Clark Terry

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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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 56 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	113530	5/23/1963	Soft winds	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113531	5/23/1963	'Round midnight	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113532	5/23/1963	Bottoms up	Gene Roland ; Gene Roland	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113533	5/23/1963	A stranger in town	Gene Roland	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113534	5/23/1963	The gold dust twins	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113535	5/24/1963	Suzie's theme	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113536	5/24/1963	Foofnik	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113537	5/24/1963	A smooth one	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113538	5/24/1963	The wrong blues	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	113539	5/24/1963	The great lie	Gene Roland ; Clark Terry	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114716	3/26/1964	Twisting & shoutin' (Doing the monkey)	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114717	3/26/1964	Deep down love	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114718	3/26/1964	Baby (I just can't help it)	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114719	3/26/1964	Groovin'	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114720	3/26/1964	Love (is where you find it)	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114721	3/26/1964	Squeeze her-Tease her (But love her)	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114728	3/27/1964	Big boss line	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114729	3/27/1964	My best friend's girl	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	114730	3/27/1964	Take one step	Jackie Wilson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116436	8/18/1965	(I can't get no) Satisfaction	Ninapinta and his Bongas and Congas	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116437	8/18/1965	Downtown	Ninapinta and his Bongas and Congas	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116438	8/18/1965	I can't help myself	Ninapinta and his Bongas and Congas	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116439	8/18/1965	Stop in the name of love	Ninapinta and his Bongas and Congas	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116539	9/7/1965	Help	Ninapinta and his Bongas and Congas	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116540	9/7/1965	One-two-three	Ninapinta and his Bongas and Congas	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 26-50 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.