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Title: Extraordinary recording
Review: This Jimmy Giuffre trio was not as neglected when the recording here under review appeared as it suddenly became. For one thing, Giuffre was an acknowledged important jazzman because of his work in other contexts. But this recording established him as a highly individualised and inventive talent, on clarinet, tenor, and baritone, each of which he played with mastery, ease, elegance, and great beauty. His tone and suggestiveness on clarinet are especially miraculous. The absence of a drummer is in many ways a blessing, as it allows those who play to be heard the better, and in some respects the swing is more easily felt than if someone had been there to accentuate it! - Joost Daalder
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