Buddy DeFranco • The King of Clarinet

Buddy DeFranco has the unprecedented distinction of winning twenty Downbeat Magazine Awards, nine Metronome Magazine Awards, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars Awards as the number one jazz clarinetist in the world.

Buddy is generally credited with leading the way for jazz clarinetists from the exciting era of swing to the exhilarating age of bop. Along the way he has set the example for all jazz musicians for technical brilliance. Improvisational virtuosity and creative warmth. He is one of the most imaginative clarinetists playing today.

Born in Camden, New Jersey, Buddy was raised in South Philadelphia and began playing the clarinet at age nine. By age fourteen he had won a national Tommy Dorsey Swing contest, and appeared on the Saturday Night Swing Club, sharing the spotlight with Gene Krupa. He was soon discovered by Johnny “Scat” Davis and began his road career with him in 1939. He joined Gene Krupa in 1941, Ted FioRito and Charlie Barnet 1942-43, Tommy Dorsey 1944-45, Boyd Raeburn 1946, Tommy Dorsey again in 1947-48. In 1950 he joined the famous Count Basie Septet. Buddy was appointed leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra 1966-1974. Since then he has resumed his jazz career and has done countless clinics: Tri-State Festival, Stan Kenton Clinics, North Texas State Teachers College, Clinician and Soloist with the N.O.R.A.D. Band and Air Men of Note. Buddy has brought his clarinet and jazz groups to many famous clubs. His concert appearances include Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Ravinia Park with Tony Bennett, Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Kool Jazz Festival, Aurex Jazz Festival in Japan, Bern Festival in Switzerland, Radio Cologne with Bill Holman and the Radio Cologne Orchestra, Dutch Radio with Rob Pronk & Metropole Orchestra, European Tours, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa, and Argentina ... wherever good jazz is played!

He has made both concert and recording appearances with such stars as Art Tatum, Tal Farlow, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Lenny Tristano, Nelson Riddle, Billy Eckstine, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Art Blakey, Mel Torme, Louis Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Oscar Peterson, as well as several Metronome All Star Sessions. He has appeared on the Steve Allen Show, the Jerry Lewis Telethon, the Pat Sajak Show, and Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. He was the featured soloist on the Stars of Jazz T.V. Show, had his own T.V. show, “The Buddy DeFranco Jazz Forum” for Public Television, and he and Terry Gibbs shared the spotlight on a segment of the P.B.S. series “Club Date”.

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Buddy DeFranco tiene la distinción sin precedentes de haber ganado veinte premios de la revista Downbeat, nueve premios de la revista Metronome y dieciséis premios Playboy All-Stars como el clarinetista de jazz número uno del mundo.

A Buddy se le atribuye generalmente el liderato de los clarinetistas de jazz desde la emocionante era del swing hasta la estimulante era del bop. A lo largo del camino ha dado el ejemplo a todos los músicos de jazz por su brillantez técnica. Virtuosidad de la improvisación y calidez creativa. Es uno de los clarinetistas más imaginativos que tocan hoy en día.

Nacido en Camden, Nueva Jersey, Buddy se crió en el sur de Filadelfia y empezó a tocar el clarinete a los nueve años. A los catorce años ganó un concurso nacional de Tommy Dorsey Swing, y apareció en el Saturday Night Swing Club, compartiendo el escenario con Gene Krupa. Pronto fue descubierto por Johnny "Scat" Davis y comenzó su carrera en la carretera con él en 1939. Se unió a Gene Krupa en 1941, Ted FioRito y Charlie Barnet 1942-43, Tommy Dorsey 1944-45, Boyd Raeburn 1946, Tommy Dorsey de nuevo en 1947-48. En 1950 se unió al famoso Count Basie Septet. Buddy fue nombrado líder de la Orquesta de Glenn Miller 1966-1974. Desde entonces ha reanudado su carrera de jazz y ha hecho innumerables clínicas: Festival Tri-State, Clínicas Stan Kenton, Colegio de Maestros del Norte de Texas, Clínico y Solista de la Banda N.O.R.A.D. y Air Men of Note. Buddy ha llevado sus grupos de clarinete y jazz a muchos clubes famosos. Sus conciertos incluyen el Jazz de Norman Granz en la Filarmónica, el Carnegie Hall, el Hollywood Bowl, el Ravinia Park con Tony Bennett, el Sahara Hotel en Las Vegas, el Kool Jazz Festival, el Aurex Jazz Festival en Japón, el Festival de Berna en Suiza, la Radio Colonia con Bill Holman y la Orquesta de la Radio Colonia, la Radio Holandesa con Rob Pronk y la Orquesta Metropole, las giras europeas, el Lejano Oriente, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Hawai, Sudáfrica y Argentina... ¡dondequiera que se toque buen jazz!

Ha hecho apariciones tanto en conciertos como en grabaciones con estrellas como Art Tatum, Tal Farlow, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Lenny Tristano, Nelson Riddle, Billy Eckstine, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Art Blakey, Mel Torme, Louis Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Oscar Peterson, así como varias sesiones de Metronome All Stars. Ha aparecido en el Show de Steve Allen, el Teletón de Jerry Lewis, el Show de Pat Sajak, y el Tonight Show de Johnny Carson. Fue el solista del Stars of Jazz T.V. Show, tuvo su propio programa, "The Buddy DeFranco Jazz Forum" para la televisión pública, y él y Terry Gibbs compartieron la atención en un segmento de la serie de P.B.S. "Club Date".

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De Franco, cl; Kenny Drew, p; Teddy Kotick, b; Art Taylor, d.
New York, NY; February 27, 1952

1. Sweet Georgia Brown
2. Gone with the Wind
3. Cairo

De Franco, cl; Kenny Drew, p; Curly Russell, b, or Art Blakey, d.
Hollywood, CA; January 1953

4. Street of Dreams
5. Lover Come Back to Me
6. Sophisticated Lady
7. I Got It Bad
8. The Way You Look Tonight 

 

 

 

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