StLJN Saturday at the Movies: Two by Clark Terry

Reading about Clark Terry's current health difficulties this past week got me thinking that it's been a while since we've featured any videos of him in this space. There's certainly a wealth of material from many periods of his career available online. And who knows, perhaps if enough people see, hear and think of Clark Terry, it will somehow send some healing vibes his way. It certainly can't hurt, and even if you don't believe in such things, well, hey, you still get to watch some Clark Terry videos, and that's never a bad deal.

The first clip features Terry on flugelhorn playing "Once I Had A Secret Love," a song that apparently was once a hit for Doris Day - before my time, kids, before my time - but also was recorded (and presumably transmogrified) by Dexter Gordon, Nat Adderley and a number of others. CT kicks things off with an unaccompanied intro, and then is joined by bassist Mike Richmond (who posted the clip to YouTube), drummer Elliot Zigmund and Don Friedman on piano. In the second video, Terry's on trumpet, and after an introductory chorus from the rhythm section, he and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer put some stank on Duke Ellington's "Things Ain't What They Used to Be."