Brad Terry

Brad Terry
Background information
Born (1937-06-09) June 9, 1937
U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentClarinet

Brad Terry (born June 9, 1937)[1][2] is a jazz clarinetist and whistler.

Career

Terry was raised in Stamford, Connecticut.[3] He recorded the albums The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 and The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 2 with guitarist Lenny Breau between October 1978 and January 1982.[4][5] Terry released the albums in 1986 and 1990 respectively after Breau's death in 1984.[5] He has played with Buck Clayton, Dizzy Gillespie, Roger Kellaway, Red Mitchell, Steve Swallow, and Buddy Tate and has taught workshops in Poland.[3]

Discography

  • The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 1 (Livingroom, 1986)
  • The Living Room Tapes, Vol. 2 (Musical Heritage Society, 1990)
  • Brad Terry, John Basile – Duo (Jazz Heritage, 1991)
  • Brad Terry Featuring Jarek Śmietana* – Brad Terry Plays Ellington (Starling S.A., 1997)
  • Brad Terry & Joachim Mencel – All About Spring (Art Of Life Records, 2003)
  • Remember by The Steve Grover Quartet featuring Brad Terry (Young Grover Music, 2006)
  • Brad Terry & Joachim Mencel – Live In Fort Andross (Inspirafon, 2009)
  • Brad Terry Plays Gershwin Featuring Jarek Śmietana (Medialogic, 2011)
  • The Nashville Sessions (Ear Up Records, 2025)

Video

  • Lenny Breau & Brad Terry – Live At The Maine Festival (Art Of Life Records, 2009)

Bibliography

  • Terry, Brad (2015). I Feel More Like I Do Now Than I Did Yesterday (A Collection of Remembered Stories). ISBN 978-1329099579.

References

  1. ^ Video on YouTube
  2. ^ Terry, Brad (January 1, 2025). I Feel More Like I Do Now Than I Did Yesterday (A Collection of Remembered Stories). p. 12. ISBN 978-1329099579. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b MacDonald, Terry. "Brad Terry". Seacoast Jazz Society. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott. "The Living Room Tapes". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Fishell, Darren (6 June 2015). "Will the music stop for Maine jazz legend Brad Terry?". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  • Stuart, Anne, December, 1990, Associated Press, "Hear Their Lips: Dedicated Whistlers Still Give a Hoot", [1]
  • Forbes-Roberts, Ron, 2006, One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau, University of North Texas Press, Denton, p. 209–10, 242-44