Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008)

I just discovered that Jimmy Giuffre died on the 24th of last month. Giuffre was a clarinetist/multi-reedist and has been one of my very favorite musicians since I first heard his music in January of last year. Giuffre's album Free Fall (from 1962) illustrates the really sublime heights to which music can be lifted through free improvisation in the hands of a skilled performer.

Here are a few good obituaries:

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/7693/79/

http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/news/detail.cfm?article=11423