The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band was a jazzbig band co-led by American drummer Kenny Clarke and Belgian pianist François "Francy" Boland. They were one of the most noteworthy jazz big bands formed outside the United States, featuring top European musicians alongside expatriate and touring Americans.
Francy Boland
François Boland (6 November 1929 – 12 August 2005) was a classically trained Belgian jazz composer and pianist.
He first gained notice in 1949 and worked with Belgian jazz greats like Bobby Jaspar, and in 1955 he joined Chet Baker's quintet. M ...
started the band in Paris in 1960. A sextet became an octet before expanding into a big band that combined European musicians with American jazz expatriates. The debut album, '' Jazz Is Universal'', was released in 1962.
The band collaborated with
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...
Francy Boland
François Boland (6 November 1929 – 12 August 2005) was a classically trained Belgian jazz composer and pianist.
He first gained notice in 1949 and worked with Belgian jazz greats like Bobby Jaspar, and in 1955 he joined Chet Baker's quintet. M ...
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Kenny Clare
Kenneth Cloudsley Clare (8 June 1929 – 11 January 1985) was a British jazz drummer.
Early life
Born in Leytonstone, Essex, England, Clare learnt to play the drums at the age of 13.
Career
In 1947, Clare joined the Royal Air Force and playe ...
Carl Drevo
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As a child, Drewo studied piano and accordion, but switched to tenor sax in his teens, working in the late 1940s with Charlie Gaudr ...
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Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay
Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay (30 August 1930 – 22 February 2022) was a Turkish jazz trumpeter.
Biography
Falay was born in Karşıyaka; his family later moved to Kuşadası, a large resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast. A statue in the Kuşadası to ...
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Art Farmer
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Tootie Heath
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, he first recorded in 1957 with J ...
Tony Inzalaco
Anthony Frank "Tony" Inzalaco, Jr. (born January 14, 1938) is an American jazz drummer.
Inzalaco was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and was active in the United States ...
Rick Keefer
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People
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*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
Albert Mangelsdorff
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Early life
Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt on September 5, 1928, as the son of the book ...
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Sabu Martinez
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Ack van Rooyen
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Van Rooyen began playing with a military band as a teenager, touring bases in Indonesia. He the ...
Handle with Care
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Out of the Folk Bag
''Out of the Folk Bag'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Cologne in 1967 for the German Columbia label.Sax No End'' (SABA, 1967)
* '' 17 Men and Their Music'' (Campi, 1967)
* ''Jazz Convention Volume 1'' (KPM Music, 1968)
* ''Jazz Convention Volume II'' (KPM Music, 1968)
* ''Jazz Convention Volume III'' (KPM Music, 1968)
* ''Live at Ronnie’s Album 1: Volcano'' (Rearward/Schema, 1969)
* ''Live at Ronnie’s Album 2: Rue Chaptal'' (Rearward/Schema, 1969)
* ''
All Blues
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More Smiles
More or Mores may refer to:
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* MORE protocol, a routing protocol
* Missouri Research and Education Network
Music Albums
* ''More!'' (album), by Booka ...
'' (MPS, 1969)
* ''
Latin Kaleidoscope
''Latin Kaleidoscope'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label in Europe and also released in the US on Prestige Records.
Reception
AllMusic awarded ...
Fellini 712
''Fellini 712'' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1969 and released on the MPS label.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.
'' (MPS, 1969)
* ''At Her Majesty’s Pleasure'' (Black Lion, 1969)
* '' Off Limits'' (Polydor, 1971)
* '' Change of Scenes'' with
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...
(Verve, 1971)
* ''The Second Greatest Jazz Big Band in the World'' (Black Lion, 1971)
* ''
November Girl
''November Girl'' is an album by vocalist Carmen McRae and the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band recorded in London in 1970 and originally released on the Black Lion label in 1975.Carmen McRae (Black Lion, 1975)
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* ''Live in Prague 1967'' (DVD) ( mpro Jazz, 2008)
References
Sources
* Clarke-Boland Big Band discography at allmusic.com* Clarke-Boland Big Band discography b Douglas Payne * Clarke-Boland Big Band discography b * Kenny Clarke discography at allmusic.com* Fats Sadi discography a antiek.telenet.be * Prestige discography a * SABA/MPS discography a