ny ▁Clar ke / Fran cy ▁Bol and ▁Big ▁Band ▁was ▁a ▁jazz ▁big ▁band ▁co - led ▁by ▁American ▁drum mer ▁Ken ny ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Belg ian ▁pian ist ▁François ▁" Fran cy " ▁Bol and . ▁They ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁not ew orth y ▁jazz ▁big ▁bands ▁formed ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁featuring ▁top ▁European ▁mus icians ▁alongside ▁exp atri ate ▁and ▁tour ing ▁Americans . ▁ ▁History ▁American ▁drum mer ▁Ken ny ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Belg ian ▁pian ist ▁Fran cy ▁Bol and ▁started ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁A ▁se xt et ▁became ▁an ▁oct et ▁before ▁expand ing ▁into ▁a ▁big ▁band ▁that ▁combined ▁European ▁mus icians ▁with ▁American ▁jazz ▁exp atri ates . ▁The ▁debut ▁album , ▁Jazz ▁Is ▁Universal , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Stan ▁Get z , ▁Z oot ▁Sim s , ▁D erek ▁Wat kins , ▁and ▁Phil ▁Wood s . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁ ▁Ben ny ▁Ba iley ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁Cla re ▁ ▁Tony ▁Co e ▁ ▁Edd ie ▁" Lock j aw " ▁Davis ▁ ▁Jimmy ▁De uchar ▁ ▁Mu va ff ak ▁" M aff y " ▁Fal ay ▁ ▁Art ▁Far mer ▁ ▁Her b ▁G eller ▁ ▁D us ko ▁Go y kov ich ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Griff in ▁ ▁D erek ▁Hum ble ▁ ▁Sh ake ▁Ke ane ▁ ▁Albert ▁Mang els dor ff ▁ ▁Ron ▁Mat