Jazz Articles about Clarence

Clarence : American Music, Texas Style

by C. Michael Bailey
August 1, 1999

At the Gate. 1997 experienced the release of Gate Swings (Verve 314 537 617-2). This disc was a powerful disc by the then 72 year old Brown, brimming with genre-crushing jazz, blues, zydeco, pop...Oh Gosh, the whole apple pie. This has been Clarence Brown’s mantra: “the whole ball of wax”. Brown is joined by a BIG band that includes Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson and Nicholas Payton. The charts and conduct fall under the able hands of Wardell Quezergue. The results are ...