Clark Terry
- Instrument:
- Trumpet
- Styles:
- Swing, Big Band, Bop, Vocal, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Soul-Jazz, Cool Jazz, Easy Listening, Contemporary Jazz
Best Clark Terry Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Oscar Peterson Trio + One
Oscar Peterson Trio, The + Clark Terry
1964
Mercury
The Alternate Blues
Clark Terry • Freddie Hubbard • Dizzy Gillespie plus Oscar Peterson • Ray Brown • Joe Pass • Bobby Durham
1982
Pablo Today
The Trumpet Summit Meets The Oscar Peterson Big 4
Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry Meets Oscar Peterson Big 4, The
1980
Pablo Today
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
1955
EmArcy
Timeline
Key Clark Terry studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s |
| EmArcy, Wing Records, Argo, Riverside Records | Bop, Swing, Hard Bop |
| 1960s |
| Candid, Mercury, Impulse! | Post Bop, Swing, Bop, Soul-Jazz |
| 1970s |
| Verve Records, Pablo Records, Vanguard, MPS Records, Pablo Today | Post Bop, Hard Bop, Bop, Swing |
| 1980s |
| Pablo Today, Bingow Records, Enja Records, Chesky Records | Bop, Swing |
| 1990s |
| Delos, ITM Pacific, Challenge Jazz, Reference Recordings, Mons Records | Bop, Swing, Post Bop, Big Band |
| 2000s |
| Chesky Records, Justin Time, Columbia, A440 Music Group, Lone Hill Jazz | Bop, Swing, Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz |
| 2010s |
| Phono | Swing |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Bop
Clark Terry
Clark Terry
1955
EmArcy
The Jazz School
Clark Terry
1955
Wing Records
Swing
Out On A Limb
Clark Terry
1957
Argo
Memories Of Duke
The Clark Terry Five
1980
Pablo Today
Portraits
Clark Terry
1989
Chesky Records
Big Band
Big Band Basie
Clark Terry
1995
Reference Recordings
Clark Terry's Big-B-a-d-Band Live At The Wichita Jazz Festival 1974
Clark Terry
1975
Vanguard
In Concert - Live
Clark Terry's Big Bad Band
1973
Etoile Records
Live At Marians
Clark Terry
2005
Chiaroscuro Records
Similar Artists
Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Clark Terry Discography
Clark Terry studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 386 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Just Jazz All Stars, Louis Bellson | The Just Jazz All Stars Featuring Louis Bellson | Capitol Records | Sideman | 1952 | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington Uptown | Columbia | Sideman | Swing | 1953 |
| Dinah Washington | After Hours With Miss D | Emarcy | Sideman | Vocal | 1954 |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington '55 | Capitol Records | Sideman | Big Band | 1954 |
| Oscar Pettiford | Basically Duke | Bethlehem Records | Sideman | Post Bop | 1955 |
| Clark Terry | Clark Terry | EmArcy | Leader | Bop | 1955 |
| Johnny Hodges | Creamy | Norgran Records | Sideman | Swing | 1955 |
| Dinah Washington | Dinah Jams | Emarcy | Sideman | Bop | 1955 |
| Dinah Washington | For Those In Love | Emarcy | Sideman | Vocal | 1955 |
| Wardell Gray | Memorial Volume 2 | Prestige | Sideman | Bop | 1955 |
| Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Joe Gordon, Art Mardigan | The Jazz School | Wing Records | Leader | Bop | 1955 |
| Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Blue Rose | Columbia | Sideman | 1956 | |
| Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington Presents... | Bethlehem Records | Sideman | Swing | 1956 |
| Johnny Hodges | Ellingtonia '56 | Norgran Records | Sideman | Big Band | 1956 |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown | Columbia | Sideman | Big Band | 1956 |
| Duke Ellington | Historically Speaking - The Duke | Bethlehem Records | Sideman | 1956 | |
| Jimmy Hamilton, The New York Jazz Quintet | Jimmy Hamilton And The New York Jazz Quintet | Urania Records | Sideman | 1956 | |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | A Drum Is A Woman | Columbia | Sideman | Big Band | 1957 |
| Thelonious Monk | Brilliant Corners | Riverside Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1957 |
| Count Basie | One O'Clock Jump | Columbia | Sideman | Big Band | 1957 |
Clark Terry Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Sproles | Bass | 10 |
| Oscar Peterson | Piano | 9 |
| Ernie Wilkins | Tenor Saxophone | 9 |
| Don Friedman | Piano | 8 |
| Ed Soph | Drums | 8 |
| George Duvivier | Bass | 7 |
| Dave Bailey | Drums | 7 |
| Marcus McLaurine | Bass | 7 |
| Jimmy Woode | Bass | 6 |
| Dado Moroni | Piano | 6 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Jackson | Trombone | 106 |
| Britt Woodman | Trombone | 99 |
| Duke Ellington | Piano | 89 |
| Ray Nance | Trumpet | 86 |
| Cat Anderson | Trumpet | 84 |
| Jimmy Woode | Bass | 72 |
| Paul Gonsalves | Tenor Saxophone | 70 |
| Sam Woodyard | Drums | 66 |
| Jimmy Hamilton | Clarinet | 64 |
| Harry Carney | Baritone Saxophone | 63 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Swing | 103 | 26.7% |
| Big Band | 98 | 25.4% |
| Bop | 78 | 20.2% |
| Vocal | 38 | 9.8% |
| Hard Bop | 27 | 7% |
| Post Bop | 25 | 6.5% |
| Soul-Jazz | 25 | 6.5% |
| Cool Jazz | 17 | 4.4% |
| Easy Listening | 14 | 3.6% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 10 | 2.6% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 382 | 99% |
| Stage & Screen | 13 | 3.4% |
| Pop | 13 | 3.4% |
| Blues | 9 | 2.3% |
| Latin | 8 | 2.1% |
| Funk / Soul | 7 | 1.8% |
| Classical | 4 | 1% |
| Folk | 4 | 1% |
| World | 4 | 1% |
| & Country | 4 | 1% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Riverside Records | 24 |
| Columbia | 23 |
| Verve Records | 22 |
| Impulse! | 15 |
| Pablo Records | 13 |
| Mercury | 10 |
| Atlantic | 10 |
| Pablo Today | 8 |
| RCA Victor | 7 |
| Storyville | 7 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 107 |
| Duke Ellington | Leader | 24 |
| Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes | 21 |
| Bob Thiele | Producer | 20 |
| Norman Granz | Producer | 16 |
| Creed Taylor | Producer | 14 |
| Dinah Washington | Leader | 13 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 13 |
| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Leader | 12 |
| Stanley Dance | Liner Notes | 12 |