Buddy Defranco
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Biography
[Edit]Buddy DeFranco is one of the great clarinetists of all time and, until the rise of Eddie Daniels, he was indisputably the top clarinetist to emerge since 1940. It was DeFranco's misfortune to be the best on an instrument that after the swing era dropped drastically in popularity and, unlike Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, he has never been a household name for the general public.
When he was 14, DeFranco won an amateur swing contest sponsored by Tommy Dorsey. After working with the big bands of Gene Krupa (1941-1942) and Charlie Barnet (1943-1944), he was with TD on and off during 1944-1948. DeFranco, other than spending part of 1950 with Count Basie's septet, was mostly a bandleader from then on. Among the few clarinetists to transfer the language of Charlie Parker onto his instrument, DeFranco has won a countless number of polls and appeared with the Metronome All-Stars in the late '40s. He recorded frequently in the '50s (among his sidemen were Art Blakey, Kenny Drew, and Sonny Clark) and participated in some of Norman Granz's Verve jam session. During 1960-1963 DeFranco led a quartet that also featured the accordion of Tommy Gumina and he recorded an album with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers on which he played bass clarinet. Work, however, was difficult to find in the '60s, leading DeFranco to accept the assignment of leading the Glenn Miller ghost band (1966-1974). He has found more artistic success co-leading a quintet with Terry Gibbs off and on since the early '80s and has recorded throughout the decades for many labels.
Title: Storyville Presents The A-Z Jazz Encyclopedia-D
Artist: Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Buddy Defranco, Wild Bill Davison
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz & Blues - Bob Scobey's Frisco Band & Buddy De Franco
Artist: Buddy Defranco, Bob Scobey'S Frisco Band
Genre: Jazz
Title: Complete Mr. Clarinet Sessions (featuring Kenny Drew and Art Blakey)
Artist: Buddy Defranco
Genre: Jazz
Title: Buddy De Franco Meets Martin Taylor
Artist: Martin Taylor, Buddy Defranco
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Bop
Collections
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Jazz Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Jerome Kern Songbooks
Genre: Jazz
Title: Night Club Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Rum Diary
Genre: Rock
Title: Hoagy Carmichael Songbook: Star Dust
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gershwin - The Genius Collection
Genre: World Music
Title: S Paradise - The Gershwin Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Only Big Band Swing Album You Will Ever Need
Genre: Jazz
Title: Statesmen of Jazz: A Multitude of Stars
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Sound Deluxe Clarinet Masters
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Hits Series: Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: "G", George Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Clarinet
Genre: Jazz
Title: The George Gershwin Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Our Best No 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: 'Round Midnight
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sharky’s Machine (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: New Life @ TMD Jazz Edition Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Life Jazz Edition Vol. 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 11
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 16
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 15
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Strumentale 2017
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazzy Kind Of Love
Featuring albums
Title: Various Artists
Artist: 100 Clarinet Classics
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop, Hardcore
Title: 'S Paradise - The Gershwin Songbook (The Instrumentals) (Disc 3)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz