Bassist and arranger
Buddy Clark began playing bass in high school, after earlier learning piano and trombone. He studied at the Chicago Musical College in the late '40s, then worked with
Bud Freeman and
Bill Russo. He toured in the '50s with
Tex Beneke and
Les Brown, then settled in Los Angles. He played with
Pegge Lee,
Red Norvo,
Dave Pell and
Jimmy Giuffre. During the '60s, he worked as a studio musician, while playing with such jazz bands as
Gerry Mulligan's. He was part of the original
Supersax band, working directly with
Med Flory in transcribing
Charlie Parker solos in the early '70s for a sax section.
Clark played and toured with
Supersax until 1975, when he left and resumed his studio career. ~ Ron Wynn