Clarence Becton

Clarence Becton (* 1933 in Mississippi ) is an American drummer of modern jazz .

Live and act

Becton grew up in Buffalo from the age of twelve , where he worked with Pete Johnson , Don Menza , Don Ellis and Wade Legge . At the Royal Arms Club he accompanied traveling soloists such as Coleman Hawkins , Clark Terry and Jon Hendricks , with whom he then toured through North America. In 1969 he moved to Munich , where he worked in the domicile . He played with Pony Poindexter , Benny Bailey , Slide Hampton , Lucky Thompson , Dusko Goykovich and with Mal Waldron , with whom he also recorded the first ECM album Free at Last . In 1970 he returned to the States, where he worked with Thelonious Monk , Bobby Hutcherson , Ernestine Anderson , Woody Shaw , Joe Henderson, and others. In 1979 he went on an international tour with Earl Hines , after which he played in New York City with Joe Albany , Jon Hendricks, Pepper Adams and Slide Hampton. In 1981 he moved to Europe, where he performed with Benny Bailey, Charles Green, Wilbur Little , Keshavan Maslak , Horace Parlan and the quintet by Dusko Goykovich and Joe Haider . He settled in Amsterdam and taught at the Koninklijk Conservatorium The Hague . Since 1982 he has worked with Rachel Gould ( The Dancer , More of Me ), Arnold Clos, Deborah Brown , Joe Malinga, Curtis Clark, Mola Sylla , Victor Kaihatu and Gylan Kain. He toured Europe several times with Burton Greene and Tjitze Vogel . In the Netherlands he suggested building a foldable drum kit that he could transport by bicycle.

Dusko Goykovich As Simple As It Is - Live at the Domicile Munich ( MPS 1970, with Ferdinand Povel , Larry Vuckovich , Isla Eckinger )
Michael White Father Music, Mother Dance ( Impulse! 1974)
Lebombo Nabakitsi (BVHaast 1995, with Sean Bergin and others)
Benny Bailey I Thought about You (Laika 1996, with Frank Wunsch , Fritz Krisse, Wayne Bartlett)

personal data
SURNAME	Becton, Clarence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH	1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mississippi