George Duvivier
American jazz double-bassist
George Duvivier |
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George Duvivier at the Greenwich Village Jazz Festival in Washington Square Park, New York City, 1984 | |
Born | (1920-08-17)August 17, 1920 New York City |
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Died | July 11, 1985(1985-07-11) (aged 64) New York City |
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Genres | Jazz |
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Occupation | Musician |
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Instrument | Double bass |
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Years active | 1940s–1980s |
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Musical artist
George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985)[1] was an American jazz double-bassist.
Biography
Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier.[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] His mother Ismay Duvivier, once a dancer, donated a large collection of papers, including letters and scrapbooks of her career and his, to the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.[4]
Discography
With Pepper Adams
With Manny Albam
With Joe Albany
With Gene Ammons
With Mildred Anderson
With The Arbors
- The Arbors (Vanguard, 1962)
With Louis Armstrong
With Count Basie
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
With Ruth Brown
With Ray Bryant
With Kenny Burrell
With Benny Carter
With Betty Carter
With Ron Carter
With Sonny Clark and Max Roach
With Arnett Cobb
With Al Cohn
With Sam Cooke
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (Roulette, 1958)
- Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1959)
- The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roost, 1958)
- The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (Prestige, 1958)
- Jaws (Prestige, 1958)
- The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1958)
- The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (Prestige, 1958)
- Smokin' (Prestige, 1958) – released 1964
- Very Saxy (Prestige, 1959)
- Jaws in Orbit (Prestige, 1959)
- Bacalao (Prestige, 1959)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (Moodsville, 1960)
- I Only Have Eyes for You (Prestige, 1962)
- Trackin' (Prestige, 1962)
- Misty (Moodsville, 1963)
- The Heavy Hitter (Muse, 1979)
With Buddy DeFranco
- Like Someone in Love (Progressive, 1977)
With Eric Dolphy
With Art Farmer
With Jimmy Forrest
With Ronnie Foster
With Aretha Franklin
With Bud Freeman
With Stan Getz
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Paul Gonsalves
With Honi Gordon
With Gigi Gryce
With Chico Hamilton
With Roland Hanna
With Wilbur Harden
- The King and I (Savoy, 1958)
With Barry Harris
With Coleman Hawkins
With Donna Hightower
With Johnny Hodges
With Lena Horne
With Bobbi Humphrey
With Janis Ian
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
With Hank Jones
With Eric Kaz
- If You're Lonely (Atlantic Records, 1972)
With Ben E. King
With Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake
With John Lennon
With John Lewis
With Mundell Lowe
With Johnny Lytle
With Mary Ann McCall
- Detour to the Moon (Jubilee, 1958)
With Junior Mance
With Barry Manilow
With Shelly Manne
With Don McLean
With Gil Mellé
With Helen Merrill
- American Country Songs (Atco, 1959)
With Wes Montgomery
With Moondog
With Gerry Mulligan
With Mark Murphy
With Oliver Nelson
With Phineas Newborn, Jr.
With Herbie Nichols
With Anita O'Day
With Chico O'Farrill
With Jackie Paris
With Houston Person
With Esther Phillips
- Esther Phillips Sings (Atlantic, 1966)
With Dave Pike
With Bucky Pizzarelli
- Songs for New Lovers (Stash, 1978)
With Bud Powell
With Freddie Redd
With Red Rodney
With Jimmy Rushing
With A. K. Salim
With Lalo Schifrin
With Gunther Schuller
With Shirley Scott
- Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958)
- Scottie (Prestige, 1958)
- The Shirley Scott Trio (Moodsville, 1958)
- Scottie Plays the Duke (Prestige, 1959)
- Soul Sister (Prestige 1960)
- Like Cozy (Moodsville, 1960)
- Shirley's Sounds (Prestige, 1961)
- Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964)
- Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966)
- Soul Duo (Impulse!, 1966) – with Clark Terry
- Girl Talk (Impulse!, 1967)
- Now's the Time (Prestige, 1967)
With Frank Sinatra
With Carrie Smith
- Do Your Duty (Black & Blue, 1976)
- Carrie Smith (West 54, 1979)
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, 1999)
With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Mal Waldron
With Walter Wanderley
With Julius Watkins
With Chuck Wayne
With Ben Webster
With Frank Wess
With Randy Weston
With Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern
With Joe Wilder
With Joe Williams
- Memories Ad-Lib (Roulette, 1959)
- Having the Blues Under European Sky (Denon, 1985)
With Lem Winchester
With Lester Young
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