Jimmy Giuffre(1921-2008)

Composer
Music Department
Actor

Jimmy Giuffre was born on 26 April 1921 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Cat City (1986), Tant d'amour perdu (1958) and Crise en Six Scènes (2016). He was married to Juanita Giuffre. He died on 24 April 2008 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.

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Known for

Cat City

8.3

Music Department(song "The 4 gangsters")

1986

Tant d'amour perdu

Composer

1958

Crise en Six Scènes

6.6

TV Mini Series

Soundtrack("Topsy")

Smiles

5.7

Short

Composer

1964

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Composer

Nos deux marseillaises
- Composer
- 2001
Il giudice e lo storico: il caso Sofri
- Composer
- 2001
Marseille de père en fils - Ombres sur la ville
- Composer
- 1989
Marseille de père en fils - Coup de mistral
- Composer
- 1989
Discovery in a Landscape
Short
- Composer
- 1970
This Island
Short
- Composer
- 1970
Sighet, Sighet
6.8
Short
- Composer
- 1967
Smiles
5.7
Short
- Composer
- 1964
Tant d'amour perdu
- Composer
- 1958

Music Department

Actor

Personal details

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Born
- April 26, 1921
- Dallas, Texas, USA
Died
- April 24, 2008
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA(pneumonia)
Spouse
- Juanita Giuffre1961 - April 24, 2008 (his death)
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
Saxophonist and clarinettist, graduate of North Texas College in 1942. First played in U.S. Army bands. After World War II with various big bands, including Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey, Buddy Rich and Woody Herman. Subsequently on the West Coast, leading a trio with Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer. Composer ("The Train and the River") and arranger for Lee Konitz and the Modern Jazz Quartet, as well as work on film scores. From the 1960's, the Jimmy Giuffre Trio was at the forefront of improvisational avant garde jazz.