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larke hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, born 1914. Originating from a musical family, he examined various instruments, including vibes and trombone, and also composition and music theory, while still in secondary school. As a young person, Clarke played in the groups of Leroy Bradley and Roy Eldridge. He on the road in the Midwest for quite a while with the Jeter-Pillars band, which likewise included bassist Jimmy Blanton and guitarist Charlie Christian. By 1935, Clarke finally moved to New York since most of his work was ther now. He worked for band leaders Edgar Hayes and Lonnie Smith, and there started building his rhythmic theories which would later characterize his commitment to jazz music.

While working in the groups of Edgar Hayes

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