George Duvivier

George Duvivier (Aug 17, 1920 - Jul 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bass player.

Duvivier was born in New York City and took up the cello and also the violin while in high school before settling on the bass. He also learned composition and scoring before going out on the road with Lucky Millinder and then with the Cab Calloway bands of the early 40s after a stint in the army. He was an excellent composer and scored many tunes for those two big bands. He was a free lance bassist for most of his life, never belonging to any one particular group for any extended period of time, but has played with some of jazz's greatest. He was Bud Powell's bassist in the year of 1953, during the monumental sessions for "The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2," for which he contributed arrangements. He was a member of the Eddie "LockJaw" Davis quartet with organist Shirley Scott and drummer Arthur Edgehill from 1957-59. In 1956, Duvivier played in the orchestra in the movie, The Benny Goodman Story.

During the 1970s he was a member of Soprano Summit.

One of his last performances was on the David Letterman show in 1983, accompanying singer/songwriter Tom Waits.

Duvivier died of cancer in his Manhattan home.

Discography

• The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 2 (1953) with Bud Powell
• Birdland 1953/Complete Trio (1953) with Bud Powell on tracks 9-13 of disc 2
• Tasty Pudding (1954) - with Chuck Wayne
• Phineas Newborn Plays Jamaica (1957) - with Phineas Newborn, Jr. - (RCA Victor LPM 1589)
• Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (1957) - with Herbie Nichols
• The King and I (1958) - Wilbur Harden
• Sonny Clark Trio (1960) - with Sonny Clark
• Out There (1960) - with Eric Dolphy
• Vibrations with Milt Jackson (Atlantic, 1960-61)
• The Sound of the Johnny Smith Guitar - 1961
• Streetlights (1962) - with Eddie Lockjaw Davis
• The Song Is Paris - Jackie Paris (Impulse!, 1962)
• Jazz Goes to the Movies - Manny Albam (Impulse!, 1962)
• 2-3-4 - Shelly Manne (Impulse!, 1962)
• Great Scott!! - Shirley Scott (Impulse!, 1964)
• Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands - Shirley Scott (Impulse!, 1966)
• Spanish Rice - Clark Terry and Chico O'Farrill (Impulse!, 1966)
• Nine Flags - Chico O'Farrill (Impulse!, 1966)
• Happenings - Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson (Impulse!, 1966)
• The Spirit of '67 - Pee Wee Russell and Oliver Nelson (Impulse!, 1967)
• The Kennedy Dream - Oliver Nelson (Impulse!, 1967)
• Sweet Love, Bitter - Mal Waldron (Impulse!, 1967)
• It's What's Happenin' - Clark Terry (Impulse!, 1967)
• Janis Ian (1967) - he played upright bass on "Society's Child" by Janis Ian
• Moondreams - Walter Wanderley (A&M/CTI, 1969)
• After Hours (1969) - Sarah Vaughan
• Moondog (1969) - Moondog
• Flute In (1971) - Bobbi Humphrey
• The Two Headed Freap - Ronnie Foster
• Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 1 (1973) - with George Benson, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker
• Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2 (1973) - with George Benson, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker
• Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 3 (1973) - with George Benson, Al Harewood, Mickey Tucker
• Like Someone in Love (1977) - with Buddy DeFranco
• Love for Sale (1978) - with Derek Smith Trio
• Songs for New Lovers (1978) - with Bucky Pizzarelli
• Arnett Cobb & the Muse All Stars : Live at Sandy's (1978)
• Illinois Jacquet Quartet Live at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, March 18, 1978
• Last Sessions (1982) - with Sonny Stitt
• 2 AM Paradise Cafe (1984) - with Barry Manilow

External links

• George Duvivier at Verve Records
• George Duvivier on www.answers.com
• The New York Times: "George Duvivier Dies; Bassist for Top Bands", July 13, 1985.