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Jimmy Giuffre

1921 - 2008

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James Peter Giuffre (, Italian pronunciation: [dʒufˈfre]; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Giuffre is the 1,602nd most popular musician (up from 1,619th in 2019), the 8,398th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,118th in 2019) and the 599th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jimmy Giuffre ranks 1,602 out of 3,175. Before him are Sonny Clark, Grandmaster Flash, Dave Weckl, Lorenz Hart, Gilby Clarke, and Andor Földes. After him are Hank Snow, Josef Labor, Vasily Andreyev, Scott Weiland, Liam Howlett, and Brigitte Engerer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jimmy Giuffre ranks 357. Before him are Spartaco Bandinelli, Diana Barrymore, Egon Jönsson, Ingvar Gärd, Ilse Werner, and Lloyd Bentsen. After him are Per Berlin, Tommy Noonan, James Cooke Brown, Paul Barth, Ettore Chimeri, and Denys de La Patellière. Among people deceased in 2008, Jimmy Giuffre ranks 282. Before him are Miroslav Koranda, Norman Smith, Neil Bartlett, Tony Duvert, Frederick Seitz, and Irmgard Praetz. After him are Gabriel París Gordillo, Cecilia Colledge, Anatoly Karatsuba, Erwin Geschonneck, Rafael Azcona, and Françoise Demulder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Giuffre ranks 8,400 out of 20,380. Before him are John P. Kennedy (1795), Ninja (1991), Commodore Cochran (1902), Whitney Smith (1940), Harve Presnell (1933), and Mark Snow (1946). After him are Hamilton Fish (1808), Mary Carey (1980), Toni Basil (1943), Edward Moore (1897), Jonathan Pollard (1954), and Curly Howard (1903).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Giuffre ranks 599. Before him are Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Mike Stern (1953), Sonny Clark (1931), Dave Weckl (1960), Lorenz Hart (1895), and Gilby Clarke (1962). After him are Scott Weiland (1967), Darryl Jones (1961), Kenny Drew (1928), Michael Nesmith (1942), Arthur Lee (1945), and Bill Monroe (1911).

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