Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American

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and

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drummer, who in the 1980s moved to

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, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.

Biography

Clifford Jarvis, the son of Malcom “Shorty” Jarvis was born in

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, United States, where he studied at Berklee College of Music in the 1950s.

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'', December 1, 1999. Moving to

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, he established himself in

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between 1959 and 1966, by recording with bebop and hard-bop musicians including

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, Freddie Hubbard,

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, John Patton, Chet Baker,

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, Walter Davis, and

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, and playing with

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and

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. He worked and recorded with musicians associated with free jazz, including

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(from 1962 to 1976), Pharoah Sanders,

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, and

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. During the 1980s, Jarvis moved to England, where he played with younger musicians including

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. He also worked as a music educator at Chats Palace Arts Centre in

and Pyramid Arts Development in

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. Jarvis continued teaching until his death in 1999."Incendiary drummer and great teacher"
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'', 1999.

Discography

As leader

*1986: ''Little Red Moon'' (

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As sideman

With Chet Baker * '' Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe'' (Riverside, 1959) With

* ''

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'' (Hi Hat, 2018) With

*''

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'' (SteepleChase, 1977) With

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'' ( Savoy, 1960) With

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*'' The Final Sessions'' (Evidence, 1966

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With Freddie Hubbard * ''

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, 1960) * '' Hub-Tones'' (Blue Note, 1962) * '' Blue Spirits'' (Blue Note, 1966) With

*'' Right Now!'' (Blue Note, 1965) With

*'' Little Red Moon'' (Soul Note, 1985) *'' Splashes'' (L+R, 1987) With

*'' Burning Spirits'' (Contemporary, 1971) With Jukka Syrenius Band *''Memories of tomorrow"''( Finland, TCH-LP1, 1983) With

* '' When Sun Comes Out'' ( Saturn, 1963) * ''Nothing Is…'' (

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, 1966) With John Patton *'' That Certain Feeling'' (Blue Note, 1968) With

* '' Live at the Five Spot'' (United Artists, 1959) With

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* '' Les Jardins Du Casino'' (ITM, 1993)

References

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