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...
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 RainbowJimmy Giuffre and Shorty Rogers & His Giants
Someone to Watch over MeJimmy Giuffre
Speak LowTeddy Charles, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers and Rogers
You Took Advantage of MeBetty Bennett, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Barney Kessel, André Previn, Lurlean Hunter, Shorty Rogers, Harry Klee, Ralph Pena and Frank Rosolino
Don't Dream of Anybody But MeJimmy Giuffre and Mabel Mercer
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
5:20
Over the RainbowJimmy Giuffre and Shorty Rogers & His Giants
3:02
Someone to Watch over MeJimmy Giuffre
The Cool One
3:10
Speak LowTeddy Charles, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers and Rogers
3:20
You Took Advantage of MeBetty Bennett, Bob Cooper, Jimmy Giuffre, Barney Kessel, André Previn, Lurlean Hunter, Shorty Rogers, Harry Klee, Ralph Pena and Frank Rosolino
2:49
Don't Dream of Anybody But MeJimmy Giuffre and Mabel Mercer
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