Latest Release
- 15 OCT 2023
- 7 Songs
- Four Mothers · 1996
- Classic Ellis, Vol. 2: Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre · 1957
- The Cool One · 1954
- The Jimmy Giuffre 3 · 1957
- The Four Brothers Band · 1956
- Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (feat. Bill Evans) · 1959
- Free Fall · 1962
- Classic Ellis, Vol. 2: Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre · 1957
- The Jimmy Giuffre 3 · 1957
- Classic Ellis, Vol. 2: Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre · 1957
- 2023
- 2023
- 2014
- 2014
Artist Playlists
- The reedist brought chamber-like introspection to jazz.
- 2023
- 2021
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
Appears On
- Herb Ellis Quintet
- The Modern Jazz Quartet
- A Modern Jazz Quartet
About Jimmy Giuffre
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
- BORN
- 26 April 1921
- GENRE
- Jazz