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Jimmy Giuffre

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James Peter Giuffre (April 26, 1921 - April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger. He is notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation. Biography Born in Dallas, Texas, of Italian ancestry, Giuffre (pronounced "Joo-fray" in Italian, usually "Joo-free" in English) was a graduate of Dallas Technical High School and North Texas State Teachers College (University of North Texas College of Music). He first became known as an arranger for Woody Herman's big band, for which he wrote the celebrated "Four Brothers" (1947). He would continue to write creative, unusual arrangements throughout his career. He was a central figure in West coast jazz, cool jazz, He became a member of Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars in 1951 as a full time All Star along with Shorty Rogers and Shelly Manne. The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach CA became the focal point of...

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Discography

  • The Swamp People, 2009
  • Conversations With a Goose, 1995
  • Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Thesis
  • The Life of a Trio: Saturday, 2007
  • Tangents in Jazz, 2005
  • Fly Away Little Bird
  • Night Dance, 2003
  • Quasar, 1985
  • Free Fall
  • The Jimmy Giuffre 3, 1957
  • Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Fusion
  • Four Brothers, 2005

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On Apr 2, 2011. 6:57pm
Christopher Lynch said

A fine recommendation is Jimmy Giuffre. What an unusual yet fascinating jazz thinker.
Try "The Jimmy Giuffre 3" Atlantic Jazz 7567-90981-2; you'll be in for a pleasant Autumnal musical treat.

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