George Duvivier


George Duvivier was an American jazz double-bassist.

Biography

A native of New York City, he attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where he studied violin. At age sixteen he worked as assistant concertmaster for the Central Manhattan Symphony Orchestra. He began playing double bass and concentrated on composition at New York University. In the early 1940s, he accompanied Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Millinder, and Eddie Barefield. After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked as an arranger for Jimmie Lunceford, then as arranger and bassist for Sy Oliver.
In the 1950s he accompanied Lena Horne on her tour in Europe. He recorded for commercials, television shows, and movie soundtracks. Although he spent most of his career as a sideman, he recorded as a leader in 1956 with Martial Solal for Coronet. For four years beginning in 1953, he worked steadily with Bud Powell. He also worked with Count Basie, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Chico Hamilton, Hank Jones, Shelly Manne, Oliver Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Clark Terry, Ben Webster, and Bob Wilber.

Discography

With Pepper Adams
With Manny Albam
With Joe Albany
With Ben E. King
With Gene Ammons
With Louis Armstrong
With Aretha Franklin
With Sam Cooke
  • My Kind of Blues
With Mildred Anderson
  • Person to Person
With George Benson, Al Harewood and Mickey Tucker
  • Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 1
  • Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2
  • Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon, Volume 3
With Count Basie
With Louis Bellson
With Bob Brookmeyer
With Ruth Brown
With Ray Bryant
With Kenny Burrell
With Benny Carter
With Ron Carter
  • Where?
With Sonny Clark and Max Roach
  • Sonny Clark Trio
With Arnett Cobb
With Al Cohn
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
With Anita O'Day
With Buddy DeFranco
With Eric Dolphy
With Art Farmer
With Jimmy Forrest
With Ronnie Foster
With Bud Freeman
With Stan Getz
With Paul Gonsalves
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Honi Gordon
With Gigi Gryce
With Chico Hamilton
  • Chico Hamilton Trio
With Roland Hanna
  • Destry Rides Again
With Wilbur Harden
With Barry Harris
  • Vicissitudes
  • Barry Harris Plays Barry Harris
With Coleman Hawkins
  • Coleman Hawkins and Confrères
  • Hawk Eyes
  • Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
  • The Hawk Swings
With Donna Hightower
  • Take One
With Johnny Hodges
With Bobbi Humphrey
  • Flute In
With Janis Ian
  • Janis Ian
With Illinois Jacquet
  • Spectrum
  • Illinois Jacquet Quartet Live at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, March 18, 1978
With Milt Jackson
  • Vibrations
With Budd Johnson
With Etta Jones
With Hank Jones
  • Bop Redux
  • I Remember You
  • Compassion
  • Bluesette
With Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake
  • The Newest Sound Around
With John Lewis
  • The Golden Striker
  • The Wonderful World of Jazz
  • Essence
With Mundell Lowe
  • Porgy & Bess
  • Themes from Mr. Lucky, the Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz
  • Satan in High Heels
With Johnny Lytle
  • The Loop
  • New and Groovy
  • Everything Must Change
With Junior Mance
With Barry Manilow
With Shelly Manne
With Gil Mellé
With Moondog
With Gerry Mulligan
With Oliver Nelson
With Phineas Newborn, Jr.
With Herbie Nichols
With Chico O'Farrill
With Jackie Paris
With Houston Person
With Dave Pike
With Bucky Pizzarelli
With Bud Powell
With Freddie Redd
With Red Rodney
With Jimmy Rushing
With A. K. Salim
With Lalo Schifrin
With Gunther Schuller
With Shirley Scott
With Derek Smith
  • Love for Sale
With Jimmy Smith
With Johnny Smith
With Leon Spencer
With Sonny Stitt
With Buddy Tate
With Billy Taylor
  • Kwamina
With Clark Terry
With Joe Thomas and Jay McShann
With Cal Tjader
With Stanley Turrentine
With Sarah Vaughan
With Warren Vaché Jr.
With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Mal Waldron
With Walter Wanderley
With Julius Watkins
With Chuck Wayne
With Ben Webster
With Frank Wess
With Randy Weston
With Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern
With Joe Wilder
With Lem Winchester
With Lester Young