Clifford Jarvis
Clifford Osbourne Jarvis[1] (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999)[2] was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.
Biography[]
Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malcom “Shorty” Jarvis was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,[3] where he studied at Berklee College of Music in the 1950s.[2]
Moving to New York City, he established himself in jazz between 1959 and 1966, by recording with bebop and hard-bop musicians including Randy Weston, Yusef Lateef,[1] Freddie Hubbard, Barry Harris,[1] Jackie McLean, John Patton, Chet Baker, Kenny Drew, Walter Davis, and Elmo Hope, and playing with Grant Green[1] and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
He worked and recorded with musicians associated with free jazz, including Sun Ra (from 1962 to 1976),[1] Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Alice Coltrane, and Archie Shepp.
During the 1980s, Jarvis moved to England,[1] where he played with younger musicians including Courtney Pine. He also worked as a music educator at Chats Palace Arts Centre in London and Pyramid Arts Development in Dalston. Jarvis continued teaching until his death in 1999.[4]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- 1986: Little Red Moon (Soul Note)[3]
As sideman[]
With Chet Baker
- Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (Riverside, 1959)
With Kenny Drew
- Ruby, My Dear (SteepleChase, 1977)
With Curtis Fuller
- Images of Curtis Fuller (Savoy, 1960)
With Barry Harris
- Newer Than New (Riverside, 1961)
- Chasin' the Bird (Riverside, 1962)
With Elmo Hope
- The Final Sessions (Evidence, 1966 [1996])
With Freddie Hubbard
- Open Sesame (Blue Note, 1960)
- Hub-Tones (Blue Note, 1962)
- Blue Spirits (Blue Note, 1966)
With Jackie McLean
- Right Now! (Blue Note, 1965)
With Archie Shepp
- Little Red Moon (Soul Note, 1985)
- Splashes (L+R, 1987)
With Sonny Simmons
- Burning Spirits (Contemporary, 1971)
With Jukka Syrenius Band
- Memories of tomorrow"( Finland, TCH-LP1, 1983)
With Sun Ra
- When Sun Comes Out (Saturn, 1963)
- Nothing Is… (ESP, 1966)
With John Patton
- That Certain Feeling (Blue Note, 1968)
With Randy Weston
- Live at the Five Spot (United Artists, 1959)
With Harry Beckett
- (ITM, 1993)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b John Fordham (jazz critic), "Clifford Jarvis" (obituary) The Guardian, December 1, 1999.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ron Wynn, "Clifford Jarvis", AllMusic
- ^ "Incendiary drummer and great teacher", The Scotsman, 1999.
- 1941 births
- 1999 deaths
- American jazz drummers
- Free jazz drummers
- Bebop drummers
- Sun Ra Arkestra members
- Black Saint/Soul Note artists
- African-American jazz musicians
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- American male jazz musicians
- 20th-century American male musicians