Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band

Co-chaired by famous bop drummer Kenny Clarke and Belgian-born pianist/composer Francy Boland, the Clarke-Boland Big Band placed among the very best European orchestras from the ’60s and early ’70s. The group produced in 1960 pursuing Clarke’s relocation to Paris; originally, he and Boland — clean away a stint simply because an arranger for Kurt Edelhagen’s German-based orchestra — teamed within a sextet placing, quickly accompanied by an octet; the roster continuing to grow, nevertheless, and soon a huge band made up of various other American expatriates and best Western european players was set up. After gaining a popularity as a significant live drive, the Clarke-Boland Big Music group finally produced their documented debut using the 1962 LP Jazz Is certainly Universal; over twelve more albums implemented before the group’s 1973 dissolution.