Teddy Buckner
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Teddy Buckner was a jazz trumpeter associated with Dixieland
music.
Early in his career Buckner played with Sonny Clay
. He worked with Buck Clayton
in Shanghai
in 1934 and later worked with Benny Carter
among others. From 1949 to 1954 he worked in Kid Ory
's band, which was perhaps the closest to the style he preferred. In the late 1950s his work with Sidney Bechet
in France made him popular there but prior going to France, he recorded the sound track of the movie "King Creole" with Elvis Presley in 1958. From 1965 to 1981 he performed traditional jazz band at Disneyland's New Orleans Square
.
In addition to this he worked with blues
musician T-Bone Walker
and did some acting. This included an uncredited role in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? He played cornet
in a few of his film roles.
Dixieland
Dixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz, Early Jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s.Well-known jazz standard songs from the...
music.
Early in his career Buckner played with Sonny Clay
Sonny Clay
William Rogers Campbell "Sonny" Clay was an American jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleader, who had an unusual impact on the development of Australian jazz....
. He worked with Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton was an American jazz trumpet player who was a leading member of Count Basie’s "Old Testament" orchestra and a leader of mainstream-oriented jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong...
in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
in 1934 and later worked with Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King...
among others. From 1949 to 1954 he worked in Kid Ory
Kid Ory
Edward "Kid" Ory was a jazz trombonist and bandleader. He was born in Woodland Plantation near LaPlace, Louisiana.-Biography:...
's band, which was perhaps the closest to the style he preferred. In the late 1950s his work with Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He was one of the first important soloists in jazz , and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist...
in France made him popular there but prior going to France, he recorded the sound track of the movie "King Creole" with Elvis Presley in 1958. From 1965 to 1981 he performed traditional jazz band at Disneyland's New Orleans Square
New Orleans Square
New Orleans Square is a themed land found exclusively at Disneyland, though a similarly themed area can be found within Tokyo Disneyland's Adventureland. Based on 19th-century New Orleans, it was the first new land to be added to Disneyland after the park's opening. The land was opened to the...
.
In addition to this he worked with blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
musician T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker was a critically acclaimed American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who was one of the most influential pioneers and innovators of the jump blues and electric blues sound. He is the first musician recorded playing blues with the...
and did some acting. This included an uncredited role in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? He played cornet
Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
in a few of his film roles.