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. George was a free lance bassist for most of his life, never belonging to any one particular group for any extended period of time. The closest he came to that would be as 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".

Musicians he played with include Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder, Stuff Smith, Jimmy Rushing, Eric Dolphy, Oliver Nelson, Jackie Paris, Shirley Scott, Jaki Byard, Manny Albam, Hank Jones, Major Holley, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Lem Winchester, Clark Terry, Junior Mance, Honey Gordon, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta Jones, Nancy Wilson, Lena Horne, Paul Desmond, Joe Williams, Count Basie, Martial Solal, Don Byas, Buddy Tate, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest, Buck Clayton, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Illinois Jacquet, Red Garland, Arnett Cobb, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Red Norvo, Ran Blake, and many others.

Duvivier died of cancer in his Manhattan home.

elected Discography

* "Tasty Pudding" (1954) - with Chuck Wayne
*"The King and I" (1958) - with Wilbur Harden
*"Streetlights" (1962) - with Eddie Lockjaw Davis
*"After Hours" (1969) - with Sarah Vaughan
*"Moondog" (1969) - with Moondog
* "Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 1" (1973) - with George Benson
*"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 Quaretet Live at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, March 18, 1978"
*"Last Sessions" (1982) - with Sonny Stitt

External links

* [http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/default.aspx?aid=3721 George Duvivier at Verve Records]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/george-duvivier George Duvivier on www.answers.com]

References

*The New York Times:"George Duvivier Dies; Bassist for Top Bands", July 13, 1985.