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 Buddy DeFranco dies
Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date:   2014-12-29 18:36

Sad news: the great jazz clarinet player Buddy DeFranco has died at age 91. Here is the link to his New York Times obituary:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/27/arts/music/buddy-defranco-versatile-jazz-clarinetist-dies-at-91.html

Lelia
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 Re: Buddy DeFranco dies
Author: Ed Palanker ★2017
Date:   2014-12-29 18:43

One of the old Americans greatest. R.I.P. Buddy.

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

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 Re: Buddy DeFranco dies
Author: kilo 
Date:   2014-12-30 17:41

Get out your instrument and simply follow the bouncing ball:

Rhythm Changes
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 Re: Buddy DeFranco dies
Author: Ed 
Date:   2017-12-03 18:37

I just heard this session yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilUHNBEopxU


DeFranco sounds amazing and plays some great lines. Along with Buddy the line up is:

Double Bass: Ray Brown
Clarinet: Buddy De Franco
Piano: Oscar Peterson
Drums: Buddy Rich

Talk about an amazing group of musicians. It doesn't get any better than that!
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 Re: Buddy DeFranco dies
Author: Clarineteer 
Date:   2017-12-04 01:50

He played Leblanc clarinets.
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