Clarke
Jazz - Editado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France el 1 ene. 1977
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Plays Andre Hodeir
Jazz - Editado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France el 1 ene. 1956
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American Swinging In Paris
Jazz - Editado por Parlophone (France) el 1 ene. 2002
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Pieces Of Time
Andrew Cyrille, Don Moye, Kenny Clarke, Milford Graves
Jazz - Editado por Soul Note el 1 ene. 1984
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Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin' - The Complete 1963 Recordings
Jazz - Editado por Blue Velvet el 21 jul. 2017
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Zoot Sims - Lost Tapes
Jazz - Editado por Jazzhaus el 1 oct. 2012
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The Complete Albums Collection
Jazz - Editado por Enlightenment el 9 sep. 2022
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Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band: Jazz Is Universal
Jazz - Editado por Blue Velvet el 24 jul. 2017
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Jazz Portraits: Kenny Clarke - Digitally Remastered
Jazz - Editado por Jazz Roots Records el 24 jul. 2012
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Jazz Pearls
Jazz - Editado por Jazz 2 Jazz Records el 21 jun. 2013
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Complete Jazz Series 1948 - 1950
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 1 dic. 2008
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Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo de Kenny Clarke, Vol. 2
Jazz - Editado por Amamos la navidad el 30 oct. 2023
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Jazz Legends Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Bubble Jazz Records el 12 dic. 2016
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Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band: Handle With Care
Jazz - Editado por Blue Velvet el 21 jul. 2017
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Afternoon in Paris
Jazz - Editado por Jazz Arena el 20 ago. 2012
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Music around the World by Kenny Clarke, Vol. 2
Jazz - Editado por Sunny Side of the Street el 4 sep. 2023
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