Jimmy Giuffre Musical artist

James Peter Giuffre (/ˈdʒuːfri/, Italian pronunciation: [dʒufˈfrɛ]; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger. He is notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.

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Birth date	April 26, 1921
Birth place	Texas , Dallas , United States
Date of death	April 24, 2008
Place of death	Pittsfield Massachusetts , Massachusetts , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1940
associated musical artist	Modern Jazz Quartet Herb Ellis Shelly Manne Jim Hall (musician) Lee Konitz Bob Brookmeyer Shorty Rogers Steve Swallow Lighthouse Café Paul Bley
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz West Coast jazz Chamber jazz Third stream Free jazz Cool jazz Folk jazz
instrument	Clarinet Baritone saxophone Tenor saxophone
record label	Atlantic Records Capitol Records Verve Records Black Saint/Soul Note