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Biography
Infobox musical artist| name = Jimmy Garrison| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Jimmy Garrison| alias =| Born = March 3, 1934| Died = April 7, 1976| origin = flagicon|USA Miami, Florida , USA | instrument = Double bass | genre = Jazz | occupation = Double bassist | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = John Coltrane , Ornette Coleman | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Jimmy Garrison (March 3, 1934& nbsp;– April 7, 1976)cite book|last=Kernfeld|first=Barry|title=The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2|year=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1561592846|edition=2nd|editor=Barry Kernfeld|page=18|chapter=Garrison, Jimmy was an United States|American jazz double bassist born in Miami , Florida . He was best known through his long association with John Coltrane from 1961–1967.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p36783/biography|pure_url=yes Allmusic Biography
Career
He formally joined John Coltrane#Coltrane's Quartet|Coltrane's quartet in 1962, replacing Reggie Workman . The long trio blues "Chasin' the Trane" is probably his first recorded performance with Coltrane and Elvin Jones . Garrison appeared on many classic Coltrane recordings, including A Love Supreme . In concert with Coltrane, Garrison would often play unaccompanied Improvisation#Music|improvised Solo (music)|solo s, sometimes as the Prelude (music)|prelude to a song before the other musicians joined in.
Garrison also had a long association with Ornette Coleman , first recording with him on Ornette on Tenor and Art of the Improvisers . He and drummer Elvin Jones have been credited with eliciting more forceful playing than usual from Coleman on the albums New York is Now and Love Call .
Outside of the Coltrane and Coleman Musical ensemble|ensembles , Jimmy Garrison performed with jazz artists such as Kenny Dorham , Philly Joe Jones , Curtis Fuller , Benny Golson , Lennie Tristano , Lee Konitz , Jackie McLean , Pharoah Sanders , and Tony Scott , among others. After Coltrane's death, Garrison worked with Hampton Hawes , Archie Shepp , and groups led by Elvin Jones .
Personal life
Jimmy Garrison's three children also work in the arts. Joy Garrison, Garrison's first daughter, sang alongside Barney Kessel , Cameron Brown , Tony Scott and many others. Matthew Garrison is also a bass player. He has performed and recorded with Joe Zawinul , Chaka Khan , The Saturday Night Live Band , John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin , Joni Mitchell , Herbie Hancock , Steve Coleman , Whitney Houston , Pino Daniele , John Scofield , Paul Simon , Tito Puente and many others. http://www.garrisonjazz.com/ Matthew Garrison-Bass Guitar Garrison's 4th daughter MaiaClaire Garrison is a dancer and choreographer who worked as a child acrobat with Big Apple Circus in New York .
Discography
As leader
1963: Illumination& #33; (Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison)|Illumination! ( Impulse& #33; Records ) - co-leader with Elvin Jones
Impressions of New York ( Rolf Kühn and Joachim Kühn , 1967)
'' Puttin' It Together and The Ultimate (Elvin Jones album)|The Ultimate ( Elvin Jones , 1968)
New York Is Now! and Love Call (album)|Love Call ( Ornette Coleman , 1968)
Attica Blues (album)|Attica Blues ( Archie Shepp , 1972)
References
Reflist Persondata | NAME =Garrison, Jimmy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =March 3, 1933 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH =April 7, 1976 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Garrison, Jimmy Category:1933 births Category:1976 deaths Category:people from Miami, Florida Category:Post-bop jazz musicians Category:American jazz double-bassists Category:John Coltrane Category:Musicians from Pennsylvania Category:Wesleyan University faculty
