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Originally Posted by Oggy

Now I find out Jimmy Giuffre's dead (April), mind you he had a good innings.
This was the intro to "Jazz on a Summer's Day", Newport 1958.

Top, top, top, film, just look at the credits.

This piece - (one of the best riffs of all time)
[Jimmy Giuffre - Sax, Jim Hall - Guitar, Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone]

Sorry, see what you think

Another of 'the Greats' Oggy...and no mistake !

I saved a record of his Obituary from The Daily Telegraph at the time of his passing, and one phrase
within it stood out as a personification of much of what
Jimmy Giuffre tried to achieve in music..here it is..

I don't play to win a mass audience," he explained in 1964. "If I wanted that, I'd play with Guy Lombardo or Lawrence Welk."

But he did win a mass audience...of all those afficionados who had, and have the wit and wisdom to recognise true genius and artistry in the playing of a Tenor Saxophone and in the penning of massive arrangements...
( Remembering 'Four Brothers' for Woody Herman!)

I am one of that mass audience !, and I'm priveleged to share this small tribute with you Oggy !!