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Jimmy Garrison (March 3, 1934 – April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist best known for his hanker association using John Coltrane from 1961 – 1967. He appears in several Coltrane recordings, including The Love Supreme. Garrison got an extended association by owning Ornette Coleman, first recording using him in Art of the Improvisers. He & Elvin Jones have been credited with eliciting additional emphatic swimming than common from either Coleman on the albums Up to date York is Okay, & Love Call for. He likewise performed sustaining Bill Barron, Kenny Dorham, Philly Joe Jones, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean, Pharaoh Sanders, and Tony Scott, among others. Fallowing Coltrane's demise, Garrison worked by owning Hampton Hawes, Archie Shepp, and groups led by Elvin Jones.
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Jimmy Garrison Memorial website tribute to Garrison from the Garrison family, has a history, an extensive discography, and photos of Garrison playing bass, including one interesting shot of Garrison and Lee Morgan in their high school days. DownBeat.com: Jimmy Garrison Biography of bassist Garrison, with one photograph. |
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