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The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet

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Released
  
1956

Artist
  
Jimmy Giuffre

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
37:01

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
March 21 & 22, 1956Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

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The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre featuring him exclusively on clarinet which was released on the Atlantic label in 1956.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "This continually interesting set finds Jimmy Giuffre sticking exclusively to his cool-toned clarinet, mostly playing in the lower register, in several settings. The thought-provoking and generally relaxed works feature a wide variety of instrumentation".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre except as indicated

  1. "So Low" - 2:48
  2. "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 4:38
  3. "The Side Pipers" - 5:07
  4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:03
  5. "Quiet Cook" - 4:18
  6. "The Sheepherder" - 5:23
  7. "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:04
  8. "Down Home" - 5:40
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, CA on March 21, 1956 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8) and March 22, 1956 (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7)

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet
  • Bud Shank - alto flute (track 3)
  • Buddy Collette - alto clarinet, flute (tracks 3 & 6)
  • Harry Klee - bass clarinet, bass flute (tracks 3 & 6)
  • Harry Edison, Shorty Rogers, Jack Sheldon - trumpet (track 8)
  • Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe (tracks 4 & 8)
  • Dave Pell - tenor saxophone, English horn (tracks 4 & 8)
  • Marty Berman - baritone saxophone, bassoon (tracks 4 & 8)
  • Jimmy Rowles - piano, celeste (tracks 2 & 7)
  • Ralph Peña - bass (tracks 4, 5 & 8)
  • Stan Levey (tracks 5 & 8), Shelly Manne (tracks 3 & 7) - drums

    • Songs

    1So Low2:50
    2Deep Purple4:37
    3The Side Pipers5:09

    References

    The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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