For the drug policy reform advocate and Green Party politician, see Cliff Thornton.
Clifford Thornton
Birth name
Clifford Edward Thornton III
Born
(1936-09-06)September 6, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
November 25, 1989(1989-11-25) (aged 53) Geneva, Switzerland
Genres
Avant-garde jazz, free jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, bandleader, educator
Instrument(s)
Trumpet, trombone
Musical artist
Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, political activist, and educator. He played free jazz and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s and '70s.
Clifford Edward Thornton III (September 6, 1936 – November 25, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, trombonist, political activist, and educator. He played...
B♭ tenor valve trombone include Maynard Ferguson, Bob Brookmeyer, CliffordThornton, Juan Tizol of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Rob McConnell and Bob...
worked and recorded with Alice Coltrane, Hampton Hawes, Archie Shepp, CliffordThornton and groups led by Elvin Jones. Garrison also worked with Ornette Coleman...
Gardens of Harlem is an album by multi-instrumentalist and composer CliffordThornton. It was recorded at the Blue Rock Studio in New York City in April...
Organization for African Unity, along with Dave Burrell, Sunny Murray, and CliffordThornton. This ensemble then recorded several sessions in Paris at the BYG...
Dave Burrell, Echo (BYG, 1969) Alan Silva, Luna Surface (BYG, 1969) CliffordThornton, Ketchaoua (BYG, 1969) Art Matthews, It's Easy to Remember (Baystate...
career. His first recording came in 1967, when he appeared on the CliffordThornton album entitled Freedom and Unity. McPhee taught himself saxophone...
1960s and 70s with Gong, Noah Howard, Sunny Murray, Archie Shepp, and CliffordThornton. Freeman was born in Oakland, California, and began playing double...
JCOA record label which issued a number of historic recordings by CliffordThornton, Don Cherry, and Roswell Rudd, as well as her own magnum opus Escalator...
the Lash is an album by American free jazz trumpeter and trombonist CliffordThornton, which was recorded live in 1970 in Paris, originally released on...
for the America label. The album features one track by Shepp with CliffordThornton, Noah Howard, Julio Finn, Leroy Jenkins, Dave Burrell, Earl Freeman...
as a double CD in 2002. The album features a performance by Shepp, CliffordThornton, Alan Shorter, Joseph Dejean, Beb Guerin and Claude Delcloo. All compositions...
Records, 2016) With Steve Swell Soul Travelers (RogueArt, 2016) With CliffordThornton Ketchaoua (BYG Actuel, 1967) With Le Tigre des platanes Disappearing...
& The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, Numatik Swing Band (JCOA, 1973) CliffordThornton & The Jazz Composers Orchestra, The Gardens of Harlem (JCOA, 1975)...
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