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Jimmy Giuffre Tributes Around the Web

*Marc Myers gathers remembrances from musicians who played with Giuffre (be sure to catch part 2 of Marc’s tribute tomorrow).

*West Coast Jazz author Ted Gioia at Jazz.com

*Doug Ramsey’s reflections at Rifftides.

*Steve Schwartz’s 1994 WGBH profile, featuring narration from Giuffre himself, is now up on the NPR Music site.

UPDATE: an excellent commentary from Darcy James Argue

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Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, David Brent Johnson moved to Bloomington in 1991. He is an alumnus of Indiana University, and began working with WFIU in 2002. Currently, David serves as jazz producer and systems coordinator at the station. His interests include literature, history, music, writing, and movies.

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