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The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet [8436028694747]

Jimmy Giuffre
1 disc

1. So Low
2. Deep Purple
3. Side Pipers, The
4. My Funny Valentine
5. Quiet Cook
6. Sheepherder, The
7. Fascinatin' Rhythm
8. Down Home
9. Iowa Stubborn
10. Goodnight My Someone
11. Seventy-Six Trombones
12. Marian the Librarian
13. My White Knight
14. Wells Fargo Wagon, The
15. It's You
16. Shipoopi
17. Lida Rose (Will I Ever Tell You)
18. Gary, Indiana
19. Till There Was You
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): PWR27246
Credits

Producer
Engineer
Personnel: Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet); Dave Pell (tenor saxophone, English horn); Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone, oboe); Maury Berman (baritone saxophone, bassoon); Harry Edison, Shorty Rogers, Jack Sheldon (trumpet); Buddy Collette (flute, alto clarinet); Bud Shank (alto flute); Harry Klee (bass flute, bass clarinet); Jimmy Rowles (piano, celeste); Ralph Pena (bass); Stan Levey, Shelly Manne (drums).
Originally released on Atlantic (1238).
Personnel: Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet).
Liner Note Authors: Gary Kramer; Arnold Marcus; Nat Hentoff.
Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (01/02/1958-01/16/1958); New York, NY (01/02/1958-01/16/1958); Los Angeles, CA (03/21/1956/03/22/1956); New York, NY (03/21/1956/03/22/1956); Los Angeles, CA (12/31/1957); New York, NY (12/31/1957).
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. Giuffre takes "So Low" as an unaccompanied solo, duets with Jimmy Rowles' celeste on "Deep Purple," plays a fairly free "Fascinatin' Rhythm" in a Benny Goodman-type trio with pianist Rowles and drummer Shelly Manne, performs with a couple of other trios (including a group consisting of his clarinet, an alto clarinetist, and a bass clarinetist), uses three flutes and drums on the atonal "The Side Pipers" and three woodwinds plus bassist Ralph Pena on an atmospheric "My Funny Valentine," concluding with a nonet blues. A very interesting album, last available as a 1984 Atlantic LP. ~ Scott Yanow