Arvin Garrison
Arvin "Arv" Garrison (* 17th August 1922 in Toledo (Ohio) ; † 30th July 1960 there) was an American jazz guitarist of bebop . He participated in the dial sessions of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker in the spring of 1946.
Live and act
Arvin Garrison had his own trio from 1941, which became known from 1946 under the name of his wife, bassist Vivien Garry . The trio existed until 1948. In the 1950s he worked in his hometown of Toledo.
Garrison's name will forever be associated with the legendary Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie Dial sessions that were written in California in February and March 1946, respectively. The Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen recorded in Glendale Diggin 'Diz on February 5, 1946 , with Parker, Gillespie, Lucky Thompson , pianist George Handy , Ray Brown , Stan Levey and guitarist Arv Garrison. On March 28, 1946, the Charlie Parker Septet in Hollywood recorded the Yardbird Suite , Ornithology and A Night in Tunisia . In addition, the interrupted piece, later known as The Famous Alto Break , was recorded on that day - again with Parker, Gillespie, Lucky Thompson, Garrison and the rhythm section from Dodo Marmarosa , the pianist Bob Kesterton and the drummer Roy Porter . At the first session for the jazz label Dial, which came about under chaotic conditions, Garrison jumped in for the planned but prevented Milt Jackson . This second recording by Yardbird Suite is (alongside those for Savoy Records from the same period) “one of the most beautiful, passionate and“ most experienced ”of Parker's entire career,” said Charlie Parker biographers Wilson and Goeman. Using the same rhythm section as the March session, Howard McGhee and Teddy Edwards recorded four tracks with Garrison in October 1946.
Discography (selection)
- Howard McGhee Sextet: Teddy Edwards: Steady With Teddy 1946–1948 (Cool & Blue)
- With Charlie Parker: The Complete 1944–1948 Small Group Studio Recordings, Vol. 2 (Blue Moon)
- With Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Recordings (Savoy, 1944-48)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Peter Niklas Wilson and Ulfert Goeman: Charlie Parker - his life, his music, his records . Schaftlach, Oreos, 1988
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
Remarks
- ↑ The piece Moose The Mooche of the March session was recorded without Arvin Garrison.
- ↑ Quote p. 907.
- ↑ Recorded in Hollywood on October 18, 1946, with McGhee, Edwards, Garrison, Bob Kesterton, Roy Porter, Dodo Marmarosa. The titles: In Dodos Room , Dialated Pupils , Midnight At Minton’s , High Wind in Hollywood
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garrison, Arvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garrison, Arv (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1960 |
| Place of death | Toledo (Ohio) |