April 7, 1976(1976-04-07) (aged 42) New York City[1]
Genres
Jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, hard bop, post-bop
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Double bass
Years active
1957-1976
Labels
Impulse! Records
Musical artist
James Emory Garrison (March 3, 1934 – April 7, 1976)[2] was an American jazz double bassist. He is best remembered for his association with John Coltrane from 1961 to 1967.[3]
^Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Garrison, Jimmy". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 18. ISBN 1561592846.
Joy Garrison. With his second wife, dancer and choreographer Roberta Escamilla Garrison, he had Maia Claire, and jazz bassist Matt Garrison. Jimmy Garrison...
New Jersey, leading a quartet featuring pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist JimmyGarrison and drummer Elvin Jones. A Love Supreme was released by Impulse! Records...
album, Coltrane appears on harp and organ, and is joined by bassist JimmyGarrison, drummers Jack DeJohnette, Rashied Ali, and Clifford Jarvis, and, on...
departed and JimmyGarrison replaced Workman as bassist. From then on, the "Classic Quartet", as it came to be known, with Tyner, Garrison, and Jones,...
Coltrane, ss, ts; McCoy Tyner, p; JimmyGarrison, b; Elvin Jones, dr. "Bass Solo" John Coltrane Quartet J. Garrison 1965-03-28 Village Gate New York,...
featuring Elvin Jones (drums), McCoy Tyner (piano), and Reggie Workman and JimmyGarrison (bass). Several of Coltrane's albums from the period are recognized...
Dolphy (Iron Man and Conversations, both in 1963) and the Elvin Jones/JimmyGarrison Sextet featuring McCoy Tyner (Illumination!, also in 1963). Lasha moved...
1968-04 Puttin' It Together Joe Farrell, JimmyGarrison Blue Note 1968 1968-09 The Ultimate JimmyGarrison, Joe Farrell Blue Note 1969 1969-09 Poly-Currents...
piano and harp, and is joined by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, bassist JimmyGarrison, and drummer Rashied Ali, all of whom were members of John Coltrane's...
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone McCoy Tyner — piano JimmyGarrison — double bass Elvin Jones — drums Billboard June 4, 1977 "John Coltrane...
integral member of the classic John Coltrane Quartet along with bassist JimmyGarrison and pianist McCoy Tyner. Jones and Coltrane would often play extended...
recording dates for Coltrane's "Classic Quartet" with McCoy Tyner, JimmyGarrison, and Elvin Jones. (Tyner left Coltrane's group at the end of 1965 to...
World Tour. The son of JimmyGarrison (bassist with: Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane) and modern dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison, Matthew spent much of...
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