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Chiaroscuro announces re-release of Buck Clayton - A Buck Clayton Jam Session Vol. 3: Jazz Party Time

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PITTSTON, Pa. – Chiaroscuro Records proudly presents A BUCK CLAYTON JAM SESSION VOLUME 3: JAZZ PARTY TIME on Friday, December 9th, 2022. This historic 1976 all-star session features a 12-piece ensemble jamming on Clayton’s compositions. The group includes Harry “Sweet” Edison, Hank Jones, Lee Konitz, Vic Dickenson, and Jimmy Knepper.

About Buck Clayton - A Buck Clayton Jam Session Vol. 3: Jazz Party Time

After being out of print for more than 30 years, Chiaroscuro is releasing the album for the first time on CD and digital. Produced by Hank O’Neal, JAZZ PARTY TIME is a milestone in the swing-era trumpeter’s famed jam session recordings. The tracks include “Jazz Party Time,” “Kansas City Style,” “Even Steven,” and “Bandwagon,” each exceeding 10 minutes of pure Buck Clayton Groove.

A native of Parsons, Kansas, Wilbur Dorsey “Buck” Clayton (1911- 1991) is best known for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra and Billie Holiday but it’s his contributions as a recording artist, sideman, arranger, bandleader, soloist, and educator that saw the master trumpeter move effortlessly from swing to be-bop and mainstream to modern jazz over a sixty-year career. In that time, he worked with greats: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Hot Lips Page, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Coleman Hawkins, Harry James, Earl Hines, Eddie Condon and Buddy Tate.

Distribution for the album is provided by MVD Entertainment Group:

https://mvdentertainment.com

To learn more about Chiaroscuro Records and the re-releases, visit the all-new https://chiaroscurojazz.org. The new website features the entire Chiaroscuro jazz album catalog, artist listings, the Chiaroscuro channel live radio stream, Chiaroscuro blog, podcast, history and even educational curriculum for the classroom.