Bill Clark (drummer)
William E. "Bill" Clark (born July 31, 1925 in Jonesboro (Arkansas) , † July 30, 1986 in Atlanta , Georgia ) was an American jazz drummer.
From the mid-1940s Bill Clark played in the trio of pianist Jimmy Jones , with whom the first recordings were made in New York in 1945. From 1950 he was a member of the trio of Mary Lou Williams , he also worked with Dave Martin / Mundell Lowe (1948) and with Lester Young (1950); in January 1951 he appeared with the Duke Ellington Orchestra when he replaced Sonny Greer at a concert at the Metropolitan Opera . With Dizzy Gillespie and Don Byas he performed in Paris in 1952, where recordings with Arnold Ross and Bernard Peiffer were also made. On his return to the United States he played with George Shearing in Los Angeles, heard as a soloist in titles such as "Drum Trouble". In the field of jazz he was involved in 33 recording sessions between 1947 and 1958. a. also with Toots Thielemans (1955), Ronnell Bright , Rolf Kühn (1956) and Jackie Paris (1958). In the 1960s and 70s he was still a member of Eddie Harris and Les McCann's bands .
Web links
- Bill Clark at Discogs (English)
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Duke Ellington often found it difficult to fire long-serving musicians; Therefore, the drummer Sonny Greer, who was not very inspired at the time, was joined by the young Bill Clark as the second drummer. Greer's successor in the Ellington Band was not Bill Clark, but Louie Bellson ; see. Terry Teachout : Duke: The Life and Times of Duke Ellington . 2013
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 14, 2017)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Clark, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clark, William E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1986 |
| Place of death | Atlanta |