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Kenneth Clarke Spearman (January 9, 1914 – January 26, 1985), known professionally as Kenny Clarke and nicknamed Klook, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-hat, along with the use of the bass drum for irregular ...
Kenny Clarke was an American drummer who was a major exponent of the modern jazz movement of the 1940s. Clarke’s music studies in high school embraced vibraphone, piano, trombone, and theory, but it was as a drummer that he began his professional career in 1930. His experience included engagements
Kenny Clarke - drums....Francy Boland - piano....Dusko Gojkovic - trumpet....Raymond Droz, Derek Humble - alto saxophone....Karl Drevo - tenor saxophone....C...
Bio. Kenny Clarke, known among musicians as "Klook" for one of his characteristic drum licks, is truly a jazz pioneer. He was a leader in the rhythmic advances that signaled the beginning of the modern jazz era, his drum style becoming the sound of bebop and influencing drummers such as Art Blakey and Max Roach.. Clarke studied music broadly while in high school, including piano, trombone ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Kenny Clarke (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman, later aka, Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-died January 26, 1985 in Paris, France) was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming. As the house drummer at Minton's Playhouse in the early 1940's, he participated in the after hours jams that ...
Jan 9, 2024 · Kenny Clarke’s impact reverberates through generations of drummers. His pioneering techniques, including the use of the hi-hat and bass drum accents, laid the foundation for subsequent drummers to explore new dimensions of rhythmic expression. Clarke’s legacy extends not only through his performances but also through the countless musicians ...
Jan 9, 2014 · Kenny Clarke used bass drum sparingly, often tethered to his snare, for dramatic accents in odd places — what jazz folk call "dropping bombs." He drew on his playing for stage shows, where drummers punctuate the action with split-second timing. Clarke kicked a band along. With those twin innovations, Kenny Clarke invented modern jazz drumming.
Kenny Clarke, aka Liaqat Ali Salaam (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman on January 9, 1914, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – died January 26, 1985, Paris, France) was an innovator in jazz drumming and a jazz drummer. He was the house drummer at Minton’s Playhouse in early 1940’s and participated in the after-hours jams that helped to create modern jazz.
May 18, 2018 · Kenny Clarke [1] >Kenny Clarke [2] (1914–1985) produced experimental musical ideas that >transformed the art of jazz drumming. The founder of the bebop drum style, >Clarke took part in several major movements in modern American music.
Jan 9, 2014 · Kenny Clarke recorded a lot in the early '50s, with Miles and Monk and Mingus and many more, but he craved a change. He'd always gotten a warm reception in France as a GI or visiting musician, and ...
