Clark Tracey
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Clark Tracey (b. February 5, 1961, London) is an English jazz drummer. He is the son of Stan Tracey.
Tracey played piano and vibraphone before switching to drums at age 13, studying under Bryan Spring. Tracey played in several ensembles with his father, including in a quartet called Fathers and Sons with John and Alec Dankworth in the 1990s. Tracey has played with visiting American musicians such as Scott Hamilton, Johnny Griffin, and Pharaoh Sanders throughout his career. He played with Buddy DeFranco and Martin Taylor from 1984-86, then with Charlie Rouse (1988), Alan Skidmore in Hong Kong (1989), Tommy Smith, and Guy Barker (1992).
He has led his own ensembles since the late 1980s; in these combos he has played with Django Bates, Iain Ballamy, Barker, Jamie Talbot, Mark Nightingale, Dave O'Higgins, Nigel Hitchcock, Gerard Presencer, Mornington Lockett, Jean Toussaint, and Alan Barnes. He has also played with his wife, Tina May.
[edit] Discography
- Suddenly Last Tuesday (1986)
- Stiperstones (1987)
- We've Been Expecting You (1992)
- Full Speed Sideways (1994)
- Stability (2001)
- British Standard Time (2005)
- Calling (2005)
- The Mighty Seas (2006)
- Given Time (2008)
[edit] References
- Mark Gilbert, "Clark Tracey". Grove Jazz online.
