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Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland: On Rearward

by Douglas Payne
July 1, 1999

After forging bop history and founding the Modern Jazz Quartet, Pittsburgh-born drummer Kenny “Klook" Clarke (1914-85) left the United States for Europe in 1956. He played for several years in a trio with Bud Powell, then hooked up with conservatory trained pianist Francy Boland (b. 1929) to form the Clarke-Boland Big Band (C-BBB), one of Europe's ...