About
Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter who was a member of Count Basie's orchestra. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong, first hearing the record "Confessin' that I Love You" as he passed by a shop window.
Member of
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Buck Clayton and His All-Stars eponymous
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Buck Clayton All Stars eponymous, principal, trumpet
Discography
Albums
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Alix combelle et son orchestre avec Buck Clayton, Vol. 1
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How Hi The Fi Apple Music
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Buck Clayton Meets Ruby Braff
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Jazz Spectacular
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All The Cats Join In (A Buck Clayton Jam Session) Apple Music
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Buck & Buddy
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Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues
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Feel So Fine
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Buck Clayton Plays Apple Music
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A Buck Clayton Jam Session #1 Apple Music
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Goin' to Kansas City Apple Music
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New Orleans Dixieland
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Fiesta in Blue
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Swings the Village
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How Hi the Fi / Jumpin' at the Woodside
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Tenderly Apple Music
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Ben/Buck
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One Time Too Many
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Just Because
EPs
Live
Compilations
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Buck Clayton Seven Classic Albums
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Pee Wee Russell Plays With Buck Clayton, Vic Dickenson & Bud Freeman
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Buck Clayton: Three Classic Albums Plus
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Jazz in Paris: Buck Clayton and Friends Apple Music
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The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953, Volume 2
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The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1953
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Quadromania Jazz Edition: Buck Clayton
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The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1949-1953
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Back to Buck (New York‐Paris 1946–49)
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Jazz in Paris: Club Session
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An Introduction to Buck Clayton: His Best Recordings 1937-1946
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The Chronological Classics: Buck Clayton 1945-1947
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Swing Trumpet Kings
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The Essential Buck Clayton
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In Paris
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The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions 1953-1956
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Jam Sessions From the Vault
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Basie Reunions
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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 29
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I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 17
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It Feels Good
Links
Also known as
Clayton, Buck
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 3995a9db-3cbd-4da0-83a2-d18e6338fe95
- ISNI
- 0000000081014754
- IPI
- 00006316518
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.