Jack Nimitz

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Jack Jerome Nimitz (* 11. January 1930 in Washington, DC ; † 10. June 2009 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American jazz - baritone saxophonist , clarinetist and flutist .

Live and act

Jack Nimitz first played in local bands in Washington, then played with Willis Conover , Woody Herman 1953-54, with whom he visited Europe in the spring of 1954. Then he worked at Stan Kenton 1955-56 and again in 1959, then in Herbie Mann's band. In 1956 he worked on Quincy Jones ' debut album This Is How I Feel About Jazz with; afterwards Nimitz worked increasingly for television and film studios, among others together with Johnny Mandel . He also had projects with his own formations, performing with Charles Mingus ( Mingus at Monterey 1964), Thelonious Monk ( Live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival ), Terry Gibbs and the Monterey Festival Orchestra in 1965 under the direction of Dizzy Gillespie .

In the 1970s he made records with Louie Bellson , Chuck Mangione , Shelly Manne , Charles Mingus, Horace Silver , Gil Fuller , Gene Ammons and worked on various big band projects with Oliver Nelson , Kenny Burrell , Quincy Jones, Milt Jackson , Frank Capp and Joey DeFrancesco with. He also accompanied the singer Johnny Hartman and the singers Yasuko Agawa , June Christy , Peggy Lee , Carmen McRae , Anita O'Day and Diane Schuur on recordings.

In the 1980s and 1990s he played in various Californian bands and founded the formation Supersax . In the 1990s, Nimitz also took part in the recordings of Bill Perkins , Bud Shank and Gerald Wilson , and in 1995 he recorded his first album under his own name. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 280 recording sessions between 1953 and 2007, according to Tom Lord .

His style is heavily influenced by Art Pepper .

Discography

As a band leader

  • Jack Nimitz Quartet: Confirmation (Fresh Sound Records, 1995)

As a sideman

  • Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie : ( Pacific Jazz Records , 1965)
  • Woody Herman: Songs for Hip Lovers ( Verve Records , 1957)
  • Herbie Mann: Sultry Serenade ( Riverside Records , 1957)
  • Bill Perkins: Our Man Woody (Jazz Mark, 1991)
  • Bud Shank: New Gold! ( Candid Records , 1993)
  • Gerald Wilson: State Street Sweet (Mama Records, 1995); Theme for Monterey (Mama Records, 1998)

literature

Individual proof

  1. ↑ nacxhruf in the Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 28, 2019)
personal data
SURNAME Nimitz, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nimitz, Jack Jerome (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz baritone saxophonist and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 2009
Place of death Los Angeles , California