JIMMY GIUFFRE
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Cool Jazz, Classic Fusion, Third Stream • United States

American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and artist. Born: 26 April 1921 in Dallas, Texas, USA. Died: 24 April 2008 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (aged 86). He was married to singer/bassist Vivien Garry. from discogs Reedist, composer and musical visionary Jimmy Giuffre's career spanned six decades and many styles. Best known as the creator of the "Four Brothers sound" for Woody Herman's big band and for his trio with guitarist Jim Hall and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, he defied expectations as he explored everything from orchestral composition to his own brand of free jazz. Giuffre was often misunderstood: the scope of his talents makes it hard to place him in the jazz tradition without examining his entire body of work. James Peter Giuffre was born on April 26, 1921, in Dallas, Texas, and he began his musical endeavors on the sopranino clarinet at age nine. During high school and college he played tenor sax in bands around Dallas, doubling read more...