Clarence Brereton

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Clarence "Minnow" Brereton (* 1909 in Baltimore , † early 1953 in New York City ) was an American jazz musician ( trombone , trumpet ).

Live and act

Brereton began his professional career as a musician in 1929/30 in the band of drummer Ike Dixon and in 1931 he was a trombonist with Dave Nelson's Memphis Stompers . His friend Buster Bailey then brought him into Noble Sissle's band , in which he played the trumpet and stayed until 1938. During this time he also worked in the music film That's the Spirit (1933). In the following years he also worked in the jazz bands of Eubie Blake , Sidney Bechet and Buster Bailey. In 1942 he was drafted into the US Army. After the end of the war, he played in the John Kirby Sextet with Sarah Vaughan in 1946 , heard for example in "I'm Scared" (Crown Records 1946); after that he worked as a freelance musician, u. a. also with the drummer Henry "Chick" Morrison (1950). In the field of jazz he was involved in ten recording sessions between 1931 and 1946. He died in 1953 of complications from mumps .

Discographic notes

  • John Kirby and His Orchestra, 1945–1946 (Classics)

Web links

Notes and individual references

  1. ^ A b Max Jones: Jazz Music , Volume 8, 1957, p. 35
  2. ↑ Clarence Brereton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ↑ The John Kirby Band consisted of Clarence Brereton (trumpet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Billy Kyle (piano), John Kirby (double bass) and: Bill Beason (drums).
  4. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 12, 2018)
  5. Jump up ↑ Frederick J. Spencer: Jazz and Death: Medical Profiles of Jazz Greats . University Press of Mississippi, 2002
personal data
SURNAME Brereton, Clarence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brereton, Minnow (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (trombone, trumpet)
DATE OF BIRTH 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore
DATE OF DEATH 1953
Place of death New York City