Garnet Clark

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Garnet Clark (* 1917 in Washington, DC , † 1938 in Paris ) was an American jazz - pianist . He played with Django Reinhardt .

Live and act

Garnet Clark was revered as a musical prodigy from childhood and was already working as a professional pianist and arranger in the orchestra of drummer Tommy Myles at the age of sixteen . He came to New York in 1933 ; there he recorded some tracks with Alex Hill and played in Charlie Barnet's band . Benny Carter recommended him to Willie Lewis in Paris, where he arrived in 1935. Immediately after his arrival he played in a session with Django Reinhardt and Bill Coleman , in which he acted as leader ( Garnet Clark's Hot Club Four ). On November 25th, the titles Rosetta, Stardust and The Object of My Affection emerged ; they were the young pianist's most important recordings. He then decided to pursue a solo career, performed in Switzerland and accompanied the singer Adelaide Hall . Garnet Clark, only 21 years old, was to die in a hospital near Paris just three years after the Reinhardt session.

His piano playing processed influences from Earl Hines and Fats Waller and is close to the fluid and easy playing of Teddy Wilson .

Selection discography

  • Bill Coleman: Hangin 'Around (Topaz, 1929–1943)
  • Django Reinhardt: 1934-1935 (Classics); Django with his American Friends (DRG, anthology, published 1998)

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Remarks

  1. ↑ The spelling in various discographies and lexicons is inconsistent. In the 1988 Bielefeld catalog his solo titles are listed under the name "Garnett Clark" .
  2. ↑ for the French record label Pathé he recorded two songs solo in 1935 and 1937; I got rhythm or improvisation . They circulate on various anthologies about jazz in France
personal data
SURNAME Clark, Garnet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH 1938
Place of death near Paris