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Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton; Parsons, Kansas, November 12, 1911 – New York City, December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player who was a leading member of Count Basie’s "Old Testament" orchestra and a leader of mainstream-oriented jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong. The Penguin Guide to Jazz says that he “synthesi[zed] much of the history of jazz trumpet up to his own time, with a bright brassy tone and an apparently limitless facility for melodic improvisation”. Clayton worked closely with Li Jinhui, father of Chinese popular music in Shanghai. His contributions helped change musical history in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Let's Do It: 60 Years of Verve Records [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Bugle Call Rag | 5:06 |
You Go to My Head | 6:00 |
Classic Collaborations, Vol. 10 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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If You Were Mine | 4:33 |
Beyond the Blue Horizon | 3:01 |
Classic Collaborations, Vol. 4 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:22 |
Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Icons From the Golden Era [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Under a Blanket of Blue | 3:09 |
Beyond the Blue Horizon | 3:01 |
Count Basie: Jazz Icons From the Golden Era [100 Classic Tracks] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Topsy | 3:08 |
Jazz Icons from the Golden Era: Lester Young [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:56 |
Jazz Infusion: Kenny Burrell [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I've Got the World on a String | 4:29 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 4:57 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Shine | 0:54 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 4: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Topsy | 3:08 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 5: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:56 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Avalon | 4:19 |
Shine | 0:54 |
The Man I Love | 3:24 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: Coleman Hawkins [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Beyond the Blue Horizon | 3:01 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: Count Basie [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Topsy | 3:08 |
The Hot 100: Swing Jazz, Vol. 2 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Beyond the Blue Horizon | 3:01 |
The Hot 100: Swing Jazz, Vol. 3 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Shine | 0:54 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:56 |
The Hot 100: Swing Jazz, Vol. 4 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Don't Be That Way | 4:16 |
The Hot 50: Buck Clayton [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Little White Lies | 2:47 |
Beyond the Blue Horizon | 3:01 |
Topsy | 3:08 |
Why Was I Born? | 2:50 |
The Sheik of Araby | 2:37 |
She's Funny That Way | 3:45 |
Deep Purple | 3:03 |
One O'Clock Jump | 3:01 |
Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:22 |
Back in Your Own Backyard | 2:41 |
Getting Some Fun Out of Life | 3:02 |
If You Were Mine | 4:31 |
Them There Eyes | 3:00 |
The Jazz Effect: Benny Goodman [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Shine | 0:54 |
The Jazz Effect: Coleman Hawkins [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Beyond the Blue Horizon | 3:01 |
The Classic Years, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Stars Fell On Alabama | 5:22 |
If You Were Mine | 4:31 |
The Great American Songbook [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Stars Fell On Alabama | 5:24 |
Three Classic Albums Plus: Songs for Swingers/Buck Clayton All-Stars at Newport/Buck Me [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Mean To Me | 6:15 |
Moonglow | 6:55 |
I Can't Get Started | 10:59 |
Love Is Just Around The Corner | 3:57 |
Dinah | 4:23 |
Deed I Do | 4:47 |
A Jazz Hour with Louis Armstrong: Satchmo Sings [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:14 |
How Hi the Fi/Jumpin at the Woodside [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Blue Moon | 14:10 |
Anthology 1945-1955 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:16 |
Dig Ben! [2007]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 4:55 |
C Jam Blues | 6:15 |
Our Love Is Here to Stay | 5:27 |
Danny Boy | 4:19 |
How Long Has This Been Going On? | 7:04 |
Signature [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:12 |
At the Embers [2006]
Song | Duration |
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But Not for Me | 6:02 |
After You've Gone | 6:08 |
St. Louis Blues | 4:35 |
Ella and Louis [Promo Sound] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:10 |
Live at the Embers [2006]
Song | Duration |
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But Not for Me | 6:03 |
After You've Gone | 6:08 |
St. Louis Blues | 4:35 |
Lucky Drawn [2006]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:51 |
That Lucky Old Sun [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:13 |
The Golden Era of Jazz, Vol. 5 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:11 |
Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-62 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:27 |
Blue Moon | 2:29 |
Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-62 [Discs 3-4] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:27 |
Blue Moon | 2:29 |
Feat. Lester Young [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Them There Eyes | 3:03 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:51 |
St. Louis Blues | 3:18 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 4:01 |
If Dreams Come True | 3:08 |
Why Was I Born? | 2:51 |
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | 3:16 |
Song of the Islands | 3:02 |
Deep Purple | 3:04 |
Beyond the Blue Horizon | 2:55 |
Little White Lies | 2:48 |
I Can't Get Started | 3:07 |
Blue Moon | 14:06 |
From New York to Paris: 1944-1953 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Shanty in Old Shanty Town, Take 2 | 2:53 |
Deep Purple | 3:06 |
'S Wonderful | 6:14 |
1949-1953 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Who's Sorry Now | 2:34 |
Sweet Georgia Brown | 3:23 |
Whispering | 3:14 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:27 |
Blue Moon | 2:29 |
Complete Legendary Jam Sessions: Master Takes [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Blue Moon | 14:11 |
Kansas City Swing [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Them There Eyes | 3:00 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:53 |
Swingin' With Buck [2004]
Just Jazz: Jazz from the Heart [2003]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:52 |
1944-1949 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Stormy Weather | 2:37 |
Back to Buck: New York-Paris 1946-1949 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:32 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:53 |
Who's Sorry Now? | 2:35 |
Sweet Georgia Brown | 3:27 |
Club Session [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | 3:08 |
That's My Desire | 4:22 |
These Foolish Things | 4:09 |
Fiesta in Blue [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Them There Eyes | 3:06 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:53 |
St. Louis Blues | 3:20 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 4:04 |
If Dreams Come True | 2:59 |
From a Cool Perspective [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl |
Jazz 36 Chefs-D'oeuvre [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:50 |
The Legendary Frankie Laine [Box Set] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:21 |
The Legendary Frankie Laine, Vol. 2 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:21 |
A Jumpin' Jubilee: The Jam Sessions, 1945-1946 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good | 4:56 |
I Believe [Bear Family] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:21 |
If You Were Mine | 4:30 |
Taking a Chance on Love | 2:48 |
I Understand [2001]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 2:37 |
Jazz at the Philharmonic [Arpeggio Jazz] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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I Got Rhythm | 12:56 |
Jumpin Jubilee: Jam Sessions 1945-1946 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 4:36 |
Oh, Lady Be Good | 4:55 |
Don't Blame Me | 4:09 |
1944-1949, Vol. 9 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:14 |
Blues of Summer [2000]
Song | Duration |
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St. Louis Blues | 5:20 |
From Swing to Bebop [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:51 |
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | 3:16 |
Why Was I Born? | 2:50 |
Song of the Islands | 3:02 |
St. Louis Blues | 3:16 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 4:02 |
Them There Eyes | 3:03 |
If Dreams Come True | 3:01 |
The Complete HRS Sessions [2000]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:31 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:53 |
The Lester Young Story [Proper] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:53 |
1944-1946 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 5:28 |
Philharmonic Blues [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good | 10:48 |
I Can't Get Started | 9:05 |
Sweet Georgia Brown | 7:49 |
How High the Moon | 10:13 |
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve [#1] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Mean to Me | 7:14 |
Pennies From Heaven | 5:14 |
It's The Talk of the Town | 6:01 |
Complete Jazz at Philharmonic on Verve 1944-1949 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good! | 10:49 |
How High the Moon | 10:12 |
Complete Jazz at Philharmonic on Verve 1944-1949 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Just You, Just Me | 2:19 |
Frankie Laine & Friends [Prestige] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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If You Were Mine | 4:31 |
Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:22 |
Frankie Laine [Entertainers] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Taking a Chance on Love | 2:46 |
If You Were Mine | 4:28 |
Stars Fell on Alabama | 5:19 |
Jazz Ballads [Celebration of Blues] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 4:02 |
Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Best of the 1940s Concerts [1998]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 10:12 |
1937-1946 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Why Was I Born? | 2:48 |
Good Morning Blues | 3:10 |
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | 3:13 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:48 |
Song of the Islands | 3:00 |
St. Louis Blues | 3:16 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 4:00 |
Them There Eyes | 3:00 |
If Dreams Come True | 2:59 |
1945-1947 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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I'm in the Mood for Love | 2:37 |
Diga Diga Doo | 4:01 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 3:59 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:25 |
Ben and Buck [Storyville] [1997]
Song | Duration |
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C-Jam Blues | 6:18 |
Our Love Is Here to Stay | 5:31 |
Danny Boy | 4:20 |
How High the Moon | 4:59 |
I Can't Get Started | 5:32 |
How Long Has This Been Going On | 7:07 |
Story 1937-1945 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Song of the Islands | 3:01 |
Goin' to Chicago Blues | 3:19 |
St. Louis Blues | 3:17 |
Good Morning Blues | 2:50 |
A Shanty in Old Shanty Town | 2:57 |
Easy Does It: 1936-40 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:55 |
Swing Trumpet Kings [1996]
Song | Duration |
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All of Me | 3:54 |
Tin Roof Blues | 7:32 |
(What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue | 7:39 |
Bugle Call Rag | 5:08 |
Ja Da | 4:38 |
Ben and Buck [Sackville] [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Perdido | 7:11 |
In a Mellow Tone | 6:14 |
That's All | 5:15 |
I Want a Little Girl | 4:51 |
C Jam Blues | 7:50 |
Buck Clayton in Paris [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Who's Sorry Now? | 2:33 |
Sweet Georgia Brown | 3:23 |
Cherished Ballads [1995]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 4:05 |
Fine & Mellow: 1935-1941 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Mean to Me | 3:12 |
Foolin' Myself | 3:05 |
Easy Living | 3:04 |
I'll Never Be the Same | 3:08 |
Me, Myself and I | 2:40 |
The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 4 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 3:11 |
I Can't Get Started | 4:00 |
Unforgettable Standards [1995]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 4:02 |
Little Jazz: The Best of the Verve Years [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Bugle Call Rag | 5:06 |
Ja Da | 4:35 |
Masters of Jazz [Excelcior] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 4:06 |
1953-1956 Radio & TV Broadcast [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Stormy Weather | 3:31 |
Dr. Jazz Series, Vol. 3 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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'Deed I Do | 8:14 |
You Took Advantage of Me | 4:07 |
The Original Jazz Masters Series, Vol. 2 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 3:59 |
Jazz at the Philharmonic 1946 [Giants of Jazz] [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Got Rhythm | 12:58 |
The Classic Swing of Buck Clayton [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:49 |
The Complete Decca Recordings [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Exactly Like You | 2:42 |
Atlantic Jazz: 12 Vol. Box Set [1990]
Song | Duration |
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The Lamp Is Low | 6:10 |
Atlantic Jazz: Kansas City [1990]
Song | Duration |
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The Lamp Is Low | 6:10 |
The Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 2 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Do Your Duty | 3:14 |
The Essential Buck Clayton [1977]
Song | Duration |
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'S Wonderful | 4:15 |
I Can't Get Started | 11:00 |
Love Is Just Around the Corner | 3:54 |
Rhythm Willie [1975]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 4:21 |
The Trumpeters: Jazz Fest Masters [1969]
Song | Duration |
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St. Louis Blues | 6:21 |
Who Was It Sang That Song? [1967]
Song | Duration |
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Baby Won't You Please Come Home | 8:12 |
I Surrender Dear | 7:39 |
Deed I Do | 5:14 |
Baden, Switzerland 1966 [1966]
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 5:45 |
Body and Soul | 4:36 |
Milton Jazz Concert 1964 [1964]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good | 8:28 |
Dinah | 6:50 |
Buck Clayton All-Stars, 1961 [1961]
Song | Duration |
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St. James Infirmary | 5:40 |
Don't Blame Me | 3:57 |
Moonglow | 8:01 |
Passport to Paradise [1961]
Song | Duration |
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I Cover the Waterfront | 4:06 |
Body and Soul | 4:24 |
Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 7: Basel 1961 [1961]
Song | Duration |
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Moon Glow | 9:04 |
Copenhagen Concert, Vol. 2 [1959]
Song | Duration |
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Exactly Like You | 7:24 |
I Want a Little Girl | 5:47 |
'Deed I Do | 6:29 |
Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All-Stars at Newport [1956]
Song | Duration |
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In a Mellow Tone | 8:15 |
Satchmo Serenades [1952]
Song | Duration |
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Maybe It's Because | 3:16 |
Lester Young Trio [1951]
Song | Duration |
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I've Found a New Baby | 4:39 |
Back In Town, Still Around: Live In New York
Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions
Song | Duration |
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Blue Moon |
Grain of Seed
It Feels Good
Song | Duration |
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Don't You Miss Your Baby? | 3:07 |
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | 3:16 |
Why Was I Born? | 2:50 |
I Want a Little Girl | 2:51 |
Song of the Islands | 3:02 |
St. Louis Blues | 3:18 |
Love Me or Leave Me | 4:02 |
Them There Eyes | 3:03 |
(You Came Along from) Out of Nowhere | 3:16 |
If Dreams Come True | 3:01 |
Lester Swings [Verve]
Song | Duration |
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It's the Talk of the Town | 6:01 |
Trumpet Royalty
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:25 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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I Want a Little Girl | 2:53 |
Body and Soul | 4:36 |
Lullaby of Birdland | 2:39 |
These Foolish Things | 4:09 |
I Can't Get Started | 9:04 |
'Deed I Do | |
The Lamp Is Low | 6:10 |
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