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Kenny „Klook“ Clarke (* 9. Januar 1914 in Pittsburgh als Kenneth Clarke Spearman, Pennsylvania; † 26. Januar 1985 in Paris, Frankreich) war ein Jazz - Vibraphonist und Schlagzeuger.
A major innovator of the bebop style of drumming, he pioneered the use of the ride cymbal to keep time rather than the hi-hat, along with the use of the bass drum for irregular accents ("dropping bombs").
Kenny Clarke was a highly influential if subtle drummer who helped to define bebop drumming. He was the first to shift the time-keeping rhythm from the bass drum to the ride cymbal, an innovation that has been copied and utilized by a countless number of drummers since the early '40s.
9. Jan. 2014 · With those twin innovations, Kenny Clarke invented modern jazz drumming. His fleet new style had begun to evolve in the late 1930s, alongside other new developments that would blossom into...
- Kevin Whitehead
Kenny Clarke was an American drummer who was a major exponent of the modern jazz movement of the 1940s. Clarke’s music studies in high school embraced vibraphone, piano, trombone, and theory, but it was as a drummer that he began his professional career in 1930. His experience included engagements.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
9. Jan. 2024 · Legacy and Recognition: Drumming Beyond Borders. Kenny Clarke’s impact reverberates through generations of drummers. His pioneering techniques, including the use of the hi-hat and bass drum accents, laid the foundation for subsequent drummers to explore new dimensions of rhythmic expression.
14. Jan. 2024 · Kenny Clarke (born Kenneth Clarke Spearman, later aka, Liaqat Ali Salaam, on January 9, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-died January 26, 1985 in Paris, France) was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the bebop style of drumming.
