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Buddy DeFranco
Person · male · United States · Camden · born 1923 · died 2014 · recording since 1944
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014)
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Also known as Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco · Buddy De Franco · バディ・デフランコ
Timeline
34 events▣ Album 31◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1920s
1940s
· Debut release
Debut release: Wagon Wheels / T. D. Chant
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
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Biography
Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography
Born in Camden, New Jersey, United States, DeFranco was raised in South Philadelphia. He was playing the clarinet by the time he was nine years old and within five years had won a national Tommy Dorsey swing contest.
He began his professional career just as swing music and big bands—many of which were led by clarinetists like Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman—were in decline. While most jazz clarinet players did not adapt to this change, DeFranco successfully continued to play clarinet exclusively, and was one of the few bebop clarinetists.
In 1950, DeFranco spent a year with Count Basie's septet. He then led a small combo in the early 1950s which included pianist Sonny Clark and guitarist Tal Farlow. In this period, DeFranco recorded for MGM, Norgran and Verve; the latter two labels were owned by Norman Granz.
During the years 1960-64, DeFranco released four innovative quartet albums, as co-leader with the accordionist Tommy Gumina.
He was bandleader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1966 to 1974, under the name, "The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, Directed By Buddy DeFranco". He also performed with Gene Krupa, Art Blakey, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Charlie Barnet, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Lennie Tristano, Dodo Marmarosa, Terry Gibbs, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Eddie Daniels, Andy Firth-musician, Don Burrows, Putte Wickman, Billie Holiday and many others, and released dozens of albums as a leader.
DeFranco died in Panama City, Florida, at the age of 91.
Awards and honors
DeFranco won twenty awards from DownBeat magazine, nine awards from Metronome, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars awards.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra Under the Direction of Buddy DeFranco
Glenn Miller in Tokyo (CBS Records, 1966)
Something New (The Tijuana Brass Hits) (Epic Records, 1966)
In the Mod (RCA Victor, 1967)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra Returns To Glen Island Casino (RCA Victor, 1968)
Makes the Goin' Great (RCA, 1968)
Do You Wanna Dance (Command Records, ABC Records, 1969)
Recorded Live, Royal Festival Hall, London, England (Paramount Records, 1971)
The Best Of The Glenn Miller Orchestra Newly Recorded In Stereo (Columbia House, 1972)
Skitch & Company (Army Reserve, 1973)
The Ultimate 'In Stereo' Collection (Swing Rewind Records, 2016)
As leader
Cool & Quiet with Lennie Tristano (Capitol, 1953)
The Progressive Mr. DeFranco (Norgran, 1954)
Pretty Moods (Norgran, 1954)
The Artistry of Buddy DeFranco (Norgran, 1954)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (Norgran, 1954)
The Buddy DeFranco Wailers (Norgran, 1956)
Sweet and Lovely (Verve, 1956)
In a Mellow Mood (Norgran, 1956)
Mr. Clarinet (Norgran, 1956)
Jazz Tones (Norgran, 1956)
Buddy DeFranco Plays Benny Goodman (Verve, 1957)
The Art Tatum Buddy DeFranco Quartet (Verve, 1958)
Cross Country Suite (Dot, 1958)
Generalissimo (Verve, 1958)
Buddy DeFranco and the Oscar Peterson Quartet (Verve, 1958)
Live Date! (Verve, 1958)
Buddy DeFranco Plays Artie Shaw (Verve, 1958)
Cooking the Blues (Verve, 1958)
Bravura (Verve, 1959)
Pacific Standard Swingin'! Time with Tommy Gumina (Decca, 1960)
Presenting with Tommy Gumina (Mercury, 1961)
Kaleidoscope with Tommy Gumina (Mercury, 1962)
Pol.Y.Tones with Tommy Gumina (Mercury, 1963)
The Girl from Ipanema with Tommy Gumina (Mercury, 1964)
Blues Bag (Vee Jay, 1965)
Crosscurrents with Lennie Tristano (Capitol, 1972)
Free Sail (Choice, 1974)
Black Magic with Helen Forrest (Shamrock, 1975)
Love Affair with a Clarinet Vol. 2 (Famous Solos, 1976)
Sessions, Live (Callipe, 1976)
Borinquin (Sonet, 1976)
Waterbed (Choice, 1978)
Buddy DeFranco with Jim Gillis (Classic Jazz, 1978)
Closed Session (Verve, 1979)
Buddy DeFranco (Famous Solos, 1980)
Like Someone in Love (Progressive, 1980)
Jazz Party: First Time Together with Terry Gibbs (Palo Alto, 1981)
Eastern Exposure (Silver Crest, 1982)
Buddy DeFranco Presents John Denman (Lud, 1983)
Now's the Time with Terry Gibbs (Tall Tree, 1984)
Mr. Lucky (Pablo, 1984)
Hark with Oscar Peterson (Pablo, 1985)
Groovin (Hep, 1985)
Chicago Fire with Terry Gibbs (Contemporary, 1987)
Holiday for Swing with Terry Gibbs (Contemporary, 1988)
Garden of Dreams with Martin Taylor (ProJazz, 1988)
Memories of You: A Tribute to Benny Goodman with Terry Gibbs, Herb Ellis (Contemporary, 1991)
Kings of Swing with Terry Gibbs, Herb Ellis (Contemporary, 1992)
Five Notes of Blues (Musidisc, 1992)
Modern Clarinets: Museum of Modern Jazz (Verve, 1993)
The Buenos Aires Concerts (Hep, 1995)
Free Fall (Candid, 1996)
You Must Believe in Swing with Dave McKenna (Concord Jazz, 1997)
Do Nothing Till You Hear from Us! with Dave McKenna (Concord Jazz, 1999)
The Champs with Putte Wickman (Gazell, 1999)
Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco Play Steve Allen (Contemporary, 1999)
Gone with the Wind (Storyville, 1999)
The Three Sopranos (hr-musik.de, 2001)
Cookin' the Books (Arbors Records, 2003)
Charlie Cat 2 (Arbors, 2007)
Cookin' with Eiji Kitamura, Kiyoshi Takeshita (Jazz Cook, 2008)
Down for Double with John Burnett Swing Orchestra (Delmark Records, 2010)
As sideman
With Tommy Dorsey
Yes Indeed! (RCA Victor 1956)
Tribute to Dorsey, Vol. 2 (RCA Victor, 1957)
Tommy Dorsey's Greatest Band (20th Fox, 1959)
With Lionel Hampton
The Lionel Hampton Quintet (Clef, 1954)
Album #2 (Clef, 1955)
Lionel Hampton and His All Stars (Columbia, 1957)
With others
Charlie Barnet, Sky Liner (MCA, 1976)
Count Basie, Blues by Basie (Columbia, 1956)
Les Brown, Jazz Song Book (Coral, 1960)
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern & Johnny Mercer Songbooks (Verve, 1976)
Stan Getz, Stan Getz Blues (VSP, 1966)
Billie Holiday, Ladylove (United Artists, 1962)
Billie Holiday, Live in Cologne 1954 (Jazzline, 2014)
Rolf Kuhn, Affairs (Intuition, 1997)
Herbie Mann, Big Band Mann (VSP, 1966)
Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker Gerry Mulligan Buddy DeFranco (GNP, 1957)
Joe Negri, Uptown Elegance (MCG, 2004)
Flip Phillips, Flip Philllips Celebrates His 80th Birthday at the March of Jazz 1995 (Arbors, 2003)
Tullio De Piscopo, Live in Zurich at Moods Club (Rai Trade, 2004)
Buddy Rich, Buddy Rich at JATP (VSP, 1966)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 47 | 93.9th |
| Studio albums | 35 | 98.6th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 34 | 97.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 68 | 99.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (47 release groups · 35 studio albums)
Albums · 35
1954 · studio album
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A1I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouA2Street SceneA3Many Are The TimesA4Over The RainbowB1Lost In The NightB2SummertimeB3The Song From Moulin RougeB4Kamasutra1956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 41:34
A1Getting a Balance9:02A2That Old Black Magic6:43A3They Say It’s Wonderful7:19B1But Beautiful4:38B2The Nearness of You4:58B3What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry4:47B4Moe4:07Autumn Leaves Buddy Defranco and His Clarinet
1957 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 43:06
A1Titoro10:00A2You Go to My Head6:08A3Mine6:25B1Gerry's Tune6:33B2Autumn Leaves7:30B3Now's the Time6:30Buddy DeFranco Plays Nelson Riddle's Cross-Country Suite
1958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:34
A1Tall Timber3:56A2Smoky Mountain Country2:11A3The Rockies4:23A4The Great Lakes2:31A5The Great Plains3:03A6The Gulf Coast3:27B1Mississippi3:24B2Down East2:25B3El Camino Real3:21B4Metropolis4:43B5Longhorn3:101964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:11
A1The Girl From Ipanema2:30A2Spring Is Here3:45A3Never On Friday5:40A4Satin Doll3:45A5My Old Flame5:06B1Round About Midnight3:40B2I Love You (De Volyo Bene)3:40B3It Could Happen To You3:22B4Lunar Lunacy6:431965 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 37:23
A1Blues Bag5:30A2Rain Dance5:37A3Straight No Chaser3:44A4Cousin Mary4:40B1Blues Connotation3:44B2Kush7:48B3Twelve Tone Blues6:201968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 27:55
A1I Hear a Rhapsody2:23A2Spanish Bell Ringer3:15A3Once Upon a Time2:31A4On the Bridge2:30A5Things Ain’t What They Used to Be2:37B1Goin’ Great2:35B2Try to Remember2:18B3Holiday for Strings2:42B4I Remember When2:30B5Bull Ring Thing2:20B6Stranger in Paradise2:141977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 48:42
A1Borinquin6:46A2The Song Is You9:57A33 Summers Ago8:27B1Easy Living8:25B2But Not for Me6:06B3Pendulums9:011983 · studio album
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A1Scrapple From The AppleA2Mood IndigoB1Street Of DreamB2The Song Is You1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:12
A1Mr. Lucky6:47A2Bye, Bye Blackbird6:30A3Mar Descancado (The Calm Sea)5:37A4In a Sentimental Mood4:09B1Your Smile5:52B2Close Enough for Love3:06B3Danielle4:55B4Lolita's Theme4:161987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:53
1Rockin' in Rhythm5:322Please Send Me Someone to Love6:403Sister Sadie7:134This Is Always3:145Cherokee4:216Giant Steps6:457Bopstacle Course6:328Jitterbug Waltz6:599Stella by Starlight6:161052nd Street Theme8:211989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:54
1Like Someone in Love6:232Melancholy Stockholm8:303Playa Del Sol6:514Chad’s Delight5:405How Long Has This Been Going On5:216Coasting at the Palasades8:217I Loves You Porgy6:388Swinging the Indian6:101991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 50:05
1Holiday for Strings5:252Serenade in Blue6:533Seven Come Eleven3:394Yardbird Suite6:185Carioca3:566When the Sun Comes Out5:157Parisian Thoroughfare4:248Chad’s Bad4:079Fickle Fingers5:5410Doxy4:141991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:42
1The Way You Look Tonight4:392Smile4:213Autumn Leaves3:084Teach Me Tonight3:255I Love You3:136Without a Song4:597When I Fall in Love4:538Polly Wants a Tonic3:409Pretty Bayou4:0310Too Late Now3:211992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:30
1Seven Come Eleven10:372Soft Winds8:423The Man I Love4:384Undecided8:235Body and Soul5:166Just One of Those Things11:347Stompin’ at the Savoy7:278These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)4:569Air Mail Special6:571992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 52:52
1Alligators Shuffle5:512Five Notes Of Blues6:053Mister Lucky7:454Early Autumn5:315Moon Song6:226Jitterbug Waltz7:267If You Could See Me Now5:438Summer Me, Winter Me8:09Hark: Buddy DeFranco Meets The Oscar Peterson Quartet
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 49:46
1All Too Soon7:002Summer Me, Winter Me5:043Llovisna (Light Rain)11:094By Myself5:135Joy Spring5:236This Is All I Ask5:087Hark6:318Why Am I4:181997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 57:15
1You Must Believe in Swing6:082Invitation8:243The Song Is You6:314If You Could See Me Now5:425Darn That Dream5:266Autumn Nocturne5:317Poor Butterfly5:558You Must Believe in Spring5:019Anthropology4:2510Detour Ahead4:12Terry Gibbs & Buddy DeFranco Play Steve Allen
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 56:02
1I Used To Think That I Was Crazy3:092Sleepy Old Moon3:463Until I Left Chicago (I Never Had The Blues)5:384Mister Moon4:025Lazy Days4:386Playing The Field4:337Alabama Baby5:088One Little Thing5:479South Dakota3:3210Easy For You4:2311Clarinet Lick3:3012Nights In Madrid3:2613In The Mornin' When The Sun Comes Up4:301999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:11:25
1Gone With the Wind7:512Like Someone In Love10:093Billie's Bounce6:394Yesterdays12:285Sophisticated Lady10:166Love For Sale11:247Darn That Dream12:38Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us!
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:45
1Finegan's Walk5:572Skinnin' Rabbits3:233Lucky to Be Me5:574Out of Nowhere5:165You and the Night and the Music3:516Something to Live For4:017Do Nothing 'Till You Here From Me5:458A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing6:219Speak Low5:1310Oh You Crazy Moon4:2311Gone With the Wind6:2912Easy Living8:092000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
1Oh, Lady Be Good2Buddy's Blues3Gone with the Wind4Sweet Georgia Brown5Get Happy6Cairo7Pennywhistle Blues8Samia Shuffle9Just One of Those Things10Street of Dreams11Carioca12Easy Living13The Way You Look Tonight14Sophisticated Lady15Lover Come Back To Me16I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:08
1Seeing Salinas Again4:442Stride Rite5:483Falling in Love With You3:224Why Was I Born3:575Just Friends7:196Groovin' High5:207Lover Man5:528Scrapple From the Apple4:569Too Trite4:2210We'll Always Be Together5:3311To the Point5:552002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 33:12
1The Dreaded Lergy5:552Lush Life3:303Waterbed7:534Sunnyside Beach5:015Uncle Horsley Writhes Gain6:286Here's That Rainy Day4:252002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 22:05
1Tenderly4:422Lover Man5:203Deep Purple3:334Yesterdays4:115If I Should Lose You4:192003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:04:52
1Softly as in a Morning Sunrise7:382Prisoner of Love3:533What Is This Thing Called Love?4:384Cookin’ the Books6:375I Lost the Blues7:526East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)8:357Dancing in the Dark6:128Poor Butterfly5:329Gone With the Wind8:1610Scrapple From the Apple5:39Buddy Defranco and the Oscar Peterson Quartet
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 44:03
1Sweet and Lovely7:062Fascinatin' Rhythm4:553Love for Sale9:314Easy to Love4:595Pick Yourself Up11:276They Can't Take That Away From Me6:05Buddy DeFranco and the Oscar Peterson Quartet
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:07:49
1Sweet and Lovely7:072Fascinating Rhythm4:553Love for Sale9:314Easy to Love4:595Pick Yourself Up11:276They Can't Take That Away From Me6:067Lullaby in Rhythm23:44I Hear Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:46:06
Disc 11Don't Be That Way3:162After You've Gone3:313The Sheik of Araby4:504Flying Home7:515Soft Winds5:406Sweet Lorraine / Body and Soul / Memories of You5:597Limehouse Blues4:528Poor Butterfly / Where or When / These Foolish Things5:539Rose Room3:5810Oh, Lady Be Good7:44Disc 21's Wonderful4:052My Heart Stood Still4:093Temptation2:324Night & Day3:435Keepin' Myself for You2:446It Could Happen to You / I Cover the Waterfront / Someone to Watch Over Me5:387Concerto for Clarinet7:008All the Things You Are3:459Softly as in a Morning Sunrise5:0110Smoke Gets in Your Eyes3:2411I Surrender, Dear3:2712Tin Reed Blues7:042007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:40
1Charlie Cat II7:502All My Life4:553By Myself5:374Walk This Way5:155What Is This Thing Called Love?8:086Ill Wind6:247Joy Spring4:478Once More With Feeling4:439For Keeps6:4810Anthropology5:132012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:26
1When Your Lover Has Gone6:282The Things We Did Last Summer8:003Jack the Field Stalker3:034If I Should Lose You4:205Lover Man5:186Tenderly4:397Deep Purple3:308Yesterdays4:08— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 34:01
1Don't Be That Way3:202After You've Gone3:363Limehouse Blues4:584Poor Butterfly / Where or When / These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)6:055My Blue Heaven4:026'Swonderful4:137Temptation2:388Softly as in a Morning Sunrise5:09— · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
1Just Friends2Autumn Leaves3My Man’s Gone Now4Nobody Else but Me5The Lamp Is Low6This Is All I Ask7A Sure Thing8Opus III9Deep Night10Five Notes of Blues11Moon Song12Goodbye13All Too Soon14Lisanne15Lover— · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
A1Billie’s BluesA2September SongA3Satin DollA4I Had the Craziest DreamA5That Old FeelingA6Them There EyesA7Taking a Chance on LoveA8Black MagicB1Thou SwellB2Falling In Love With LoveB3Soft WindsB4From This Moment OnB5Who CaresB6You Turned the Tables on MeB7I Don’t Walk to Walk Without YouB8Stella by Starlight— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:09
1In the Mod (In the Mood)3:012Shangri-La2:383Song of India2:334Chelsea Bridge3:015Sherry!2:326Charlie Cat2:387Gone with the Wind2:428Walking Happy2:429My Ship2:5010The Continental2:4911Thanks for the Memory3:43
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1944 | Wagon Wheels / T. D. ChantSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAWagon Wheels BT. D. Chant | July 1944 |
Album · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1972 | CrosscurrentsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 37:58A1Wow3:22 A2Cross Current2:50 A3Yesterdays2:50 A4Marionette3:05 A5Sax of a Kind3:01 A6Intuition2:30 A7Digression3:07 B1A Bird in Igor's Yard2:50 B2This Time the Dream's on Me3:05 B3Extrovert2:52 B4Good for Nothing Joe2:49 B5Aishie3:02 B6Opus 962:35 | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1972 | The best of The Glenn Miller Orchestra newly recorded In stereoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracksDisc 1 A1In the Mood A2Sunrise Serenade A3A String of Pearls A4Rhapsody in Blue A5The American Patrol B1Little Brown Jug B2Alice Blue Gown B3Tuxedo Junction B4Adios B5My Sentiment Disc 2C1St. Louis Blues March C2Song of the Volga Boatmen C3Everybody Loves My Baby C4Pennsylvania 6-5000 C5Sun Valley Jump D1Anvil Chorus D2Caribbean Clipper D3Swing Low, Sweet Chariot D4Now Is the Hour D5Moonlight Serenade | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1983 | Aurex Jazz Festival ’83Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Leap Frog 2Sentimental Journey 3’S Wonderful 4I Can’t Get Started 5Theme from New York New York 6On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 7The Shadow of Your Smile 8Body & Soul 9Mack the Knife 10Why Was I Born 11Yesterdays (Gowns by Roberta) 12You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Loves You 13Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing) | Live | 1983 | |
| 1987 | Garden of DreamsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 55:07173 Berkley St.6:35 2Sunshine State5:19 3I Remember Clifford5:23 4Mysteria4:43 5Blues for Breakfast5:15 6Holiday for Two5:28 7Garden of Dreams6:13 8Brazilian Dorian Dreams5:37 9Jena4:53 10Given Time5:41 | Compilation | 1987 | |
| 1990 | The Complete Verve Recordings of the Buddy De Franco Quartet/Quintet with Sonny ClarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 39 tracks · 3:38:01Disc 1 1Jack the Fieldstalker3:03 2Cable Car3:58 3I wish I Knew4:38 4If I Should Lose You4:19 5Lover Man5:16 6Tenderly4:38 7Deep Purple3:39 8Monogram4:00 9Yesterdays4:13 10Blues in the Closet4:39 Disc 21Mine6:25 2You Go to My Head6:08 3Gerry’s Tune6:33 4Now’s the Time6:30 5Autumn Leaves7:30 6Titoro (long version)10:00 7Titoro (short version)3:02 Disc 31The Bright One9:20 2Sonny’s Idea4:04 3Laura4:05 4Everything Happens to Me5:13 5I’ll Remember April5:17 6Willow Weep for Me7:52 7Minor Incident3:26 8A Foggy Day5:12 9What Can I Say Dear4:43 10Moe4:06 11Getting a Balance8:53 12That Old Black Magic6:36 Disc 41They Say It’s Wonderful7:11 2But Beautiful4:32 3Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea6:54 4The Nearness of You4:52 5How About You6:47 6Little Girl Blue5:03 7Indian Summer6:49 8I Can’t Get Started5:35 9Stardust6:05 10Cooking the Blues6:55 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1995 | The Buenos Aires ConcertsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:17:491Billie's Bounce10:21 2Triste9:25 3Ja Da9:10 4Yesterdays10:41 5Mood Indigo8:15 6Scrapple From the Apple11:45 7Street of Dreams9:37 8The Song Is You8:35 | Live | 1995 | |
| 2001 | A Tribute to Benny Goodman: Memories of YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:04:151Flying Home9:18 2Rose Room8:46 3I Surrender Dear4:54 4Dizzy Spells8:06 5Don't Be That Way9:47 6Poor Butterfly4:44 7Avalon7:29 8Memories Of You4:43 9After You've Gone6:28 | Live | 27 November 2001 | |
| 2006 | The Buddy Defranco WailersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 53:101Cheek to Cheek6:48 2Let's Call the Whole Thing Off5:06 3Moonlight on the Ganges6:33 4Angel Eyes4:25 5A Fine Romance4:46 6Perfidia3:58 7How Long Has Been Going On?4:14 8I Won't Dance3:36 9Sweet's Blues4:42 10Fascinating Rhythm3:02 11I Loves You Porgy2:50 12Now's the Time3:10 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | Generalissimo + Live Date!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:161Sunday5:45 2Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea9:21 3Tea for Two4:57 4Blue Lou4:30 5Funky’s Uncle9:04 6Ballad Medley: ’Round Midnight / You Don’t Know What Love Is / How Can We Be Wrong? / Lullaby of the Leaves / Yesterdays11:24 7Oh, Lady Be Good!4:06 8Satin Doll6:11 9My Funny Valentine3:05 10Blues for Space Travelers4:49 11Crazy Rhythm5:27 12Ballad Medley: I’m Glad There Is You / There’s No You / These Foolish Things6:37 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2009 | Cooking the Blues + Sweet & LovelySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:19:021I Can't Get Started5:40 2Cooking the Blues6:55 3Stardust6:09 4How About You6:51 5Little Girl Blue5:07 6Indian Summer6:48 7Getting a Balance9:02 8That Old Black Magic6:39 9They Say It's Wonderful7:19 10But Beautiful4:38 11The Nearness of You4:56 12What Can I Say Dear (After I Say Im Sorry?)4:48 13Moe4:10 | Compilation | 2009 | |
| — | The Chronological Classics: Buddy DeFranco 1949-1952Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:09:141The Boy Next Door2:36 2A Bird in Igor's Yard2:54 3This Time the Dream's on Me3:07 4Bud's Invention2:39 5When We Are Alone (Penthouse Serenade)3:04 6Extrovert2:56 7Good for Nothin' Joe2:47 8Aishie3:03 9Dancing on the Ceiling3:00 10Out of Nowhere3:06 11Body and Soul3:20 12King Phillip Stomp2:52 13Rumpus Room2:49 14Make Believe2:52 15St. Louis Blues2:38 16Why Do I Love You2:31 17The Closer You Are3:16 18Too Many Dreams2:45 19Swing Low Sweet Clarinet3:07 20Will You Still Be Mine?2:34 21Oh, Lady Be Good!2:18 22Buddy's Blues3:21 23Gone With the Wind2:52 24Sweet Georgia Brown2:47 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Buddy DeFranco head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 47 | 93.9th |
| Studio albums | 35 | 98.6th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 34 | 97.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 68 | 99.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won | |
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Tatum/Buddy DeFranco Quartet(band) | — | present | clarinet |
| Buddy DeFranco Quartet(band) | — | present | clarinet,eponymous |
| Buddy DeFranco Sextet(band) | — | present | clarinet,eponymous,original |
| The Charlie Shavers Quintet(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buddy_De_Franco%2C_New_York%2C_ca._Sept._1947_%28William_P._Gottlieb_01941%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/31b265d7-e092-4649-b813-4ddac0adac02discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/31b265d7-e092-4649-b813-4ddac0adac02core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493004genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493004seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_DeFrancobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_DeFranco
Why this artist is in the database
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
Image: William P. Gottlieb · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q493004 · MusicBrainz: 31b265d7-e092-4649-b813-4ddac0adac02
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