George Duvivier

George Duvivier (born August 17, 1920 in New York City , † July 11, 1985 there ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass , arrangement ).

As a teenager, Duvivier learned the violin and the basics of composition. He played in the Royal Baron Orchestra from 1937. He then worked for Coleman Hawkins in 1941 and until 1942 for Lucky Millinder . From 1943 to 1945 he had to do his military service and during this time arranged for Jimmy Lunceford , with whom he worked until he switched to Sy Oliver in 1947 . In the early 1950s he worked with singers such as Nellie Lutcher , Pearl Bailey , Billy Eckstine and Lena Horne , but was also with Terry Gibbs and until 1956 with Bud Powell and Herbie Nichols ( Love, Gloom, Cash, Love ; 1957) and worked for Eubie Blake (1959). In the early 1960s he played with Benny Goodman , Oliver Nelson , Eric Dolphy , Mal Waldron and Dave Lambert ( Audition at RCA , 1964), but also performed at various jazz festivals in the US and Europe.

The number of his LP recordings is unmanageable - next to Ray Brown he was probably the busiest musician ever on his instrument. His feeling for harmony and the “timing” that is indispensable in jazz was proverbial.

literature

Ed Berger : Bassically Speaking: An Oral History of George Duvivier. New Jersey, Rutgers, 1993

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personal data
SURNAME	Duvivier, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH	17th August 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	July 11, 1985
Place of death	New York City