Buddy DeFranco: The Clarinetist Who Swung To Bebop Enlarge this image toggle caption William Gottlieb/Library Of Congress William Gottlieb/Library Of Congress Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, a brilliant jazz improviser who devised many paths for his instrument following its peak popularity in the swing era, died Dec. 24, his website announced. Although the big band provided a perfect forum for Buddy to …
