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Clarence Palmer

While stationed in Japan with the United States Airforce, Clarence Palmer first heard the late great Jimmy Smith playing this organ and the passion was born. Only able to tinkle on the piano, the desire to study the organ became paramount. Through the years, Clarence was able to work with great jazz musicians such as Guitarists Grant Green and and George Benson and Saxophonists Stanley Turrentine and Sunny Stitt.

Palmer is still playing the Hammond-B-3 organ as well as other keyboards, but spends more time concentrating on singing, which has become his new passion. Palmer May be the only one who is playing the organ and singing jazz to high standards as well as playing some of the popular songs today in a jazz idiom.

Clarence Palmer, born in West Virginia, attended Princeton and Concord colleges. Clarence has a lot of country deep inside which allows him to sing country and western songs somewhat like the late Ray Charles and to have the smooth sound of Nat or Freddie Cole while also strike the songs of Tony Bennett, Mat Monroe, and Frank Sinatra. Though Clarence does not imitate anyone, the spirit of the song will remind one of it's origin.

Beyond The Blue Horizon CTI 6009 recorded February 1971 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	George Benson, guitar Ron Carter, bass Jack DeJohnette, drums Clarence Palmer, organ Michael Cameron, percussion Albert Nicholson, percussion
This Is Jazz 9 Epic ZK 64631 compilation, recorded February 1966 through December 1975	George Benson, guitar, vocals David Sanborn, alto sax Michael Brecker, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Bennie Green, trombone Randy Brecker, trumpet John Frosk, trumpet Alan Rubin, trumpet Joe Shepley, trumpet Hubert Laws, flute Eric Gale, guitar Phil Upchurch, guitar, bass Kenny Barron, piano Ronnie Foster, keyboards Don Grolnick, keyboards Bobby Lyle, keyboards Clarence Palmer, organ Don Sebesky, keyboards Lonnie Smith, organ Gary King, bass Marion Booker, drums Marvin Chapell, drums Jack DeJohnette, drums Steve Gadd, drums Jimmy Lovelace, drums Ray Lucas, drums, bass Andy Newmark, drums Sue Evans, percussion
The Essential George Benson Sony BMG Music 69699852152 compilation, recorded June 1963 through August 1980	George Benson, guitar, vocals Michael Brecker, tenor sax Frank Foster, tenor sax Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Red Holloway, tenor sax Wayne Shorter, tenor sax Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Kim Hutchcroft, sax Wayne Andre, trombone, baritone horn Garnett Brown, trombone Gerald Chamberlain, trombone Warren Covington, trombone Dick Griffin, trombone Paul Faulise, bass trombone Miles Davis, trumpet Jon Faddis, trumpet John Frosk, trumpet, flugelhorn John Gatchell, trumpet Jerry Hey, trumpet Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Alan Rubin, trumpet, flugelhorn Joe Shepley, trumpet Ray Beckinstein, clarinet, flute, English horn Phil Bodner, clarinet, flute, alto flute, baritone horn, English horn, oboe, piccolo George Marge, clarinet, flute, alto flute, English horn, oboe Romeo Penque, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute, English horn, oboe Albert Regni, clarinet, flute, English horn Hubert Laws, flute, alto flute, piccolo Larry E. Williams, flute Jim Buffington, French horn Brooks Tillotson, French horn Jane Taylor, bassoon Jay Berliner, guitar Earl Klugh, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar Phil Upchurch, guitar, bass Kenny Barron, piano Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Butch Cornell, organ Jorge Dalto, clavinet, piano Ronnie Foster, Mini Moog, piano Jan Hammer, keyboards Herbie Hancock, piano Harold Mabern, piano Jack McDuff, organ Clarence Palmer, organ Lonnie Smith, organ, piano Richard Tee, synthesizer, bass Cedar Walton, piano Phil Kraus, vibes, percussion Seymour Barab, cello Frank Levy, cello Jesse Levy, cello Charles McCracken, cello Alan Shulman, cello Paul Tobias, cello Gloria Agostini, harp Margaret Ross, harp Stanley Banks, bass Ronnie Boykins, bass Ron Carter, bass Percy Heath, bass Paul Jackson, bass Gary King, bass Abraham Laboriel, bass Will Lee, bass Art Blakey, drums Billy Cobham, drums Jack DeJohnette, drums Joe Dukes, drums Steve Gadd, drums Mongego Joe, drums Billy Kaye, drums Jimmy Lovelace, drums Harvey Mason, drums John "4 Daddman" Robinson, drums Tony Williams, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Richard Landrum, congas Ralph MacDonald, percussion Airto Moreira, percussion, vocals

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homepage:	www.clarencempalmer.com
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