Buddy DeFranco
- Type: Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: 17 February 1923, Camden, New Jersey, United States
- Died: 24 December 2014, Panama City, Florida, United States
- Active: 1941–2014
Biography
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Buddy DeFranco (1923-2014) was the premier clarinetist of the bebop era, adapting an instrument rooted in swing to the speed and harmony of bop. After big band years with *Gene Krupa*, *Charlie Barnet*, *Tommy Dorsey* and *Count Basie*, he led his own quartets and quintets on #Norgran# and #Verve#, recording 'King of the Clarinet' and 'Mr. Clarinet', and directed the *Glenn Miller Orchestra* from 1966 to 1974. He was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2006.
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Buddy DeFranco Discography
- King of the Clarinet (1952) - Album - rated 3.33/5
- Cooking the Blues (1955) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- Mr. Clarinet (1956) - Album - rated 3.57/5