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Clark Terry

St. Louis, Missouri

Clark Virgil Terry (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.
He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, and Oscar Peterson.
His career in jazz spanned more than 70 years, during which he became one of the most recorded jazz musicians, appearing on over 900 recordings.