Kenny Clare

Kenny Clare backing Tony Bennett at the Royal Festival Hall London.1974 Playing:"It Don't Mean a Thing". Kenny was easly England's best and most in demand drummer in the studio or in concert,could read anything,had amazing dynamics and his individual style & sound made him immediately recognisable.He recorded on many great albums,of which i have the following:
Many Albums of Clarke/Boland Big Band
DRUM SPECTACULAR/with Ronnie Stephenson 1966
WHY NOT!/The Jhonnie Spence Band 1968
TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE/Bob Leaper Big Band 1970
BBC JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS/Bobby Lamb Ray Premru Orchestra 1971
HELLO DOLLY/Ella Fitzgerald
CONVERSATIONS/l.bellson/b.rich/b.lamb 1971. I also have him on tracks by Matt Munroe & Sammy Davis Jr.J.Dankworth/C.Lane Etc.A tune i heard years ago "If I were a Buddy Rich Man" his tribute to Buddy.(anyone got a copy of this)as i remember it had a rock feel.
Featured Solos by:
Torrie Zito(MD)Pno.
Bass:?
Don Lusher:Tmb
Tony Fisher & Kenny Baker Tpts.
Danny Moss & Bob Efford Tnrs
Kenny Clare Dms.
The closing tune "Maybe this Time" composed by John Kander from "Cabaret" is such a great proformance & the mother of all endings,if this dosen't GRAB YOU nothing will!

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[music123junkie]

I especially enjoyed Torrie Zito playing piano and conducting the orchestra. It was a great play .... would love to hear more of this concert

[mikebuddy1]

Will try to put up some more soon.

Glad you enjoyed

[coolestjagman]

Kenny Clare was my idol in the 1960s when I was learning drums.

Try to find the LP, Drum Spectacular, it features Kenny & Ronnie Stephenson with a studio big band, probably one of the best drum records ever

Saw him once at a drum clinic in Manchester and also with Tony Bennet at the Palace Theatre

He was really up there with his ideas and of course his technique.

He could read fylshit and never miss a beat.

RIP Kenny you are really special.

[mikebuddy1]

I agree.when i first heard Drum Spectacular i was knocked out by the sound of Kenny and also the great Ronnie Stephenson.That album has to be one of a kind,with such great arrangements,musicans,and the two drummers working together so well,aspecially the unsion drumming licks.Also the recording is one of the best examples of what the Columbia/EMI called STUDIO 2 STEREO,and the sound is just Spectacular! Don't know if this album has ever been rerelased on cd,but it should be

LP No:TWO 146 1966

[onejagjeff]

Nobody, but nobody, propelled a band like Kenny Clare. He was the most inspired, and inspirational, drummer ever. Does anybody have a recording of Kenny backing Ella Fitgerald on Can't Buy Me Love?

[mikebuddy1]

It's on an album i have titled 'Hello Dolly! feat Ella Fitzgerald.

four of the tracks were recorded in London & released in 1964.The track orig.was released on a single with 'The Sweetest Sounds' on the B side.Kenny is allowed to open out on these two tracks & showed what a great B Band drummer he was.

[jjojjorge]

Kenny adds individuality without disturbing the structure.

[Easleytee]

Onejagieff

Nobody propelled a band like Clare?

Rich

Webb

Lamond...

You're ignorance is a thing of beauty and discontent.

[XBenjaminB4evaX]

Kenny Clare was my great uncle and margorie clare is my great auntie =D

[326boba]

Kenny thanks so much for sharing this remarkable piece of art. I met you a number of times before.

Bob Anderson

[Wwattsy]

Great to see Kenny and the old man playing together again what a brilliant selection of the finest muscians to have ever played Great Great Sounds.  This is Arthur Watts son steve would be very interest if anyone knows of any other clips out there of Kenny or Arthur holding up the rythm section.

[deanogigalo]

What a sett up brilliant , the last time I saw don was in Bolton lancs and Kenny Backer at zass festival north Wales .

[tshirtheaven]

How great to see such marvellous British musicians ! Arthur Watts, Danny Moss...Kenny Baker & Tony Fisher vying with their trumpets, Don Lusher, Harry Roche, Ray Premru, Ken Goldie et al !

Terrific....

[bcwdrums]

These guys can really play!!