Buck Clayton | |
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 Clayton photographed by William Gottlieb | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wilbur Dorsey Clayton |
| Born | November 12, 1911 Parsons, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 1991 (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Swing, jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Labels | Columbia, Riverside |
Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – December 8, 1991)[1] was an American jazz trumpeter who was a member of Count Basie's orchestra. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong, first hearing the record "Confessin' that I Love You" as he passed by a shop window.[2]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas David (February 3, 2014). Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism (First ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.