Clifford Thornton

Clifford Thornton
Born: Sep 6, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA
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Died: Jan 1, 1989
Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Creative
Biography: One of the most underrated and criminally overlooked free jazz trumpet/trombone players remains to be Clifford Thornton. Born in Philadelphia sometime in 1936, Thornton studied with hard bop trumpeter Donald Byrd during the mid-'50s and played with numerous other jazz musicians, including the great tuba ...Read full biography
Ketchaoua
Released: 1969
Label: Get Back
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Clifford Thornton's only Actuel date as a leader is, like many of the others in this BYG series, an all-star blowing session highly indicative of the times. For some, it will be difficult to tell whether ...Read full review
Freedom and Unity
Released: 1967
Label: The Orchard
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For those who don't know better, the free jazz movement is considered a sharp break with the past heritage of the music. That really wasn't the case. As Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp hearkened back to ...Read full review
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