George Duvivier

bass

New York bassist, much in demand for recording sessions; Barry names him among the bass players he worked with and recalls him praising a chord Barry chose on a recording.

mentions: 3
recordings: 1
Barry speaking: 3

What Barry says

In the Almeria talk Barry says today’s bass players know only tonics and are not qualified, and he tells of a young woman who complained that pianists are always playing down in the bass’s range. He answers that he has played with George Duvivier, Ray Brown and every other bassist, and none ever told him he played too low.

Believe: a talk to musicians17:17 17:50Brian Jude de Lima, Reanimating Dissonance: Cultivating the Antecedents of Barry Harris’ Concept of Movement as a Multidimensional Pedagogical Tool for Ontario Post-Secondary Jazz Curricula ¶927

Barry recalls that when they recorded All the Things You Are, Duvivier told him how glad he was that Barry played the A half-diminished chord, since most people play a minor seventh there, which Duvivier thought was wrong.

Believe: a talk to musicians17:50 18:23 18:58

Barry takes the story as backing for his point that chords should be played right, not wrong, and says that everything he does rests on logic, so no teacher can face him down.

Believe: a talk to musicians18:58 19:41

In his own words

I’ve played with George Duvivier, I’ve played with Ray Brown, I’ve played with all the bass players and I’ve never had a bass player say “You playin…you playin to low in the bass.”

Brian Jude de Lima, Reanimating Dissonance: Cultivating the Antecedents of Barry Harris’ Concept of Movement as a Multidimensional Pedagogical Tool for Ontario Post-Secondary Jazz Curricula. Almeria talk, answering a complaint that his left hand was too low ¶927

[Duvivier] said to me when I recorded, when we recorded All the Things You Are. He said, man, I’m so glad that you played the A half diminished. Most people start playing the A [minor] 7.

Believe: a talk to musicians, Almería, 2014. Almeria talk, recalling a recording session with Duvivier 17:57 Watch on YouTube at 17:57

Every mention

3 moments in the recordings, 3 of them Barry speaking. Each says who is talking.

Believe: a talk to musicians

Almería, 2014

18:23
Barry
Duvivier was glad Barry played the A half-diminished on All the Things You Are, not minor seventh.
Watch on YouTube at 18:23
17:50
Barry
Names Duvivier, with Ray Brown, among bassists who never said his left hand was too low.
Watch on YouTube at 17:50
18:58
Barry
Repeats Duvivier’s praise: most players would not use the half-diminished there.
Watch on YouTube at 18:58

In the interviews and notes

Barry, Almeria talk transcribed in Brian de Lima’s dissertation, 2017 Barry, in his own words
In de Lima’s transcript of the Almeria talk, Barry answers a young woman who complained that pianists play in the bass’s range by naming George Duvivier and Ray Brown among the many bassists he has played with, none of whom ever said he played too low.
Brian Jude de Lima, Reanimating Dissonance: Cultivating the Antecedents of Barry Harris’ Concept of Movement as a Multidimensional Pedagogical Tool for Ontario Post-Secondary Jazz Curricula ¶927
Don Schlitten, interviewed by Ted Panken for DownBeat, 2000 A student’s notes
Talking about the trio records he produced with Barry, Don Schlitten says the bassist is the moving force that turns Barry one way or another and shapes the recorded sound, so a listener who likes a light bass would probably prefer Gene Taylor to George Duvivier.
Ted Panken (interviewer); Tommy Flanagan, Tommy Flanagan ¶180

Method ideas nearby

Ideas of the method taught in the classes where they come up, with how many mentions fall in each.