Gus Clark

Gustave De Clercq, better known as Gus Clark (October 21, 1913, Antwerp - April 10, 1979, Antwerp) was a Belgian jazz pianist.

Clark led local dance bands while still in his teens, and also played in the groups of musicians such as , , and . In the 1930s he played with his own group in Belgium, including at the Brussels club Le Boeuf sur le Toit; Coleman Hawkins performed with this ensemble. He later set up a new ensemble of all-black musicians in Belgium, which included Lauderic Caton as a sideman. Clark performed with Jean Omer, Jean Robert, and Gus Deloof as a sideman, and continued recording as a leader in the 1940s and 1950s.

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• Robert Pernet, "Gus Clark". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.