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Saxophonists · 1921–2008

Jimmy Giuffre

American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008)

Born
26 April 1921
Dallas
Died
24 March 2008
Pittsfield
Country
United States
Active
1934–
Record labels
Columbia Records, Capitol Records
Discography
25 albums

Biography

Jimmy Giuffre was a jazz musician who played saxophone, clarinet and flute. Jimmy Giuffre was born on 26 April 1921 in Dallas and died on 24 March 2008 in Pittsfield. The music is usually filed under jazz and free jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records and Capitol Records. The discography here lists 25 albums, from “Tangents in Jazz” (1955) to “The Way It is” (2021). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship.

James Peter Giuffre ( JOO-fray, Italian: [dʒufˈfrɛ]; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Tangents in Jazz 1955 · Capitol Records The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet 1956 · Atlantic The Four Brothers Sound 1959 · Atlantic Western Suite 1960 · Atlantic Piece For Clarinet And String Orchestra / Mobiles 1961 · Verve Free Fall 1963 · Columbia IAI Festival 1978 · Improvising Artists Inc.
Eiffel: Live in Paris 1988 · Live
Princess 1990 Fly Away Little Bird 1992 · OWL Records
Tenors West 1992
River Station 1993
Carla 1996 · Giants of Jazz Conversations With a Goose 1996 · Soul Note The Train and the River 1996 · Candid
Momentum, Willisau 1988 1997 · Live
Paris Jazz Concert 1999 · Live
Jimmy Giuffre Talks & Plays 2000 · CELP Night Dance 2003 · Choice Records] Four Brothers 2005 · Documents Live in 1960 2007 · Jazz Beat The Swamp People 2009 · Giant Steps Records The Way It is 2021 · Nagel Heyer Records In Person · Verve
Jimmy Giuffre & Jim Hall Trio & Quartet

Also plays on

Albums where Jimmy Giuffre is credited as a sideman

1952 Deep People — Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers & Bill Russo tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
1954 Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers reeds
1954 Jazz Studio Two — Herb Geller, Milt Bernhart, John Graas, Don Fagerquist, Howard Roberts, Marty Paich, Curtis Counce, Larry Bunker reeds
1955 East Coast - West Coast Scene — Al Cohn And His "Charlie's Tavern" Ensembleand Shorty Rogers And His Augmented "Giants" reeds
1955 Lennie Niehaus, Volume 3: The Octet # 2 — Lennie Niehaus baritone saxophone
1955 Shifting Winds — Bob Cooper baritone saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone, reeds
1956 Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day — Anita O’Day baritone saxophone
1956 The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn — The Modern Jazz Quartet clarinet
1956 Collaboration West — Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers saxophone
1957 Bass Hit! — Ray Brown clarinet, tenor saxophone
1957 Traditionalism Revisited — Bob Brookmeyer reeds
1957 New Sounds — Pete Rugolo saxophone
1959 You and Lee — Lee Konitz arranger, conductor
1959 Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements — Anita O’Day arranger, reeds
1959 Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements — Sonny Stitt arranger, tenor saxophone
1962 Essence — John Lewis baritone saxophone
1964 Russia Goes Jazz — Teddy Charles clarinet, tenor saxophone
1975 Quiet Song — Paul Bley / Bill Connors / Jimmy Giuffre flute, clarinet
1987 Just a Mood — Red Norvo clarinet
1990 The Life of a Trio: Saturday — Paul Bley / Jimmy Giuffre / Steve Swallow clarinet, soprano saxophone
1990 The Life of a Trio: Sunday — Paul Bley / Jimmy Giuffre / Steve Swallow clarinet, soprano saxophone
1991 Witch Doctor — Chet Baker & Lighthouse All Stars tenor saxophone
2002 Golden Greats — Woody Herman tenor saxophone
2005 Play the Arrangements of Jimmy Giuffre — Bill Evans & Lee Konitz arranger, baritone saxophone
2005 Band Ain't Draggin' — Maynard Ferguson tenor saxophone
2005 Rugolovations — Pete Rugolo saxophone
2005 Shorty Rogers — Shorty Rogers reeds
2006 Ellis in Wonderland — Herb Ellis tenor saxophone
2006 Complete Fifties Recordings Two: Octet + Quintet — Lennie Niehaus baritone saxophone
2010 Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre — Sonny Stitt arranger, tenor saxophone

Standards written by Jimmy Giuffre

TitleKeyFormGroove
Four Brothers A♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) The Shelly Manne Septet · Conte Candoli · Shorty Rodgers · Jimmy… · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • Deep People The Shelly Manne Septet · Conte Candoli · Shorty Rodgers · Jimmy… · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • SLIGHTLY BRIGHTLY THE SHELLY MANNE SEPTET · Conte Candoli · Shorty Rogers · Jimmy… · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • THE PRINCESS OF EVIL THE SHELLY MANNE SEPTET · Conte Candoli · Shorty Rogers · Jimmy… · 1952 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Jimmy Giuffre play?

Jimmy Giuffre is known for playing saxophone, clarinet and flute.

When and where was Jimmy Giuffre born?

Jimmy Giuffre was born 26 April 1921 in Dallas.

What are Jimmy Giuffre's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Tangents in Jazz (1955), The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (1956), The Four Brothers Sound (1959), Western Suite (1960) and Piece For Clarinet And String Orchestra / Mobiles (1961).

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