Jimmy Gourley
James Pasco Gourley Jr., born on June 9, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri, was an
American jazz guitarist who began his musical journey at the Monarch
Conservatory of Music in Hammond, Indiana. He dropped out of high school to play
with a jazz band in Oklahoma City and served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.
In 1951, Gourley moved to France, where he collaborated extensively with
European jazz greats including Henri Renaud, Lou Bennett, Kenny Clarke, Richard
Galliano, Stéphane Grappelli, Bobby Jaspar, Eddy Louiss, Martial Solal, and
Barney Wilen. He also played with American music...
