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All That Jazz - September 2, 2011

By KPR Staff
Published September 8, 2011 at 12:18 AM CDT


Q:  Born in Parsons, Kan.... this trumpet player was a leading member of Count Basie’s “Old Testament” orchestra. What’s his name?


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A:  “Buck” Clayton
aka: Wilbur Dorsey Clayton

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Buck Clayton was born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas, in 1911. The jazz trumpet player was a leading member of Count Basie’s “Old Testament” orchestra.

Clayton also arranged music for Benny Goodman and Harry James. Clayton was instrumental in introducing jazz music to China and other parts of Asia. He died in 1991.
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