George Duvivier

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George Duvivier
George Duvivier at the Greenwich Village Jazz Festival in Washington Square Park, New York City, 1984
George Duvivier at the Greenwich Village Jazz Festival in Washington Square Park, New York City, 1984
Background information
Born(1920-08-17)August 17, 1920
New York City
DiedJuly 11, 1985(1985-07-11) (aged 64)
New York City
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDouble bass
Years active1940s–1980s
Associated actsSoprano Summit

George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985)[1] was an American jazz double-bassist.

Biography[]

A native of New York City,[1] he attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where he studied violin. At age sixteen, he worked as assistant concertmaster for the Central Manhattan Symphony Orchestra. He began playing double bass and concentrated on composition at New York University. In the early 1940s, he accompanied Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Millinder, and Eddie Barefield.[1] After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked as an arranger for Jimmie Lunceford, then as arranger and bassist for Sy Oliver.[2]

In the 1950s, he accompanied Lena Horne on her tour in Europe.[1] He recorded for commercials, television shows, and movie soundtracks. Although he spent most of his career as a sideman, he recorded as a leader in 1956 with Martial Solal for Coronet. For four years beginning in 1953, he worked steadily with Bud Powell.[1] He also worked with Count Basie, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Chico Hamilton, Hank Jones, Shelly Manne, Oliver Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Clark Terry, Ben Webster, and Bob Wilber.[2]

He died of cancer in New York, aged 64.[3]

Discography[]

With Pepper Adams

  • The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (Regent, 1957)

With Manny Albam

  • Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962)

With Joe Albany

With Gene Ammons

With Mildred Anderson

  • Person to Person (Bluesville, 1960)

With Louis Armstrong

  • Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970)

With Count Basie

  • Memories Ad-Lib (Roulette, 1958)
  • String Along with Basie (Roulette, 1960)
  • Basie Swingin' Voices Singin' (ABC-Paramount, 1966)
  • High Voltage (MPS, 1970)

With Louis Bellson

With George Benson, Al Harewood and Mickey Tucker

  • Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 1 (Accord, 1973)
  • Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2 (Accord, 1973)
  • Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 3 (Accord, 1973)

With Bob Brookmeyer

  • Portrait of the Artist (Atlantic, 1960)
  • Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Verve, 1961)

With Ruth Brown

  • Ruth Brown (Atlantic, 1957)

With Ray Bryant

With Kenny Burrell

With Benny Carter

With Ron Carter

With Sonny Clark and Max Roach

  • Sonny Clark Trio (Time, 1960)

With Arnett Cobb

With Al Cohn

With Sam Cooke

  • My Kind of Blues (RCA Victor, 1961)

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Buddy DeFranco

  • Like Someone in Love (Progressive, 1977)

With Eric Dolphy

  • Out There (Prestige, 1960)

With Art Farmer

  • Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Mercury, 1962)
  • Baroque Sketches (Columbia, 1967)

With Jimmy Forrest

  • Soul Street (New Jazz, 1960)

With Ronnie Foster

  • Two Headed Freap (Blue Note, 1972)

With Aretha Franklin

  • Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (Columbia Records, 1964)

With Bud Freeman

  • The Bud Freeman All-Stars featuring Shorty Baker (Swingville, 1960) with Shorty Baker

With Stan Getz

  • Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (Verve, 1963)
  • Reflections (Verve, 1963)

With Dizzy Gillespie

  • A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve, 1960)
  • Perceptions (Verve, 1961)
  • Giants (Perception, 1971)

With Paul Gonsalves

With Honi Gordon

With Gigi Gryce

With Chico Hamilton

  • Chico Hamilton Trio (Pacific Jazz, 1956)

With Roland Hanna

  • Destry Rides Again (ATCO, 1959)

With Wilbur Harden

  • The King and I (Savoy, 1958)'

With Barry Harris

With Coleman Hawkins

With Donna Hightower

  • Take One (Capitol, 1959)

With Johnny Hodges

With Bobbi Humphrey

With Janis Ian

  • Stars (Columbia Records, 1974)
  • Aftertones (Columbia Records, 1975)

With Milt Jackson

With Illinois Jacquet

  • Spectrum (Argo, 1965)
  • Illinois Jacquet Quartet Live at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, March 18, 1978

With Budd Johnson

With Etta Jones

  • Something Nice (Prestige, 1961)
  • So Warm (Prestige, 1961)
  • Lonely and Blue (Prestige, 1962)
  • Save Your Love for Me (Muse, 1980)

With Hank Jones

  • Bop Redux (Muse, 1977)
  • I Remember You (Black & Blue, 1977)
  • Compassion (Black & Blue, 1978)
  • Bluesette (Black & Blue, 1979)

With Ben E. King

  • Spanish Harlem (Atco Records, 1961)

With Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake

  • The Newest Sound Around (RCA Victor, 1962)

With John Lewis

  • The Golden Striker (Atlantic, 1960)
  • The Wonderful World of Jazz (Atlantic, 1960)
  • Essence (Atlantic, 1962)

With Mundell Lowe

  • Porgy & Bess (RCA Camden, 1958)
  • Themes from Mr. Lucky, the Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (RCA Camden, 1960)
  • Satan in High Heels (soundtrack) (Charlie Parker, 1961)

With Johnny Lytle

With Junior Mance

  • The Soul of Hollywood (Jazzland, 1962)

With Barry Manilow

  • 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Arista, 1984)

With Shelly Manne

  • 2-3-4 (Impulse!, 1962)

With Don McLean

  • Homeless Brother (United Artists Records, 1974)

With Gil Mellé

With Wes Montgomery

With Moondog

  • Moondog (Columbia, 1969)

With Gerry Mulligan

With Oliver Nelson

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

With Herbie Nichols

With Anita O'Day

  • All the Sad Young Men (Verve, 1962)

With Chico O'Farrill

  • Spanish Rice (Impulse!, 1966)
  • Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966)

With Jackie Paris

  • The Song Is Paris (Impulse!, 1962)

With Houston Person

With Dave Pike

With Bucky Pizzarelli

  • Songs for New Lovers (Stash, 1978)

With Bud Powell

  • The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2 (Blue Note, 1953)

With Freddie Redd

With Red Rodney

With Jimmy Rushing

  • Every Day I Have the Blues (BluesWay, 1967)

With A. K. Salim

With Lalo Schifrin

With Gunther Schuller

  • Jazz Abstractions (Atlantic, 1960)

With Shirley Scott

With Derek Smith

  • Love for Sale (Progressive, 1978)

With Jimmy Smith

With Johnny Smith

With Leon Spencer

With Sonny Stitt

With Buddy Tate

With Billy Taylor

With Clark Terry

With Joe Thomas and Jay McShann

With Cal Tjader

With Stanley Turrentine

With Sarah Vaughan

With Warren Vaché Jr.

  • Iridescence (Concord Jazz, 1981 [1999])

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

With Mal Waldron

With Walter Wanderley

With Julius Watkins

With Chuck Wayne

  • The Jazz Guitarist (Savoy, 1953 [1956])

With Ben Webster

  • Music for Loving (Norgran, 1954)
  • Wanted to Do One Together (Columbia, 1962) with "Sweets" Edison

With Frank Wess

With Randy Weston

  • Uhuru Afrika (Roulette, 1960)

With Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern

With Joe Wilder

  • The Pretty Sound (Columbia, 1959)

With Lem Winchester

  • Lem Winchester with Feeling (Moodsville, 1961)

With Lester Young

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, Ron. "George Duvivier". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ "George Duvivier Dies; Bassist for Top Bands". Nytimes.com. July 13, 1985. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

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