A life well played and, by all accounts, well lived.
There is a tremendous amount of great video of Clark Terry on YouTube. Please check it out.
Above is “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from a 2000 performance. In addition to Terry, David Glasser is on alto sax, Don Friedman on piano, Marcus McLaurine on bass and Sylvia Cuenca on drums. There is a very nice moment at the 3:50 mark.
The Daily Music Break featured Terry in 2012.
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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