Jimmy Giuffre
A smooth, West Coast American clarinet player who mixed his jazz grooves with
blues and folk melodies, Jimmy Giuffre helped pioneer the counterpoint technique
of improvisation, epitomised by his most revolutionary album 'Free Fall' in
1962.
Born in Dallas, Texas, he picked up the clarinet at the age of nine and studied
music at the North Texas State University and played with army bands before
making his mark as an arranger for the Woody Herman Orchestra. For them he
composed the swing standard 'Four Brothers' in 1947, which became a famous tune
for saxophone, and captured t...
The Song Is YouJimmy Giuffre
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Deep PurpleJimmy Giuffre
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet
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Someone to Watch over MeJimmy Giuffre
The Cool One
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I Only Have Eyes for YouJimmy Giuffre
The Cool One
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Over the RainbowShorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, Don Bagley, John Graas, Gene Englund, Hampton Hawes and Shorty Rogers & His Giants
Over The Rainbow
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Someone to Watch over MeLee Konitz and Jimmy Giuffre
Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre
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