Kenny Clare
Kenny Clare (born June 8, 1929 in London , † December 21, 1984 ) was a British jazz drummer .
Live and act
After completing military service in 1949, Clare joined Oscar Rabin's radio dance band , where he met his wife, singer Majorie Daw. In 1954 he moved to Jack Parnell and finally to Johnny Dankworth's band for five years , with whom he also played at the Newport Jazz Festival . When Dankworth had to break up his band for a short time, he turned to studio work. In the early 1960s, Clare went to Ted Heath and led a band with fellow drummer Ronnie Stephenson , with whom he also recorded. From 1967 he was in the Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band , initially as a temporary worker for Kenny Clarke when he was in Spain. Then the band played with two drummers, which led to more dynamism and drive due to their different natures . He was also a member of Ronnie Scott's octet . From the beginning of the 1970s he worked mostly as a freelancer; z. B. with Peter Herbolzheimer , as a studio musician a. a. for Knut Kiesewetter , Henry Mancini and Michel Legrand ) and toured with Tom Jones . Kenny Clare also recorded as the companion of Ella Fitzgerald (the LP "Can't Buy Me Love" 1964), with Joe Pass and Stéphane Grappelli and accompanied Judy Garland , Peggy Lee , Mel Tormé and Cleo Laine .
Kenny Clarke said of him, “As for the two of us, I think I can play anything with Kenny. Because he thinks like me. He's one of the smartest drummers I know. I think we are soul mates. "
literature
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
- Mike Hennessey : Memories of Klook. The life of Kenny Clarke . With discography on CD-ROM, translated by Christel Menges, Hannibal Verlag, Höven 2004, ISBN 3-85445-245-4
Web links
- Kenny Clare at Drummerworld
- Interview from 1969 at Jazz Professionell
- Kenny Clare recorded in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Bandmate Ronnie Scott characterized Clare as more oriented towards Buddy Rich , while Clarke played the basis. Cf. Tony Brown: The Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band: Where it all began (1968 ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and Archive link according to instructions and then remove this note.
- ↑ Quoted from Hennessey; P. 230.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clare, Kenny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1984 |