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A multi-talented musician, John Clayton deserves much more recognition. A brilliant bassist whose bowed solos are exquisite, Clayton is also a top-notch arranger and composer. A protégé of <a href="spotify:artist:0SvD7DL5CQTbcrMtns1US8">Ray Brown</a> (whom he recorded with on a couple of occasions, including a late-'90s collaboration with fellow bassist <a href="spotify:artist:5ACxPOI9gR3l0cyy2dvkHv">Christian McBride</a>), Clayton picked up important early experience playing with <a href="spotify:artist:2Hn9fch2OLB5jZuEAVjTCe">Count Basie's Orchestra</a> for two years. He has co-led <a href="spotify:artist:5PiCOI7awVfZvft0wq3ZhT">the Clayton Brothers</a> with his younger brother, altoist Jeff, off and on since 1977, and in 1985 put together <a href="spotify:artist:3BDNDjVtAxrIqFDIO5cUgy">the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra</a>, along with <a href="spotify:artist:2bBWuA5lniLcWPiMcPqzW8">Jeff Clayton</a> and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:1qWu3D3Lp6hCk4XFNaeZ18">Jeff Hamilton</a>. Clayton's charts for the big band, which are sometimes a little reminiscent of <a href="spotify:artist:6DbqS0X8cSFOPGsvyze2yh">Thad Jones</a>, give it its own musical personality. John Clayton has also worked extensively as a freelance bassist and arranger. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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