Jimmy Gourley
Jimmy Gourley ( James Pasco Gourley Jr .; born June 9, 1926 in St. Louis , Missouri , † December 7, 2008 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges ) was an American jazz guitarist .
Gourley grew up in a family of musicians; his father founded the Monarch Conservatory of Music in Hammond in 1936 . In the early 1940s he performed with a band of the same age Lee Konitz . From 1943 to 1944 he performed with various formations in the Los Angeles area before serving in the Navy until 1946 .
On his return he joined a band by Jay Burkhart in Chicago . He later also worked with Gene Ammons , Sonny Stitt , Doug Mettome , Lou Levy , Anita O'Day and the duo Jackie Cain and Roy Kral . In 1951 Gourley moved to Paris , where he mainly appeared with Henri Renaud and recorded with Zoot Sims , Gigi Gryce , Clifford Brown and Roy Haynes .
In 1958 he performed with Art Simmons for several months ; In the early 1960s he worked with Kenny Clarke , Stan Getz , Lester Young , Zoot Sims , JJ Johnson, and Bud Powell . In 1964 he went on a European tour with his own quartet. In 1966 he appeared in a trio with Lou Bennett (later with Eddy Louiss ) and Kenny Clarke in the chat qui pêche .
From 1970 to 1972 Gourley lived in the Canary Islands ; after his return to France he performed in various formations a. a. at the Paris Club Saint-Germain . In the 1980s he worked in a trio with Pierre Michelot and Charles Bellonzi (or Philippe Combelle ). In 1986 he performed in New York , Chicago and Los Angeles and made recordings with Marc Johnson , Victor Lewis , Ralph Moore and Don Sickler .
Discography
- Graffiti with Daniel Humair , Bernard Lubat , Henri Texier , 1977
- No More , 1981
- The Jazz Trio with Philippe Combelle, Marc Johnson , 1983
- The Left Bank of New York ( Uptown ) with Marc Johnson, Victor Lewis , Ralph Moore, Don Sickler , 1986
- Double Action with Barney Wilen , 2006
- And the Paris Heavyweights with René Urtreger , Eddy Louiss, Luigi Trussardi , Kenny Clarke, André Ceccarelli , Humberto Canto , 2006
- Repetition , 2006
- Our Delight , 2006
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gourley, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gourley, James Pasco, Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 2008 |
| Place of death | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges |