The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet

1956 studio album by Jimmy Giuffre
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet
Studio album by
Jimmy Giuffre
Released1956
RecordedMarch 21 & 22, 1956
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:01
LabelAtlantic
LP 1238
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Jimmy Giuffre chronology
Tangents in Jazz
(1955) 		The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet
(1956) 		The Jimmy Giuffre 3
(1957)

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.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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".[3]

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

References

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 2, 2015
  2. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed July 2, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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