Remo Palmier

Remo Paul Palmieri (March 29, 1923 – February 2, 2002) was an American jazz guitarist.

Career

Remo Palmieri enter the New York City jazz world in the 1940s and soon found himself playing with some the best known names in jazz, such as Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. His talents were in great demand and during this same period he recorded with Teddy Wilson. In 1945 he recorded with Gillespie and Parker and Red Norvo and was awarded a "new star" award from Esquire magazine. Over the years he also played with He played with Pearl Bailey, Billie Holiday, Red Norvo, and Sarah Vaughan, and was part of Nat Jaffe's trio.[1][2]

Palmieri was one of the first guitarists to build on the ideas of Charlie Christian, but he chose to live the life of a studio musician. In the late 1940s he began performing with Arthur Godfrey on CBS Radio, and taught Godfrey to play the ukulele. He was with CBS for more than 27 years. He changed his name legally in 1952 to Palmier, omitting the "i" at the end, to avoid being confused with Eddie Palmieri.

When the Godfrey show was canceled in 1972, Palmier returned to playing clubs in New York. In 1977 his friend Herb Ellis convinced Carl Jefferson to invite Palmier to the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California. At the festival Palmier and Ellis played as a duo. Later that year they recorded Windflower, which ended Palmier's 30-year hiatus from recording. In 1979 Concord Jazz produced Remo Palmier, the first recording on which Remo Palmier was billed as the leader.

In the 1990s Palmier continued to perform. He was at the 1998 JVC "Tribute to Herb Ellis With Love", the 1997 "Tribute to Barney Kessel With Love From Your Friends",[3] and the 1996 "Tribute to Tal Farlow". He also taught privately, and his students included cartoonist Gary Larson.

He died in 2002 from leukemia and lymphoma. He was survived by his wife, Margery who died in 2009, twin daughters, Janis and Stephan, two brothers, Paul and Raymond and two grandchildren.[4]

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/arts/remo-palmier-jazz-guitarist-78.html
  2. ↑ http://www.jazzguitar.com/features/kessel.html
  3. ↑ http://www.jazzguitar.com/features/kessel.html
  4. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/arts/remo-palmier-jazz-guitarist-78.html
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