Clark Terry was a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, not to mention one of the most prolific of all jazz musicians with over 900 recordings during his more than 70 year career! As a composer, educator, and mentor to some of the greats, he became one of the most influential swing and bebop trumpeters of our time.

(Above) he joins Kenny Davern (c), Danny Moss (ts), Johnny Letman (t), George Masso (tb), Ralph Sutton (p), Howard Alden (g), Milt Hinton (b), and Gus Johnson (d) at the 1989 Bern Jazz Festival with a tune popularized by the great Count Basie … Swingin’ the Blues. (Below) Clark blows the audience away with a flugelhorn solo of God Bless the Child, backed by the same incredible personnel.