Johnny Guarnieri • Complete Jazz Series 1944-1946

John Albert "Johnny" Guarnieri (March 23, 1917 – January 7, 1985) was an American jazz and stride pianist, born in New York City.

Guarnieri joined the George Hall orchestra in 1937. He is perhaps best known for his big band stints with Benny Goodman in 1939 and with Artie Shaw in 1940. Guarnieri is also noted for his embellishment and juxtaposition of jazz with classical piano, such as Scarlatti and Beethoven.

Throughout the 1940s Guarnieri was a busy sideman, recording with artists such as Charlie Christian, Cozy Cole, Ike Quebec, Charlie Kennedy, Hank D'Amico and Ben Webster. He also led his own group called the "Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men" and recorded with them on the Savoy label, a group that included Lester Young, Hank D'Amico, Billy Butterfield and Cozy Cole. He also led a trio in the 1940s composed of himself, Slam Stewart and Sammy Weiss, recording again for Savoy. During the 1940s he also recorded for the short-lived Majestic label, playing solo piano and with his trio.

In the 1940s he also played harpsichord in the Gramercy Five, a small band led by Artie Shaw; his solos were the first recorded on that instrument in jazz.

On 1946 Guarnieri's trio was broadcast twice by the BBC Home Service in the UK in a short series highlighting American, British and French jazz artists dubbed as KINGS OF JAZZ. The Friday 18 January and Friday 29 March episodes featured his trio with Guarnieri (piano), Slam Stewart (bassI, and Sidney Catlett (drums), and was introduced by Alistair Cooke.

In 1949 Guarnieri recorded an album with June Christy entitled June Christy & The Johnny Guarnieri Quintet. In his later years Guarnieri shifted more toward jazz education. In commemoration of his reputation as a teacher, Guarnieri's students financed a label for him called "Taz Jazz Records". In the 1970s Guarnieri recorded numerous albums on his new label, and until 1982 worked at the "Tail of the Cock" nightclub in Studio City, California. In the early 1980s, Guarnieri recorded Johnny Guarnieri Plays Duke Ellington on a Bösendorfer Grand "SE" player piano, for the Live-Performance Jazz Series.

Guarnieri was based in Los Angeles later in his life, but traveled to the East Coast to play a concert in January 1985. He played at the Vineyard Theatre at East 26th Street in New York City on January 6, but had to stop at the intermission because of dizziness. He went to a friend's house to rest, but was admitted to St Barnabas hospital in Livingston, New Jersey the following day, where he died following a heart attack.

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John Albert "Johnny" Guarnieri (23 de marzo de 1917 - 7 de enero de 1985) fue un pianista americano de jazz y zancadas, nacido en la ciudad de Nueva York.

Guarnieri se unió a la orquesta de George Hall en 1937. Tal vez es más conocido por su paso por la gran banda con Benny Goodman en 1939 y con Artie Shaw en 1940. Guarnieri también es conocido por su embellecimiento y yuxtaposición del jazz con el piano clásico, como Scarlatti y Beethoven.

A lo largo de la década de 1940 Guarnieri fue un sideman muy ocupado, grabando con artistas como Charlie Christian, Cozy Cole, Ike Quebec, Charlie Kennedy, Hank D'Amico y Ben Webster. También dirigió su propio grupo llamado "Johnny Guarnieri Swing Men" y grabó con ellos en el sello Savoy, un grupo que incluía a Lester Young, Hank D'Amico, Billy Butterfield y Cozy Cole. También lideró un trío en la década de 1940 compuesto por él mismo, Slam Stewart y Sammy Weiss, grabando de nuevo para Savoy. Durante la década de 1940 también grabó para el sello Majestic, tocando piano solo y con su trío.

En la década de 1940 también tocó el clavicémbalo en el Gramercy Five, una pequeña banda dirigida por Artie Shaw; sus solos fueron los primeros grabados con ese instrumento en el jazz.

En 1946, el trío de Guarnieri fue transmitido dos veces por el BBC Home Service en el Reino Unido en una serie corta sobre artistas de jazz americanos, británicos y franceses, apodados como KINGS OF JAZZ. Los episodios del viernes 18 de enero y el viernes 29 de marzo presentaron su trío con Guarnieri (piano), Slam Stewart (bajo) y Sidney Catlett (batería), y fue presentado por Alistair Cooke.

En 1949 Guarnieri grabó un álbum con June Christy titulado June Christy & The Johnny Guarnieri Quintet. En sus últimos años Guarnieri se inclinó más hacia la educación de jazz. En conmemoración de su reputación como profesor, los alumnos de Guarnieri le financiaron un sello llamado "Taz Jazz Records". En los años 70 Guarnieri grabó numerosos discos en su nuevo sello y hasta 1982 trabajó en la discoteca "Tail of the Cock" de Studio City, California. A principios de los años 80, Guarnieri grabó Johnny Guarnieri Plays Duke Ellington con un piano de Bösendorfer Grand "SE", para la Live-Performance Jazz Series.

Guarnieri se estableció en Los Ángeles más tarde en su vida, pero viajó a la Costa Este para dar un concierto en enero de 1985. Tocó en el Vineyard Theatre en East 26th Street en la ciudad de Nueva York el 6 de enero, pero tuvo que detenerse en el intermedio debido al mareo. Fue a la casa de un amigo para descansar, pero al día siguiente fue admitido en el hospital St. Barnabas en Livingston, Nueva Jersey, donde murió después de un ataque cardíaco.

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Tracks:
1 - These Foolish Things
2 - Exercise in Swing
3 - Salute to Fats
4 - Basie English
5 - Bowin' Singin' Slam
6 - Gliss Me again (Band Aid)
7 - Deuces Wild
8 - Deuces Mild
9 - New Exercise in Swing
10 - My Blue Heaven
11 - I'm in the Mood for Love
12 - Firebird
13 - That Old Black Magic
14 - Hangover (Big Head)
15 - I'd Do Anything for You
16 - Sophisticated Lady
17 - Armand the Groove
18 - Dot's My Baby
19 - Jealous
20 - Nobody's Sweetheart
21 - Body and Soul
22 - Make Believe


Credits:
    Bass – Billy Taylor (tracks: 1 to 4), Bob Haggart (tracks: 19 to 22), Leo Guarnieri (tracks: 15 to 18), Slam Stewart (tracks: 5 to 14)
    Clarinet – Hank D'Amico
    Drums – Cozy Cole (tracks: 1 to 4, 19 to 22), J.C. Heard (tracks: 15 to 18), Sammy Weiss (tracks: 5 to 14)
    Guitar – Dexter Hall (tracks: 1 to 4)
    Liner Notes – Anatol Schenker
    Piano – Johnny Guarnieri
    Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas (tracks: 15 to 18), Lester Young (tracks: 1 to 4)
    Trumpet – Billy Butterfield (tracks: 1 to 4)

Notes
Recorded New York City, April 18, 1944 (tracks 1 to 4), September 20, 1944 (tracks 5 to 10), November 7, 1944 (tracks 11 to 14), 1945 (tracks 15 to 18), and January 23, 1946 (tracks 19 to 22).


Label: Classics ‎– CLASSICS 956
Series: The Classics Chronological Series – 956
Released: 1997
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing





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