Arv Garrison

Arvin Charles Garrison (August 17, 1922 – July 30, 1960) was an American jazz guitarist. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and spent most of his life there.[1][2][3]

Arv Garrison
Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv Garrison c. 1947
William P. Gottlieb, Library of Congress
Background information
Birth nameArvin Charles Garrison
Born(1922-08-17)August 17, 1922
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 1960(1960-07-30) (aged 37)
Toledo
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar

Garrison taught himself ukulele at age nine and played guitar for dances and local functions beginning at the age of twelve. He led his own band at a hotel in Albany, New York, in 1941.[3] He married a double bassist and performed with her in a group under her name, the Vivien Garry Trio. They recorded one album.[2]

In 1946, Garrison recorded sessions with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in Los Angeles, sharing the studio with Miles Davis, Dodo Marmarosa, and Lucky Thompson. As part of the Earle Spencer orchestra, he played in a guitar section that included Irving Ashby and Barney Kessel.[2]

In the 1950s he returned to Toledo and played locally. In 1960, while he was swimming, he died when he had an epileptic seizure in the water.[2]

Discography
  • Central Avenue Breakdown Vol. 1, The Vivien Garry Trio (Onyx, 1974)[2]
  • Swing to Bop Guitar: Guitars in Flight 1939–1947 (Hep, 2000) various artists CD anthology; includes Garrison's "Five Guitars in Flight" recorded for Black & White Records in 1946 with Earle Spencer's Orchestra)
  • The Complete Charlie Parker, Vol. 2: "Now's The Time" 1945–1946, Charlie Parker (Frémeaux & Associés, 2011)[2]
  • The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions (Mosaic, 2014) various artists 9-CD box set; includes Garrison's February 1946 Dial Records session with Dizzy Gillespie's Tempo Jazzmen, his March 1946 session with Charlie Parker's septet, and his October 1946 session with the Howard McGhee/Dodo Marmarosa Sextet

References
  1. Barry Kernfeld, ed. (2002). "Garrison, Arv(in Charles)". The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 18. ISBN 1561592846.
  2. Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  3. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Arv Garrison". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
Further reading
  • Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford, 1999, pp. 247–48.
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