Buddy DeFranco

Born: Feb 17, 1923 in Camden, NJ

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Biography: Buddy DeFranco is one of the great clarinetists of all time and, until the rise of Eddie Daniels, he was indisputably the top clarinetist to emerge since 1940. It was DeFranco's misfortune to be the best on an instrument that after the swing era dropped drastically in popularity and, unlike Benny Goodman ...Read full biography

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On Tour: UK

Released: 1983

Label: Hep

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Buddy DeFranco used an English rhythm section for this 1984 concert in Scotland, including the phenomenal young guitarist Martin Taylor (known for his work with Stéphane Grappelli), plus veterans Peter ...Read full review

Mood Indigo

Released: 1980

Label: Hep

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The musicians who are heard on this LP with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco (pianist Jorge Navarro, guitarist Richard Lew, bassist Jorge Lopez-Ruiz and drummer Osvaldo Lopez) from a concert in Buenos Aires, ...Read full review

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