Note(s)Wilbur Dorsey (Buck) Clayton (1911-1991) was an American trumpeter and arranger active in California, Kansas City, and New York. His style lent itself to accompaniment, notably for Billie Holiday. He toured internationally throughout his career, making annual tours of Europe in the 1960s. In addition to a 1977 tour of Africa under the auspices of the U.S. State Department, he taught at Hunter College, CUNY, from 1978 to 1982.

Note(s)Portions of the publicly available digital files for this transcript have been altered to restore them to their original state.

Table of ContentsPage numbers here indicate page numbers for "Read Online" interface. Page numbers listed on transcripts may differ.

Tape 1 Side 1...pp.1-56
Tape 1 Side 2....pp. 56-104
Tape 2...pp.105-163
Tape 3...pp.164-213
Tape 4...pp. 214-264
Pages 265-268 are notes and corrections submitted by Mr. Clayton to the transcript.

Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-p0j3-1814

CollectionJazz Oral History Project

Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies

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