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Jimmy Stewart

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Jimmy Stewart (born September 8, 1937) 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 Gábor Szabó, but he has been extensively involved in many genres of music as an arranger, conductor, producer, orchestrator, musical director, and educator. Stewart has appeared on over 1,200 recordings. Early life and education Stewart was born on September 8, 1937, in San Francisco, California. At the age of four, he commenced piano lessons, switching to guitar when he was eight. He sneaked out of the family house late at night to go to clubs. A professional by age 15, he received the opportunity to play with Earl Hines when he was 16. After working in Lake Tahoe, he studied at the College of San Mateo, earning a degree in 1957, and the next year married Janet McCoy. In 1960 he attended the Chicago School of Music, where he was a student of classical guitarist and teacher, Richard Pick. He received a certificate in composition and modern arranging from the Berklee School of Music in 1964. He also engaged in private studies with Albert Harris (composition, film scoring and orchestration), Jack Lee (conducting), George M. Smith (classical guitar and studio guitar), Paul Miller (fretted instruments), and Bud Young (dance band arrangements, harmony, and composition from 16th–18th centuries). US Army From 1958 to 1960, Stewart served in the US Army, where he became a broadcast specialist. He recorded the 1959 Playboy Jazz Festival for the Armed Forces radio station, was musical director for the weekly radio show, At Ease Show, and produced Parade Rest for St. Louis television. He also played guitar on variety shows and produced radio programs.

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“When I got back from the war in 1946 people didn't want the Mr. Smith kind of movie any more, and I refused to make war pictures.”
— On how he started doing westerns, as quoted in "Innocent Revisited" in TIME magazine (29 June 1970)
“I've always been skeptical of people who say they lose themselves in a part. Someone once came up to Spencer Tracy and asked, "Aren't you tired of always playing Tracy?" Tracy replied, "What am I supposed to do, play Bogart?" You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.”
— As quoted in "Innocent Revisited" in TIME magazine (29 June 1970)
“If you can do a part and not have the acting show.”
— A definition of good acting, given in an interview on WNET TV (13 March 1987); sometimes quoted as "It’s well done if you can do a part and not have the acting show."
“I've sort of gotten into the habit of looking for the vulnerable guy, the guy who makes mistakes, the guy who can't figure things out all the time but keeps at it.”
— On roles he looks for, as quoted in "Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart dead at 89" at CNN (2 July 1997)
“Hollywood dishes out too much praise for small things I won't let it get me, but too much praise can turn a fellow's head if he doesn't watch his step.”
— As quoted in "Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart dead at 89" at CNN (2 July 1997)
“Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.”
— As quoted in The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood (2004) by Skip Press, p. 199

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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 Gábor Szabó, but he has been extensively involved in many genres of music as an arranger, conductor, producer, orchestrator, musical director, and educator. Stewart has appeared on over 1,200 recordings.

Occupation: jazz musician, jazz guitarist, record producer, composer
Citizenship: United States
Born: October 8, 1937

Notable quotes

“When I got back from the war in 1946 people didn't want the Mr. Smith kind of movie any more, and I refused to make war pictures.”
— On how he started doing westerns, as quoted in "Innocent Revisited" in TIME magazine (29 June 1970)
“I've always been skeptical of people who say they lose themselves in a part. Someone once came up to Spencer Tracy and asked, "Aren't you tired of always playing Tracy?" Tracy replied, "What am I supposed to do, play Bogart?" You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.”
— As quoted in "Innocent Revisited" in TIME magazine (29 June 1970)
“If you can do a part and not have the acting show.”
— A definition of good acting, given in an interview on WNET TV (13 March 1987); sometimes quoted as "It’s well done if you can do a part and not have the acting show."
“I've sort of gotten into the habit of looking for the vulnerable guy, the guy who makes mistakes, the guy who can't figure things out all the time but keeps at it.”
— On roles he looks for, as quoted in "Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart dead at 89" at CNN (2 July 1997)
“Hollywood dishes out too much praise for small things I won't let it get me, but too much praise can turn a fellow's head if he doesn't watch his step.”
— As quoted in "Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart dead at 89" at CNN (2 July 1997)
“Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.”
— As quoted in The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood (2004) by Skip Press, p. 199

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Jimmy Stewart

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