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Jimmy Stewart is an American guitarist who has performed a wide variety of music since the late 1950s. He is best known for his association with jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo but has had extensive experience in many genres of music, not only as a guitarist but as an arranger, conductor, producer, orchestrator, musical director and educator. Stewart has appeared on over 1,200 recordings. 1

EARLY LIFE

Jimmy Stewart was born Sept. 8, 1937 in San Francisco. 4 When he was four he started having piano lessons, switching to the guitar when he was eight. At 15, Stewart became a professional guitarist, working in Lake Tahoe. He studied at the College of San Mateo (earning an Associate Arts degree in 1957), the Chicago School of Music (where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree) in 1960 after his studies with renowned classical guitarist/teacher Richard Pick, and a certificate from the Berklee School of Music in 1964 in composition/modern arranging. He also had private studies with Albert Harris (composition, film scoring and orchestration), Jack Lee (conducting), George M. Smith (classical and studio guitar), Paul Miller (fretted instruments) and Bud Young (dance band arrangements and harmony and composition from the 16th-18th centuries). 4

In 1956 when he was 19, Stewart became singer Ginny Simms' guitarist, arranger, conductor and music director. .Stewart performed with Simms in show rooms across the country, often being responsible for shows that involved large string orchestras. When not on the road with Simms, he worked in Lake Tahoe as guitarist, banjoist and singer for the Fun Unlimited agency. and other shows He also had opportunities to play with fellow guitarist Teddy Bunn and pianist Earl Hines. 4 3

During 1958-60, Stewart served in the U.S. Army where he became a Broadcast Specialist. He recorded the 1959 Playboy Jazz Festival for Armed Forces radio, was the musical director/arranger for the weekly radio “At Ease Show,” and produced “Parade Rest” for St. Louis television. 4 He also played guitar on variety shows and produced other radio programs.

SAN FRANCISCO YEARS

After his honorable discharge from the Army in 1960, Stewart returned to San Francisco and quickly became part of several overlapping music worlds. He was the staff fretted instrumentalist for the San Francisco Civic Light Orchestra for five years. Stewart became the house guitarist at the Hungry i, performing with folk and spoken word artists in addition to jazz groups. He worked in the studios, frequently appeared on local television and played shows with the San Francisco Symphony. Stewart also recorded with pianist Abe Battat (Once Around The Block) for the Fantasy label in 1964 and produced 45s for Battat, Martha Jean the Queen, Prima Kim, Rocky Gunn, Floyd White, Bobbi Boyle, Jimmy Clayton, Gene Meigs and Lainie Kazan. 4

GABOR SZABO

In 1967, Jimmy Stewart became a member of the Gabor Szabo Quintet, a group that led to what Doug Payne called “the most consistent - and perhaps, most memorable --period in Gabor Szabo's musical evolution...Stewart and Szabo had an immediate chemistry, as if of one mind and evident in the first notes they played together.” 2

The group, which contrasted Szabo's gypsy-inspired electric guitar with Stewart's acoustic classical guitar, also included bassist Louis Kabok, percussionist Hal Gordon and several different drummers. Its repertoire included straight-ahead jazz, Brazilian music, unusual versions of rock songs, Hungarian gypsy tunes and classical themes. Gabor Szabo's quintet with Stewart performed in 1967 at Shelly's Manne Hole, the Los Angeles Jazz Festival at UCLA, the Fillmore Auditorium (following the opening act, the Jimi Hendrix Experience), the Newport Jazz Festival, Chicago's Plugged Nickel, and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Stewart continued performing now and then with Szabo until late 1968 and on an infrequent basis in 1969 and in the 1970s. 2

After leaving Szabo, Jimmy Stewart moved to Los Angeles where he became very involved in several different areas of music.

STUDIO MUSICIAN AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Since settling in Los Angeles, Jimmy Stewart worked as the musical director for Lainie Kazan (arranger and conductor on tours), Andy Williams (as an arranger for road tours), Gary Crosby, and Chita Rivera, and performed with Rod McKuen. He also arranged for John Gary, Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassel, Chad Mitchell and Tonilee Scott and coached Linda Ronstadt, Juice Newton and Lee Ritenour. 4

As a studio musician, Stewart has been on over 1,200 sessions. 1 He was one of the first studio guitarists to be able to credibly bring the sound of rock guitar to soundtracks and commercials and his versatility kept him in demand for decades. 4

Stewart's recorded and/or performed with such artists as Herb Alpert, the Andrews Sisters, Paul Anka, Burt Bacharach, Chet Baker, Louie Bellson, James Brown, Ray Brown, Sam Butera, John Cage, Benny Carter, Ray Charles, Roy Clark, Perry Como, Aaron Copland, Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Doris Day, Paul Desmond, Neil Diamond, the Mercer Ellington Orchestra, Bill Evans, the Everly Brothers, Tennesee Ernie Ford, Marvin Gaye, Stan Getz, David Grisman, Dave Grusin, Charlie Haden, Dick Haymes, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Janis Joplin, Frankie Laine, Herbie Mann, Shelly Manne, Johnny Mathis, Gary McFarland, Liza Minnelli, Gerry Mulligan, Peter Noro, Red Norvo, Anita O'Day, Peter, Paul & Mary, Louis Prima, Lou Rawls, Della Reese, Nelson Riddle, Smoky Robinson, Diana Ross, Carlos Santana, Neil Sedaka, Dinah Shore, Zoot Sims, Frank Sinatra, Sonny Stitt, Barbara Streisand, Donna Summers, Billy Taylor, Stanley Turrentine, Dionne Warwick, Roger Williams, Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder, and Frank Zappa. 4 He was also featured as a classical soloist with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. 1

Stewart's guitar playing has been utilized in such movies as Paint Your Wagon, Topaz, Some Kind Of Nut, Nice Dreams, Minus One, and Chain Of Command, and on television on Ironside, The Bold Ones, Dan August, The Burt Bacharach Special, the Mike Douglas Show, and the Tonight Show. 4 He also played music for such shows as How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Half A Sixpence, 110 In The Shade, No Strings, Funny Girl, Here's Love, Bye Bye Birdie, Kiss Me Kate, Roar Of The Greasepaint - Tthe Smell of the Crowd, West Side Story, The Boy-Friend, Little Abner, Banbouche, and Man Of La Mancha. 4

In 1991 Jimmy Stewart was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall Of Fame. 1

EDUCATOR AND AUTHOR

Jimmy Stewart has written 27 books on the guitar including Wes Montgomery Jazz Guitar Method (1968), The Howard Roberts Guitar Book (1970, co-authored with Howard Roberts), Guitar For Songwriters, (1977), Ear Training For Guitarists (1977), Sight Reading For Guitarists (1978), Evolution Of Jazz Guitar (1987), The Working Guitarist (1989), Heavy Metal Guitar (1992), and The Complete Jazz Guitarist (1994). 1

Stewart was the founder of the guitar program at Dick Grove Music Workshops. He was chairman of the Music Department at the Audio/Video Institute of Technology in Hollywood, conducting master classes in record producing and music recording history. Stewart has also taught guitar at the Musicians Institute of Technology, taught theory, orchestration and guitar at the University of Southern California and helped build the guitar department at DG Workshops. He wrote the monthly column “The Complete Musician” for Guitar Player magazine during 1971-81. He has also written articles for the Jazz Educators Journal, Sound & Recording Magazine, On Stage Magazine and Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine. 4

COMPOSER

As a classical composer, Jimmy Stewart has written such works as 10 Etudes For Classical Guitar, : Concertino For Electric Guitar and Orchestra, Folk Songs for Orchestra, Sonata For Unaccompanied Violin, and two string quartets. 4

GOLF AND HYPNOSIS

An enthusiastic golfer and a student of the game, Jimmy Stewart wrote Mastering Golf Through Hypnosis in 2009 and produced a recording of the reading of the book by Tye Justice. Stewart studied Hypnotherapy with John McCarthy at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Los Angeles. Stewart has worked with children as an assistant golf coach and appeared on several golf informercials. 4

DISCOGRAPHY AS LEADER

1977 Fire Flower (Catalyst)

1981 Street Jazz  (Techeku)

1987 The Touch (BlackHawk)


 * 1987 Evolution of Jazz Guitar (Mel Bay)


 * 1989 Rock Tracks (Alfred)

1991 Power Trax (CPP/Belwin)

1992 Blues Trax (CPP/Belwin)


 * 1992 Heavy Metal Guitar (CPP/Belwin)


 * 1992 Mode Mania (CPP/Belwin)

1993 The Art, History and Style of Jazz Guitar (CPP/Belwin)

1994 The Complete Jazz Guitarist (Mel Bay)

1998 Memorabilia (J*Bird Records)

2005 Night People ( Apophis Records)


 * only released as cassette

WITH GABOR SZABO

1967 The Sorcerer (Impulse)

1968 Bacchanal (Sky)

1968 Dreams (Sky)

1968 More Sorcery (Impulse)

1969 Exotic Guitars (Ranwood)

1977 Faces (Mercury)

BOOKS

1968 Wes Montgomery Jazz Guitar Method, Robbins Music Publishing

1970 The Howard Roberts Guitar Book, Playback Music Publications

1971 Carol Kaye’s Basslines Five, Gwyn Publishing

1975 Chord/Melody, Apophis Music Publishing

1975 Jazz Guitar, Apophis Music Publishing

1976 15 Guitar Etudes, Apophis Music Publishing

1977 Ear Training for the Guitarist, Apophis Music Publishing

1977 Guitar for Songwriters, Grove Publications

1977 Orchestration and Arranging, Apophis Music Publishing

1977 Pentatonic Madness, Apophis Music Publishing

1977 Sight Reading for the Guitarist, Apophis Music Publishing

1978 A Tribute to Classical Guitar, GPI Publications

1978 Studio Guitar, Apophis Music Publishing

1980 Contemporary Rhythm Playing for the Guitarist, Apophis Music Publishing

1985 Basic Guitar, GPI/Hal Leonard Publications

1985 Rock Guitar, GPI/Hal Leonard Publications

1987 Evolution of Jazz Guitar, Mel Bay Publications

1987 Rock Guitar, Alfred Publishing

1989 The Working Guitarist, Volume 1, Alexander Publishing

1991 Power Trax, CPP/Belwin Publishing

1992 Blues Trax, CPP/Belwin Publishing

1992 Heavy Metal Guitar, CPP/Belwin Publishing

1992 Mode Mania, CPP/Belwin Publishing

1993 The Art History and Style of Jazz Guitar, CPP/Belwin Publishing

1994 The Complete Jazz Guitarist, Mel Bay Publications

1997 Easy Jazz Riffs For Guitar, Cherry Lane Music Company

1997 Jazz Harmony,  Cherry Lane Music Company

1998 Easy Jazz Riffs For Guitar, Japanese Edition Shinko Music Publishing Company, LTD.

ARTISTS PUBLISHED

1971-1981 “The Complete Musician” (Guitar Player Magazine monthly column)

“An Engineer’s Guide to Music” Parts One and Two (Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine)

“Quincy Jones with Engineer Bruce Swedien: The Consumate Production Team” (Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine)

“The Roots and Branches of Musical Styles” (Jazz Educators Journal)

“Sound Analyze” (Sound & Recording Magazine)

“In Session” (On Stage Magazine)

“Going Beyond Natural Sound” (Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine)

“Personal Use Studios” (Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine)

“Alpha Studios” (Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine)

“Keith Olsen — Producer” (Recording Engineer & Producer Magazine)

CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS

Opus 1-10 Etudes for Classical Guitar

Opus 11 Folk Tunes for Orchestra

Opus 12 Prelude for Piano

Opus 13 Study in Percussion

Opus 14 Passacaglia for Flute

Opus 15 Homage de Albert Harris for Classical Guitar

Opus 16 Fantasia for Classical Guitar

Opus 17 Sonata for Violin (unaccompanied)

Opus 18 Concertino for Electric guitar & Orchestra

Opus 19 String Quartet 1 Plus D.B.

Opus 20 String Quartet II Plus Classical Guitar

Opus 21 Homage de Maruro Giuliani - Classical Guitar

Opus 22 Homge de Dionisio Agnardo

Opus 23 Homage de Marteo Carcassi

Opus 24 Homage de Napoleon Coste

Opus 25 Guitar Concerto no.1 for classical guitar and orchestra

Opus 26 Guitar Concerto no.2 for jazz guitar and orchestra

Opus 27 Guitar Concerto no.3 for contemporary guitar and orchestra

REFERENCES

1 Website: www.thecompletemusicians.com

2 Doug Payne blog on Gabor Szabo-Jimmy Stewart association - www.dougpayne.com/p67_69.htm

3 All Music Guide entry - www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-stewart-p128695

4 Interview with Jimmy Stewart for The Jazz Guitarists (Hal Leonard Books) - not yet published