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  1. James Peter Giuffre (/ ˈdʒuːfri /, Italian pronunciation: [dʒufˈfre]; April 26, 1921 [1] – April 24, 2008) [2] was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.

  2. Apr 28, 2008 · Composer and jazz clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre, who died April 24, was an early pioneer of both the cool jazz and avant-garde jazz movements of the '50s and '60s. In Giuffre's honor, WGBH...

  3. Apr 26, 2021 · When I listen to Jimmy Giuffre, the clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and hero of the recessive strain in American jazz — he would have turned 100 on April 26 — I’m double hearing all the time.

  4. Mar 20, 2024 · From 1957 to 1959, reed player Jimmy Giuffre led a revolutionary trio. It featured Giuffre on clarinet, tenor sax and baritone sax; guitarist Jim Hall; and a series of bass players, including Ralph Peña, Jim Atlas, Red Mitchell, Ray Brown and Wilfred Middlebrooks.

  5. Jimmy Giuffre, the adventurous clarinetist, composer and arranger whose 50-year journey through jazz led him from writing the Woody Herman anthem “Four Brothers” through minimalist,...

  6. Apr 26, 2008 · Jimmy Giuffre, the adventurous clarinetist, composer and arranger whose 50-year journey through jazz led him from writing the Woody Herman anthem “Four Brothers” through minimalist,...

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  8. Jimmy Giuffre: Coming in from the Cool. Author: Graham Lock. Artist (s): Jimmy Giuffre. This article examines Jimmy Giuffre’s unwarranted obscurity. Giuffre, who was a leader in the West Coast or “cool” school, later made some of the earliest free jazz recordings.