Featured In
ALBUMIn Concert (Live)Jimmy Giuffre & Gene Krupa
Albums by Jimmy Giuffre
ALBUMHerb & IctusJimmy Giuffre
ALBUMFlightJimmy Giuffre
ALBUMNight DanceJimmy Giuffre
ALBUMConcertJimmy Giuffre
ALBUMThe Train and the RiverJimmy Giuffre
ALBUMConversations With a GooseJimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley & Steve Swallow
ALBUMFly Away Little BirdJimmy Giuffre / Paul Bley / Steve Swallow
ALBUMLife of Trio: SaturdayJimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley & S. Swallow
ALBUMThe Life of a Trio: SundayJimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley & Steve Swallow
ALBUMThe Jimmy Giuffre Liquid Dancers, Vol. 4Jimmy Giuffre
Artist Playlists
Jimmy Giuffre Essentials
The reedist brought chamber-like introspection to jazz.
Artist Biography
Saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre gained his first professional band experience while serving in the U.S. Army. Upon discharge he played in a succession of big bands, including those led by Buddy Rich and Woody Herman, composing the classic "Four Brothers" for the latter. Giuffre subsequently appeared at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and the film Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960), performing "The Train and the River." In the '60s Giuffre became involved in the free jazz movement, leading a trio with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow. They recorded Free Fall, a collection of quiet, abstract, and drummer-less pieces. By the '70s, inspired by fusion bands such as Weather Report, he began introducing electric bass and keyboards, which all feature prominently on his later albums: Dragonfly, Quasar, and Liquid Dancers. ~ Rovi Staff
Hometown
Dallas, TX, United States
Genre
Jazz