Clark Terry

Clark Terry

Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke Ellington (1951–59), Quincy Jones (1960), and Oscar Peterson (1964–96). He was with The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1972. His career in jazz spanned more than 70 years, during which he became one of the most recorded jazz musicians, appearing on over 900 recordings. Terry also mentored Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Dianne Reeves, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 14, 1920 (St. Louis), Died February 21, 2015 (Pine Bluff)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958 - 1965

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D9VB-0600	10-in.	4/11/1949	Brand new dolly	Count Basie Orchestra ; Bobby Troup	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105297		7/14/1958	Steppin' into swing society	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105298		7/14/1958	Black butterfly	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105299		7/14/1958	Got my foot in the door	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105300		7/17/1958	Indelible	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105301		7/17/1958	Ruint	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105302		7/17/1958	Frolic Sam	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105303		7/17/1958	Be patient	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105304		7/22/1958	If you were in my place	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105305		7/22/1958	The gal from Joe's	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105306		7/22/1958	Afternoon moon	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105307		7/22/1958	Broadway babe	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	105308		7/22/1958	Yearning for love	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106805		3/16/1959	Cherry pink	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106806		3/16/1959	Azure	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106807		3/16/1959	Little white lies	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106808		3/18/1959	Coral rock	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106809		3/18/1959	Aqua-tonic	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106810		3/18/1959	Maroon	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106811		3/18/1959	Black and tan fantasy	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106812		3/18/1959	Mood indigo	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106813		3/18/1959	Blue serge	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106814		3/18/1959	Golden cress	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106815		3/18/1959	The moon was yellow	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	106816		3/18/1959	Down of a greenhorn	Mercer Ellington Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 1-25 of 56 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Terry, Clark," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/346614.

Terry, Clark. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/346614.

"Terry, Clark." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.