Four classic albums plus... Jimmy Giuffre ; Tangents in jazz ; The Jimmy Giuffre 3 ; Historic jazz concert at Music Inn (2010)/ Jimmy Giuffre

Vier complete albums uit de jaren 1955-1957 op twee CD's plus nog twee bonus-tracks, opgenomen tijdens een TV-show. \nAllmusic's Scott Yanow over "Tangents In Jazz": "This unusual set has Jimmy Giuffre (on clarinet, tenor and baritone) in a pianoless quartet with trumpeter Jack Sheldon, bassist Ralph Pena and drummer Artie Anton. The music (all but one of the ten numbers are by Giuffre) puts an emphasis on cool tones and relaxed improvising, hinting at folk themes but sounding quite modern for the time." \nOver "The Jimmy Giuffre 3": "With guitarist Jim Hall and Ralph Pena on bass, Giuffre is heard on clarinet, tenor and baritone. The generally introverted music is wistful, has a fair amount of variety, and is melodic while still sounding advanced. An excellent introduction to Jimmy Giuffre's unique (if not particularly influential) music." \nHet laatste album, het historische concert, is een all star show met per stuk (drie standards en een Giuffre-original) een andere line-up, in west coast cooljazz-stijl.