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Clarke-Boland Big Band
The Clarke-Boland Big Band: Three Latin Adventures
by Douglas Payne
during its existence from 1960 to 1973. It started as a sextet led by American expatriate drummer Kenny Clarke (1914-1985) and expert arranger and French pianist Francy Boland (b. 1929), then grew to a large band comprised of expatriates like Johnny Griffin and Benny Bailey and talented Europeans like Ronnie Scott and Ake Persson. By the late 60s, its only real competition was New York's Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band. But only occasionally did the C-BBB -- or its records ...
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band was started in Europe in 1961 by American drummer Kenny Clarke, Belgian pianist Francy Boland and American bassist Jimmy Woode. It recorded more than 15 albums and was on par with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. Some think it was earthier and better. You can decide. In October 1967, the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band was on tour in Prague. The band consisted of Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Jimmy Deuchar and Dusko Goykovich (tp); ...
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