The Complete Capitol & Atlantic Recordings Of Jimmy Giuffre

'Album index:
Capitol T-549 (r3377981).
Capitol T-634 (r3131590).
Atlantic 1238 (r1654845).
Atlantic 1247 (r1673528).
Atlantic 1254 (r3320803).
Atlantic 1276 (r4650884).
Atlantic 1282 (r3076047).
Atlantic 1295 (r2529764).
Atlantic 1298 (r1668194) (only the 3 tracks with Giuffre).
Atlantic 1330 (r15043882).
Atlantic 1345 (r15766758) (only the 2 tracks with Giuffre).

Producer's note:

Because of the variety of musical settings in these Jimmy Giuffre recordings, the sessions are not presented in strict chronological order, although all the tunes within them have. Sessions are assembled for musical compatibility. For example, Giuffre's first Atlantic album The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet, which has a chamber music-like quality, is followed by his five collaborations, all on clarinet, with the Modern Jazz Quartet. The output of the trio with Jim Hall and Ralph Pena or Jim Atlas on bass is kept together on Disc Four, while the later trio with Hall and Bob Brookmeyer is grouped on Discs Five and Six.

Many of the Atlantic sessions were recorded at an unusually low level, causing a lot of tape hiss. Because of the wide timbre and delicate nature of Giuffre's music, it is impossible to eliminate this hiss without drastically flattening the sound of the instruments, which are otherwise beautifully recorded.

There are some electronic ticks on Da Capo with the MJQ and on the Music Man that are in the original recording. The occasional clicks in the Four Brothers Sound sessions are the sound of the engineer punching the record button in and out during Giuffre's overdubs on one of the first eight-track tape machines in use.

Michael Cuscuna'[discogs]