Composer ("Red Bank Boogie") and trumpeter, educated in high school and through private piano lessons from his father, Buck Clayton played in Los Angeles dance halls and then joined Earl Dancer's 14 Pieces orchestra in Harlem, led a band from 1932 to 1934, then traveled in China until 1936 with the Teddy Weatherford orchestra. Returning to the United States, he joined the Count Basie and His Orchestra. In World War II he served in the US Army. Later he was a soloist in the "Jazz at the Philharmo...
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Buck Clayton Soundtracks
Known for
Filmography: Buck Clayton songs
| Play | Soundtrack | Movie/Serie | Type | Buy song | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stompin' at the Savoy | Jazz Party | performer | |||
| What's Your Number? | Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance | writer | |||
| Basin Street Blues | Jazz Party | performer | |||
| C Jam Blues | Jazz Party | performer | |||
| Rose Room | Jazz Party | performer | |||
| Avenue C | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | writer | |||
| Bloody Mary | Independent Lens | writer | |||
| Glassboro Blues | Independent Lens | writer | |||
| It's Dizzy | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | performer | |||
| Johnson Rock | Bosch | performer | |||
| Red Bank Boogie | All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records | writer | |||
| Saratoga Special | Trumbo | performer |
