Jimmy Guiffre

[hughfitzgerald]

Never heard of this guy before I read his obituary in the LA Times on Monday, but this video blew me away:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5B9f5GEZYA

Comments

[mimsytoves]

that was cool.

[big_bad_al]

Very cool! I think it's interesting that he played the clarinet lower than the bari sax. The clarinet has a huge range, but most people play in the higher parts of it, while bari saxes are known for honking out those low notes.