Person · Male
Clark Terry
American swing trumpeter
- From
- St. Louis, United States
- Active
- 1920–2015
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 121
- jazz
- bebop
- swing
About
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in the genre, and a composer and educator.
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Terry performed with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke Ellington (1951–59), Quincy Jones (1960), and Oscar Peterson (1964–96). He was with The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1972. His career in jazz spanned more than 70 years, during which he became one of the most recorded jazz musicians, appearing on over 900 recordings. Terry also mentored Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Dianne Reeves, and Terri Lyne Carrington.
Member of
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Louie Bellson and His Jazz Orchestra additional, flugelhorn
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Clark Terry-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet eponymous
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Clark Terry Septet eponymous, flugelhorn, trumpet
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Clark Terry Sextet eponymous
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Clark Terry Quintet eponymous, trumpet
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Clark Terry Quartet eponymous, trumpet
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Clark Terry’s Big‐B‐A‐D‐Band eponymous, flugelhorn, trumpet
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C-jam All Stars trumpet
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The Clark Terry Spacemen eponymous
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Thelonious Monk Nonet trumpet
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Hugh Ragin Trumpet Ensemble flugelhorn, trumpet
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The All Star Jazz Reunion trumpet
Discography
Albums
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Jam Session
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Clark Terry Apple Music
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Out On A Limb
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In Orbit Apple Music
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Color Changes Apple Music
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Clark Terry and His Orchestra Apple Music
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Tate-A-Tate
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These Dues
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Back in Bean's Bag
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Who is Gary Burton?
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The Happy Horns of Clark Terry Apple Music
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Oscar Peterson Trio + One: Clark Terry
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Tread Ye Lightly
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Mumbles Apple Music
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Tijuana Jazz
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Soul Duo
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It's What's Happenin'
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All That Jazz
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The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner
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Clark Terry And His Jolly Giants
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Live on 57th Street
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Professor Jive: A Jazz Symphony by Charles Schwartz
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Cool Blues
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The Globetrotter
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Out of Nowhere
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Ain't Misbehavin'
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Mother———! Mother———!!: A Jazz Symphony
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The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big Four
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Yes, the Blues Apple Music
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The Alternate Blues
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Hampton, Salvador, Clark Terry, Moustache et leurs amis jouent Brassens
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Take Double
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Serenity
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Vara Radio 1965
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Portraits Apple Music
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Jive at Five
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Having Fun
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A Celebration of Duke
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Memories of Duke
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Duke With a Difference Apple Music
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Almost Blue
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What a Wonderful World (For Louis & Duke)
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Music In The Garden Apple Music
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Clark Terry
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...Three To Get Ready
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
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Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry
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Squeeze Me
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Remember the Time Apple Music
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Top and Bottom Brass
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Remember the Time Apple Music
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Clark After Dark Apple Music
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Shades of Blues Apple Music
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Clark Terry – Metropole Orchestra
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Clark Terry Express
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A Tale of Two Cities
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To Duke and Basie
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The Songs Ella & Louis Sang
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Daylight Express
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Intimate Stories
Live
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Showcase (Live Chicago '89)
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Live In Chicago
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Live at Montmartre
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Herr Ober
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Live In Concert
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Lucerne 1978
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Clark Terry With Peewee Claybrook & Swing Fever
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The Second Set - Recorded Live At The Village Gate
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The Good Things in Life
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George Robert Quartet Featuring Mr. Clark Terry
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Big B-A-D Band Live at the Wichita Jazz Festival 1974
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Live at The Village Gate Apple Music
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Live At The Village Vanguard
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The Trumpet Kings at Montreux
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Wham Apple Music
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Jazz at the Philharmonic at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
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At The Montreux Jazz Festival
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Ritter Der Ronneburg 1998
Compilations
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The Best of Clark Terry Apple Music
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The Complete Albums 1961-1963
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The Complete Albums Collection 1954 - 1960
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Everything's Mellow + Plays the Jazz Version of All American / Clark Terry / Top and Bottom Brass Apple Music
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Back in Bean's Bag
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Four Classic Albums
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Seven Classic Albums
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Georges Brassens et le Jazz
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Fender Rhodes
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"Cookin'" Complete 1956-1957 Sessions
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Swahili
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Supreme Jazz: Clark Terry
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Masters Of Jazz, Vol. 5 Apple Music
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Clark Terry Apple Music
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Town Hall Concert
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Chilled & Remixed Apple Music
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Mellow Moods Apple Music
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Jazz Matinee
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Clark Terry Apple Music
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The Best Of Teo Macero
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Riding High
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Paris 1960
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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 8
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Milestones Of A Jazz Legend
Other
Links
Official
Social
Concerts
Buy
Conductor position
Teacher
Also known as
C Terry · Clark Virgil Terry, Jr.
Tags
- 2008 universal fire victim
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2a760856-7bf1-4f65-a2d0-225e77085fcc
- ISNI
- 0000000109218290
- ISNI
- 0000000385522475
- IPI
- 00030420346
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.