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Another Train, Another River: Jimmy Giuffre, 1921-2008

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2008
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Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre--a clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer-arranger who made significant musical contributions to late-1940s big band, 1950s West Coast and cool jazz, and the early-1960s avant-garde--has passed away at the age of 86. Giuffre was...

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