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Clifford Thornton
United States • 1939-09-06 – 1989-11-25
Clifford Thornton is credited on 193 releases across 33 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
193
Pressings credited
33
Albums
7
Decades active
14
In collections
Biography
Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, political activist, and educator. He played free jazz and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
193 releases · 33 albums · active 1965–2025
- Performance · 317
- Other credits · 16
- Production · 2
Studios: Studio Saravah · Decca Studios, Paris · A&R Studios · Antibes Jazz Festival
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Archie Shepp
- Various
- Sunny Murray
- Dave Burrell
- Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra
- Marzette And Company
- Claude Delcloo
- The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble
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