- The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band was one of the most noteworthy jazz big bands formed outside the United States.
It was formed in 1961, when, with the help of producer
Gigi Campi , the US drummerKenny Clarke and Belgian pianist and composerFrancy Boland and ex-Ellington bassistJimmy Woode brought together several jazz musicians of note. Although based in Europe, the band was truly multinational, also having several US musicians in the line-up.It was disbanded in 1972, after having recorded more than 15 albums.
Members of the band included
Johnny Griffin ,Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis ,Ronnie Scott ,Carl Drewo ,Tony Coe ,Derek Humble ,Nat Peck ,Ake Persson ,Dusko Goykovich ,Stan Sulzmann ,Ack van Rooyen ,John Surman ,Jimmy Deuchar ,Manfred Schoof ,Albert Mangelsdorff ,Eric van Lier ,Ron Mathewson ,Fats Sadi ,Kenny Clare ,Benny Bailey ,Jimmy Woode ,Art Farmer ,Sahib Shihab ,Shake Keane ,Idrees Sulieman ,Herb Geller ,Jimmy Deuchar , and were joined on occasions byPhil Woods ,Zoot Sims ,Stan Getz and many others.Partial discography
*"Sax no End" (LP, MPS Records 15.138, 1967)
*"All Blues" (LP, MPS Records 15.288, 1969, rec. 1968)
*"Two Originals" (CD containing "All Blues" and "Sax no End", Motor Music GmbH, 1994)External links/Sources
* [http://www.jazzprofessional.com/report/ClarkeBoland.htm The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band: Where it all began (Report from Tony Brown in 1968, www.jazzprofessional.com ) ]
* [http://www.jazzprofessional.com/report/ClarkeBolandPhoto.htm Photo of CBBB ( www.jazzprofessional.com ) ]
* [http://www.jazzinbelgium.com/musician/francy.boland Discography at www.jazzinbelgium.com]
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