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| | JAM: August/September 2004 Issue: News from the Archive |
 | | A seminal figure in the evolution of jazz, Buck Clayton (1911-1991) distinguished himself as an arranger, composer, trumpeter and bandleader. |
 | | The Wilbur “Buck” Clayton collection, which spans his career from 1928-1991, includes photographs, correspondence, contracts, sound, recordings, printed and handwritten manuscripts, band arrangements, lead sheets, awards and assorted ephemera. |
 | | With the assistance of the University of Missouri Digital Library, which serves up the images to viewers, a photographic portrait of Clayton's life and his long and illustrious career is now accessible to users worldwide, online at www.umkc.edu/lib/spec-col/clayton or http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/. |
| www.jazzkc.org /issues/2004-08/newsarchive.html (870 words) |
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