L (ft, S UIIIVERSITYOF NEWHAMPSHIRE OURSEVENTY.SECOND PROGRAM THE BUCKCLAYTON SWINGBAND SPONSOREDBY THEDEPAFTMENT OF MUSIC ANDTHE NEW HAMPSHIRE LIBRARYOF TRADINONALJAZ 8 PM MONDAY ocToBER 1s, 1990 STBAFFORDROOM MEMORIALUNION DURHAM,NEW HAMPSHIBE THEARTISTS THEBUCK CLAYTON SWING BAND Big bandshave been relatively rare in lhe intimatesening of this series.However, contraryto publishedreports, lhey havenot beenplaced on lhe endangeredspecies lisl: theirbreeding habitat has simply moved lrom lhe commercialscene lo lhe educalional, wherelhey are in tactf lourishingin greatnumbers - witnesslhe plethoraof highschool and collegecompetitions and testivals. Nevertheless, these well-intenlioned and otten lruitlulventures ol necessitytend lo lunctionwithout direct contact with eitherindividual artislsrepresenting living continuity with the unfoldingof lhe tradition,or ensembles activelymaintaining its vitalityal a prolessionallevel. Tonightall comeslogether in a dramaticallyunique manner. This is neithera groupot youngplayers respectlully re-crealing lhe neglecledarl of an earlierperiod, nor a noslal- gia bandtrading off the nameof a deparledleader and the lreasuredmemories of his audience.Rather, it is a bandwhose membership crosses lhe generations,organized in 1987by a manwhose insights as lo the nalureof big bandswing are totally authoritative, sincehe was in the centerol the aclivitywhich delined it overa half-centuryago. The best sourcelor informationon WilburDorsey Clayton's eventful lile is, quitenaturally, his autobiography, Buck Clayton'sJazz l,yold(wrinen with Nancy Miller Ellion and publishedby lhe OxfordUniversily Press in 1986-7);a few detailshere will providea bit ol contexl,and provokecuriosity Buckwas bornin Parsons,Kansas, in 1911.He is bestknown lor histrumpet wod( with CountBasie from 1936-1943 (in lhe bandthal includedLester Young, Herschel Evans, Jo Jones,Dickie wells, and Harry"Sweets" Edison), and hiselegant conlributions on the BillieHoliday recordings lrom the sameperiod; but he wasthere when Benny Goodman look swinglo CarnegieHall in 1938,and, rnosl unusually, he hadearlier led a bandlor lwo yearsentertaining the internationalsel in Shanghai(l!!).Atter service in WorldWar ll, Buckworked mostly with a wide rangeol smallgroups - EddieCondon, Sidney Bechet, JazzAt ThePhilharmonic, etc.-, visitingEurope regularly, and alsotouring Auslralia and Africa. By 1970,health problems ended his lrumpel playing, bul havingalso been a composer/ arrangerthroughout his career,he lumedlo lhis areafor hiscreative outlet. In lhe mid- 80s, he loundhimselt in demandas a wrilerfor youngmusicians like Howard Alden, Dan Barretl,and LorenSchoenberg; eventually, he decidedthal he wouldlind evengreater satisfaclionin wrilingiust for himself, distilling all of that experience,wisdom, and creative energyinto a visionunaffected by the requirementsol others.Thus, a bandwas bom lo a 76-yearold,and its debutalbum (A Swingin'Drcan\ wonthe presligiousFrench Grard Prix du Dique. Pages(unavailable) could be filledwith lhe pedigreeof lhe band'spersonnel. For starl- ers, ByronStripling played the litle rolein the musicalSatcf,tno,'Lew Tabackin co'leads an internationally-knownbig bandwith hiswile, Toshiko Akiyoshi; Joe Temperleysuc- ceededlhe venerableHarry Carney with the Ellingtonband; there is no morebroadly experiencedpianist on theplanet lhan Dlck Katz. It is no exaggerationto stalethat tonight we will experiencelhe trulhabout swing, articulatedby a prophet,and realized by the elect. Believe! L CJ'+= S THE BUCK CLAYTON SWINGBAND Saxophones Trumpets TEDNASH BYRONSTRIPLING LEWTABACKIN RANDYSANDKE DOUGLAWRENCE JOHNECKERT JOETEMPERLEY Rhythm Trombones DICKKATZ - piano BOBBYPRING JAMESCHIRILLO - guitar MATTFINDERS MURRAYWALL - bass DENNISMACKREL - drums BUCKCLAYTON - leader,composer, arranger Tapo recorders and d,,rn€,raa,,t€ not permltted due to coartrsctuslarrangen'p'nrs. Your cao,€.rt|.lon ls rcquested. THESEBIES TheUNH Traditional Jazz Series began in 1979.lt promotesthe enioyment and understandingol the art throughconcerts leaturing musicians ol regional,national, and internationalprominence. The programrepresents a uniqueendeavor to expand interestand honoroutstanding talent and achievement. Musicianswishing lo do so are encouragedto offertheir recordings lor saleor mail orderduring intermission; a brief announcemenl may be made.The sponsorshave no linancialinterest in suchsales beyond oflering a courlesyservice to the arlislsand the Dublic. ProgramNotes-Paul Verretle Production-DavidSeiler THESCHEDULE September10 Mllt Hlnton & ClarkTerry Octobel 15 Buck Clayton Blg Band November19 DlckHyman February4 Johnny Mlnce Malch 4 DaveWhltney Oulntet Aplll 1 HowardAlden-Dan Barren Qulntet May 6 ParamountJazz Band The ART GALLERY Paul CreativeArts Center Mon.-Wed.,10-4; Thurs., 10-8; Sat. and Sun., 1-5 ClosedFridays and University holidays. Forfurther inlormati0n, please call (603) 862-3712. Theexhibition ofMilt Hintons's photographs is{unded in part by the New Hampshire Library otTraditional Jaz. .