- Aliases
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Kenny Clarke and His 52nd Street Boys
Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys
Kenny Clarke's Sextet
Liaqat Ali Salaam
- Personal name
- Kenneth Clarke Spearman
- Born
- January 9, 1914
- Died
- January 26, 1985
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00006271024 1 work
00006278003 2 works
00027284778 3 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP, SACEM
- Comments
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Important bop drummer who used the ride cymbal instead of the bass drum to obtain a steady 4/4 pulse, freeing the bass and snare drums for independent rhythms. Clarke led the house band at Minton's Playhouse and was a participant in the famous jam sessions that led to the developmen bop. At the time bop was first being widely recognized, Clarke was in the military (1943-1946), and from September, 1944 to April, 1946 in Europe.
- Member of
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The Be Bop Boys Drums
The Lou Bennett Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952-1955): left after a dispute with John Lewis over the musical direction of the quartet.
- Family
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Carmen McRae Spouse (1944-1956; separated 1948)
- Related
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Sahib Shihab Member of the Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band (1961-1973)
- Ranking
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727th most covered performer
1433rd most covering performer
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