DCP Commentary Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 His name was Clark, and he wanted more than anything else to play a horn and make sounds like the ones he was hearing on the radio every time he walked home from school past the barber shop, where the men laughed, smoked and told stories about "The Great War". "You think that swings?" asked […]... Read the rest of the article here - http://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/2015/03/inside-the-arc-his-name-was-clark/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 To get a little more insight into this remarkable man: http://keeponkeepinon.com/trailers/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Priester Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Very nice tribute, Frank. Thank you. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geneva Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Beautifully written, Frank. It makes me wish I could have known the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Geoff, But he knew about you and Geneva, and Ace Peterson and Bullock and all those cats. He actually followed drum corps. "Music is a big river", he told me. "You put your toe in it, you are connected to Mozart, Dizzy, The Beatles...all of it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsksun4 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 First, I thank you for Inside the Arc. I always look forward to reading the articles. Very nice words about Mr. Terry. If I recall correctly, we saw Spirit of St. Louis down in N.O. in 68. Thanks again Frank. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Yes, Spirit was in N.O. in '68. They more recently became a neighborhood youth corps, still supported by the Tom Powell Post, There are good things happening in MO, in spite of the troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 As a post script... Tomorrow, 3/15 at 9:30 AM, many will gather at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx for the memorial for Clark Terry. He had served in the US Navy, but that service was not able to provide one bugler for the ceremony. No matter. The call has gone out to all the members of Bugles Across America in the New York area, and they have stepped up. While it's not yet known how many will participate, the total number will be significant and "Echo Taps" will ring out for this great man. Somehow, that seems just about perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 The US Navy, Phi Mu Alpha, The Buglers Hall of Fame, Bugles Across America, the Bridgemen, the Phantom Regiment, the Sunrisers and Prime Time Brass were all represented among the echo taps contingent surrounding Clark Terry's resting place this morning. The call (in the glorious key of G) rang out in the crisp morning air with all its natural harmonics layered in sequence, across the hillside, just north of Harlem, where the great man's marker stands within a few yards of those of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Cootie Williams, W.C. Handy and Louis Armstrong's mentor, King Oliver. The buglers, and Clark, were in good company today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.