Gutbrain Records

Saturday, 03 May 2008

I just found out that Jimmy Giuffre died (on April 24th).

Giuffre's "Two for Timbuctu (One Way)", which is on the Jimmy Giuffre In Person album, was my model for "Mouse Game". (During the At Sunset sessions we also recorded an interpretation of Jim Hall's "The Crab", from the same album. This is so far unreleased though Jim Reil may play it on his May 15th radio show.)

All of Giuffre's small-ensemble recordings from the late '50s and early '60s are great. The trios with Jim Hall are my favorites.