The Bebop Shop : West Coast & Cool: Baker, Mulligan, Getz & More : Jimmy Giuffre
Includes the complete original albums: The Jimmy Giuffre 3, Travlin Light, The Four Brothers Sound, Western Suite, 7 Pieces, The Easy Way - plus 8 tracks which never appeared on LP.
As a bonus, there are two unaccompanied Giuffre tracks from the same sessions and a batch of rare live trio recordings, including Song of the Wind, which appears here on CD for the first time ever.
The third voice of the trio was usually a bass (many bassists alternated on their trio projects, including Ray Brown, Ralph Peña, Jim Atlas, Red Mitchell and Wilfred Middlebrooks) or a trombone (mostly Bob Brookmeyer, who sometimes switched from the valve trombone to the piano). (Discovery Records) Price: £26.99
As tribute to Giuffre who died two days short of his 87th birthday on April 24th 2008. AVID are proud to add his name to their growing AVID Jazz catalogue. All four albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest sound quality ever! (AVID Entertainment) Price: £8.99
Featuring : Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor & baritone saxes with Jim Hall, guitar, and Red Mitchell or Buddy Clark, bass. (Discovery Records) Price: £10.99