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Kenny Clarke
dr, 1914-1985 US, Pittsburgh
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Kenneth Clarke Spearman Liaquat Ali Salaam
American jazz drummer. Born: 9 January 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died: 26 January 1985 in Paris, France (aged 71). He was an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming and a founder member of the jazz group, The Modern Jazz Quartet.
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Caravan on Best Jazz Albums of 1956 - Johnny Hodges, The Ellington All-Stars, Thelonious Monk, Vol. 6 by Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington All-Stars Mood Indigo on All That Jazz, Vol. 66: Hackensack – Thelonius Monk & Friends Play Monk & Ellington by Thelonious Monk I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart on All That Jazz, Vol. 66: Hackensack – Thelonius Monk & Friends Play Monk & Ellington by Thelonious Monk Solitude on All That Jazz, Vol. 66: Hackensack – Thelonius Monk & Friends Play Monk & Ellington by Thelonious Monk On A Riff on Plays Andre Hodeir by Kenny Clarke Black & Tan Fantasy on All That Jazz, Vol. 66: Hackensack – Thelonius Monk & Friends Play Monk & Ellington by Thelonious Monk Rhythmorama on Blue Notes III, Vol. 6 by Sonny Clark Strollin' on Jazz for a Lazy Day by Kenny Clarke Blues Mood on Jazz for a Lazy Day by Kenny Clarke Late Entry (Alternate Take) on The Music You Need by Kenny ClarkeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| All That Jazz, Vol. 66: Hackensack - Thelonious Monk And Friends Play Monk & Ellington | Thelonious Monk Featuring Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke | 2016 | Album |
| Plays The Arrangements Of André Hodeir, Christian Chevallier, Pierre Michelot And Francy Boland | Kenny Clarke | 2015 | Compil. |
| The Golden Eight Encore! | Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland | 2010 | Album |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet 2 | The Modern Jazz Quartet With Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke | 2009 | Album |
| Opus De Jazz | Milt Jackson, Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones, Eddie Jones | 2008 | Album |
| Klook's The Man | Kenny Clarke | 2007 | Compil. |
| Americans Swinging in Paris | Kenny Clarke | 2003 | Album |
| Kenny Clarke | Kenny Clarke | 2001 | Album |
| Stockholm - New York - Paris 1938 - 1949 | Kenny Clarke | 2000 | Compil. |
| Oscar Peterson - Stéphane Grappelli Quartet Vol. 1 And Vol. 2 | Oscar Peterson - Stéphane Grappelli Quartet Featuring Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Kenny Clarke | 2000 | Album |
| Jazz Is Universal / After This Message | Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland / The Mitchell-Ruff Trio | 1999 | Compil. |
| Lausanne 1949 | Coleman Hawkins feat. Kenny Clarke | 1999 | Album |
| Jazz Studio 1 Part 2 | Paul Quinichette, Bennie Green, Frank Foster, Joe Newman, Hank Jones, Kenny Clarke, Eddie Jones, Sir Jonathan Gasser | 1999 | Single |
| History Of Jazz Vol.8 | Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Barney Kessel, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Wardell Gray, Kenny Clarke, Hampton Hawes | 1996 | Compil. |
| Roy Eldridge Con Oscar Peterson, Gerry Wiggins, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Kenny Clarke, Ray Brown | Roy Eldridge Con Oscar Peterson, Gerald Wiggins, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel, Kenny Clarke | 1995 | Album |
| Kenny Clarke Meets The Detroit Jazz Men | Kenny Clarke | 1994 | Album |
| Kenny Clarke Meets The Detroit Jazzmen | Kenny Clarke Meets The Detroit Jazzmen | 1994 | Album |
| Kenny Clarke 1964 | Kenny Clarke | 1992 | Album |
| Hampton - Basie - Gillespie | Lionel Hampton / Kenny Clarke / Count Basie / Dizzy Gillespie | 1992 | Compil. |
| Transatlantic Meetings | Roy Haynes / Henri Renaud & Kenny Clarke / Martial Solal | 1992 | Compil. |
| Special Kenny Clarke | Kenny Clarke | 1991 | Compil. |
| Klook | Kenny Clarke | 1990 | Compil. |
| Neighborhood | John Costa, Gene Ramey, Kenny Clarke | 1989 | Album |
| Recorded In Paris & Cologne 1957 & 1960 | Kenny Clarke With Don Byas • Lucky Thompson • Martial Solal • Pierre Michelot | 1986 | Compil. |
| Paris 1960 | Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Martial Solal, Kenny Clarke | 1985 | Compil. |
| Pieces Of Time | Milford Graves, Andrew Cyrille, Kenny Clarke, Famoudou Don Moye | 1984 | Album |
| I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 37 | Kenny Clarke / Joe Harris / Sahib Shihab / Francy Boland / Kenny Clarke Quintet | 1981 | Album |
| I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 20 | Stan Getz, Donald Byrd, Bobby Jaspar, Kenny Clarke | 1981 | Compil. |
| Jeux De Mains | Henri Byrs, Kenny Clarke, Roland Lobligeois | 1981 | Album |
| Live Au Dreher | Walter Davis Jr., Kenny Clarke, Pierre Michelot | 1981 | Album |
| Kenny "To Day" | Kenny Clarke - Maurice Vander - Marc Fosset - Patrice Caratini - Roger Guérin - Bob Garcia | 1980 | Album |
| Bluesology | Milt Jackson, Kenny Clarke With Winnie Brown | 1980 | Compil. |
| Hard Bop | Hank Mobley With Kenny Clarke | 1979 | Compil. |
| Rhoda Scott + Kenny Clarke | Rhoda Scott + Kenny Clarke | 1977 | Album |
| Red Star | Noah Howard Featuring Kenny Clarke | 1977 | Album |
| Jazz A Confronto 20 | Kenny Clarke | 1975 | Album |
| Eddy Louiss - Kenny Clarke - Rene Thomas | Eddy Louiss - Kenny Clarke - René Thomas | 1973 | Album |
| Skippin' | Sonny Grey With Alain Hatot, Mal Waldron, Gus Nemeth And Kenny Clarke | 1971 | Album |
| Musique Sacrée | Jean-Christian Michel - Quatuor Avec Orgue | 1969 | Album |
| The Paris Bebop Sessions | Kenny Clarke With James Moody | 1969 | Compil. |
| Piano For Dance | Maurice Vander / Pierre Michelot / Kenny Clarke | 1968 | Album |
| Echoes Of Harlem | Lou Bennett Et Son Orchestre Avec Kenny Clarke | 1964 | Single |
| Lou Bennett Et Son Quintette Avec Kenny Clarke | Lou Bennett Et Son Quintette Avec Kenny Clarke | 1964 | Single |
| Echoes & Rhythms Of My Church | Lou Bennett Et Son Orchestre Avec Kenny Clarke | 1964 | Album |
| Jazz Pictures At An Exhibition | Rita Reys And The The Pim Jacobs Trio Featuring Kenny Clarke | 1961 | Album |
| Jazz At The Blue Note | Maurice Vander, Kenny Clarke, Pierre Michelot | 1961 | Album |
| Jazz Pictures At An Exhibition-2 | Rita Reys And The The Pim Jacobs Trio Featuring Kenny Clarke | 1961 | Single |
| Jazz Pictures At An Exhibition-1 | Rita Reys And The The Pim Jacobs Trio Featuring Kenny Clarke | 1961 | Single |
| Internacionalni Jazz Oktet Duška Gojkovića Sa Keni Klarkom | Dusko Goykovich, Kenny Clarke | 1961 | Album |
| The Golden Eight | Kenny Clarke with Francy Boland | 1961 | Album |
| Organ Jazz | Ralph Schécroun, Kenny Clarke, Georges Luca | 1960 | Album |
| Jazz Sound-Track (From The Schmidhauser -Film Production "Mental Cruelty") | George Gruntz Featuring Kenny Clarke – Barney Wilen | 1960 | Album |
| The Essen Jazz Festival All Stars | Coleman Hawkins • Bud Powell • Oscar Pettiford • Kenny Clarke | 1960 | Album |
| Au Club St. Germain Vol. 3 | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Plus Kenny Clarke | 1959 | Album |
| Jazz Olympus Series | Kenny Clarke | 1958 | Album |
| Relax | Kenny Clarke | 1958 | Single |
| Jazz Sur Seine | Milt Jackson / Percy Heath / Barney Wilen / Kenny Clarke | 1958 | Album |
| France - U.S.A. | Billy Byers, Kenny Clarke, Curley Hamner, Lionel Hampton, Percy Heath, Connie Kay, Al Levitt, John Lewis, Sy Oliver And His Orchestra, Sacha Distel, Benoit Quersin, Bobby Jaspar, Pierre Michelot, Paul Rovère, René Urtreger, Barney Wilen | 1957 | Compil. |
| Klook's Clique | Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| Creed Taylor Presenta "Know Your Jazz N. 1" | Billy Taylor - Oscar Pettiford - Kenny Clarke - Joe Roland | 1956 | Single |
| The Trio With Guests | The Trio Featuring Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall And Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| Opus In Swing | Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Freddie Green, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| The Jazz Message Of | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Ronnie Ball, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| The Trio | The Trio Featuring Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall And Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| Jazzmen: Detroit | Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| The Jazz Message Of | Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, Ronnie Ball, Wendell Marshall, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Single |
| North, South, East.....Wess | Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Kenny Burrell, Eddie Jones, Kenny Clarke | 1956 | Album |
| Bohemia After Dark | Cannonball Adderley With Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Album |
| Spotlight On Percussion | Kenny Clarke / Arnold Goldberg / Al Jazzbo Collins | 1955 | Album |
| Flutes & Reeds | Ernie Wilkins / Frank Wess / Jerome Richardson / Hank Jones / Eddie Jones / Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Album |
| Jazz Studio 1 | Hank Jones, Paul Quinichette, Frank Foster, Kenny Clarke, Bennie Green, Joe Newman | 1955 | Album |
| Hear Me Talkin' To Ya | Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Single |
| Strollin' | Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Single |
| Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | 1955 | Album |
| Volume 2 | Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Album |
| Telefunken Blues | Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Album |
| Jazz- Young Blood | Chuz Alfred, Ola Hanson, Chuck Lee with Vinnie Burke & Kenny Clarke | 1955 | Album |
| Opus De Jazz | Milt Jackson, Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones, Eddie Jones | 1955 | Album |
| Opus De Jazz | Milt Jackson, Frank Wess, Kenny Clarke, Hank Jones, Eddie Jones | 1955 | Single |
| Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins | Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins | 1955 | Album |
| Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1955 | Compil. |
| Jazz Studio 1 | Paul Quinichette, Bennie Green, Frank Foster, Joe Newman, Hank Jones, Kenny Clarke, Eddie Jones, Sir Jonathan Gasser | 1954 | Album |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet | The Modern Jazz Quartet With Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke | 1953 | Album |
| Jazz Rhythm Records Music Minus One Alto Sax Vol 2 | Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke | 1951 | Album |
| Iambic Pentameter / Robbin's Nest | Hubert Fol & His Be-Bop Minstrels Avec Kenny Clarke | 1950 | Album |
| Klook's Blues / American Rhythm | Sidney Bechet & Kenny Clarke | 1949 | Album |
| School Days / I'll Get You Yet | Joe Carroll Sings With Dizzy Gillespie / Kenny Clarke | Album | |
| The Fabulous Thad Jones Vol. 1 | Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Charles Mingus, Hank Jones, Kenny Clarke | Single | |
| Sing Or Play | Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson | Single | |
| Sing Or Play | Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson | Single | |
| Rare Broadcast Performances | John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson | Album | |
| Bohemia After Dark / We'll Be Together Again | Cannonball Adderley - Donald Byrd - Horace Silver - Jerome Richardson - Paul Chambers - Nat Adderley - Kenny Clarke | Single | |
| Musique Sacrée / Concierto De Aranjuez | Jean-Christian Michel - Quatuor Avec Orgue | Compil. | |
| Sing Or Play | Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson | Single | |
| Sidney Bechet And Kenny Clarke | Sidney Bechet, Kenny Clarke | Single | |
| Michel Valera, Patrice Galas, Kenny Clarke | Michel Valera, Patrice Galas, Kenny Clarke | Album | |
| Newport Jazz Festival 3 July 1958/ Paris Jazz Festival 3 November 1965 | Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Tyree Glenn, Hilton Jefferson, Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Oscar Pettiford, Sonny Greer, Roy Eldridge, Stuff Smith, Don Byas, Earl Hines, Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke | Album | |
| Plays Pierre Michelot | Kenny Clarke | Single | |
| Sing Or Play | Don Abney, Jimmy Raney, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Mundell Lowe, Wilbur Ware, Bobby Donaldson | Single | |
| Rencontres | Sidney Bechet, Martial Solal, Bill Coleman, Kenny Clarke | Album | |
| School Days / I'll Get You Yet | Dizzy Gillespie Plays Joe Carroll Sings / Kenny Clarke | Single | |
| Swing Sessions 10 - 1946-1950 | Kenny Clarke, James Moody, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Howard McGhee, John Lewis | Compil. | |
| Piano For Dance | Steve Anderson, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke | Album |
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