Jimmy Giuffre

Throughout his illustrious career Jimmy Giuffre remained a true innovator. From creating the timeless ‘Four Brothers' Sound with Woody Herman to his many acoustic trios which both anticipated and influenced the ECM genre, multi-saxist Giuffre has always been a genuine frontrunner.
Here's just one of the many reasons: Swamp People'comprises the most adventurous juncture in Giuffre's constant search for a new approach to familiar themes. Indeed, of all the groups Jimmy Giuffre fronted, this was, by far, the most unique in that it featured Giuffre on saxes and clarinet, Bob Brookmeyer's signature sounding valve trombone and guitarist Jim Hall. And, it was this swinging threesome that famously performed the evocative jazz hit ‘The Train And The River' in the movie ‘Jazz On A Summer's Day' and is included here. It was ‘The Train And The River' that set the tone for what Giuffre described as the trio's seductive blend of 'blues-based folk jazz.'

PERSONNEL:

JIMMY GIUFFRE, clarinet, tenor and baritone sax
BOB BROOKMEYER, valve trombone, piano
JIM HALL, guitar

Recorded in New York & Los Angeles, 1958
Tracks:

01.Pickin Em Up And Layin Em Down
02.The Green Country
03.The Lonely Time
04.Trav'lin Light
05.Forty Second Street
06.Show Me The Way To Go Home
07.The Swamp People
08.California Here I Come

Jimmy Giuffre (multi-tracked tenor sax). Bob Brookmeyer and Hall Out
09.Come Rain Or Come Shine
010.Ode To Switzerland

Jimmy Giuffre (multi-tracked tenor sax)
Bob Brookmeyer(piano)
Jim Hall (guitar)
11.I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
12.Space
13.Cabin In The Sky
14.Memphis In June
15.Four Brothers
16.Old Folks
17.Blues In The Barn