Biography
see Buddy DeFranco ( it seems like the accepted spelling)
http://www.buddydefranco.com
Buddy DeFranco took Charlie Parker's (The Bird) saxophone style and translated it for the clarinet. He introduced the clarinet to modern jazz and created a whole new sound. Buddy is considered to be the greatest jazz clarinetist alive. His continuing influence and contribution to jazz is prolific.
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