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.
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Buddy Tate
American musician
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Gene Ramey
American musician
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Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist
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Joe Newman
American musician
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Jo Jones
American jazz drummer
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Gus Johnson
American musician
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Joe Benjamin
American musician
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Bobby Donaldson
American musician
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Emmett Berry
American musician
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Herbie Lovelle
American musician and actor (1924-2009)
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Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Shad Collins
American musician
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Dicky Wells
American jazz trombonist
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Taft Jordan
Jazz trumpeter
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Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
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Frank Wess
American saxophonist and flautist, composer and arranger
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Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist
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Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist
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Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Earle Warren
jazz musician
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Benny Morton
American musician
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Henderson Chambers
American musician
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Budd Johnson
American musician
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Charles Thompson
American pianist
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Steve Jordan
American musician
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George Duvivier
American musician
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Bennie Green
American musician
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Wendell Marshall
American jazz musician; double bassist
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J. C. Heard
American musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist
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Mezz Mezzrow
American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist
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Oliver Jackson
American drummer
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Al Sears
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
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Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter
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Buster Bailey
American musician
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Paul Quinichette
American saxophonist and jazz musician
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Joe Thomas
trumpeter
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Art Taylor
American jazz drummer
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Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Mousey Alexander
Jazz drummer
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Mel Lewis
American musician
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Aaron Bell
American musician
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Eddie Jones
American musician
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Peanuts Holland
American musician
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Jimmy Forrest
African American jazz musician
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Ronnell Bright
American musician
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Nat Pierce
American musician
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Al Grey
American jazz musician
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Benny Powell
American jazz trombonist
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Shorty Rogers
American West coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994)
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Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader
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George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
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Walter Page
American jazz musician
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Quentin Jackson
American musician
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Russell Procope
American musician
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Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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J. C. Higginbotham
Jazz trombonist
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Don Byas
American musician
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Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
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Joe Wilder
American trumpeter
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Joe Temperley
Scottish musician
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Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter
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Reunald Jones
American musician
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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist
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Bud Freeman
American musician
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Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Ruby Braff
American musician
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Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
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Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
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Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
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Julian Dash
American musician
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Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Money Johnson
American musician