Buddy DeFranco Musical artist

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinet player.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 17, 1923
Birth place	Camden New Jersey , United States

Career started	1940
associated musical artist	Norman Granz Buddy DeFranco Quartet Tommy Gumina
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Post-bop Bebop Swing music
instrument	Clarinet
record label	Mercury Records Verve Records Arbors Records