Jimmy Giuffre
James Peter Giuffre was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.
26 April 1921
Born on the same birth day (26 April): Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick • Arno Allan Penzias • Browning Ross • Charles Richter • Filiberto Ojeda Ríos • Gerard Cafesjian • James Dooley (Australian politician) • Jet Li • John Battle (politician) • Ma Rainey • Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs • Mitch Rein • Oscar Rabin • Rahul Verma • Tom Welling
Born in the same month (April 1921): Chuck Connors • Cleto Bellucci • Elizabeth Wilson • Feza Gürsey • Jack Rayner • Jake Warren • Jan Novák (composer) • Jean-Marie Balestre • Mary Jackson (engineer) • Robert Cliche • Roberto Tucci • Sheb Wooley • Thomas Schelling • Warren Spahn • Wilbur Thompson