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Buddy DeFranco
real name Boniface Ferdinand Leonardo DeFranco
Camden, United States · 1923-02-17 – 2014-12-24
Buddy DeFranco is credited on 909 releases across 267 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
267
Albums
8
Decades active
129
In collections
Biography
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American jazz clarinet (and saxophone) player
Born February 17, 1923 in Camden, New Jersey
Died December 24, 2014 in Panama City, Florida
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
909 releases · 267 albums · active 1951–2021
- Performance · 1,152
- Other credits · 131
- Production · 11
Studios: United Recording Studios · Royal Roost (2) · Royal Festival Hall · Carnegie Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Birth Of The Cool
1957
This Is The Big Band Era
1971
Yes Indeed!
1956
The Best Of The Song Books
1993
The Soundtrack Music From Burt Reynolds Sharky's Machine
1981
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
1972
Sings The Johnny Mercer Song Book
1964
One O'Clock Jump
1957
The Best Of Cal Tjader Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-1980
2008
Jazz Classics
1997
Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years
1997
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
1992
The Best Of Art Tatum
1983
1942-1951-1954
1982
Closed Session
1979
History Of Jazz
1978
Kings Of Swing
1976
Encyclopedia Of Jazz On Records - Vol. 5
1974
This Is Tommy Dorsey Vol. 2
1972
Something New (The Tijuana Brass Hits)
1966
Jazz Song Book
1960
Bravura
1959
Blues By Basie
1956
Lennie Tristano
1956
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
- Tommy Dorsey
- Billie Holiday
- Count Basie
- Buddy De Franco And His Orchestra
- Lionel Hampton
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