Jimmy Giuffre was an american jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger. He was born in Dallas, Texas, april 26, 1921, and died april 24, 2008. He was a central figure in West Coast Jazz and Cool Jazz; also he was notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation. His first trio consisted of Giuffre, guitarist Jim Hall and double bassist Ralph Peña (later replaced by Jim Atlas). Read more on Last.fm