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Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and composer (born 1911)

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Buck Clayton

American jazz trumpeter (1911–1991)

Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton 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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