Remo Paul Palmier (March 29, 1923 – February 2, 2002) was an American

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guitarist.

Career

Palmier began his career as a musician during the 1940s, and collaborated with

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, Dizzy Gillespie,

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, and

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. In 1945, he was awarded a "new star" award from ''Esquire'' magazine. He also played with

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, and Sarah Vaughan. He also became part of

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's trio. In 1945, he began performing with

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on CBS Radio and taught Godfrey to play the ukulele. He was with the Godfrey show for twenty-seven 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

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convinced Carl Jefferson to invite Palmier to the Concord Jazz Festival in

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. At the festival, Palmier and Ellis performed as a duo. Later that year, they recorded ''Windflower'', which ended Palmier's thirty-year hiatus from recording. In 1979,

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produced ''Remo Palmier'', the only album on which he was billed as the leader. During the 1970s, he played with

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and

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. He participated in an all-star Swing Reunion in 1985 and in tribute concerts to

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(1997),

(1998), and

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Death

He died in 2002 from leukemia and lymphoma.

Discography

As leader

* ''Windflower'' with Herb Ellis (Concord Jazz, 1978) * ''Remo Palmier'' (Concord Jazz, 1979)

As sideman

* Louis Armstrong, ''Town Hall Concert Plus'' (RCA, 1957) *

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, ''Louie Bellson and His Jazz Orchestra'' (Musicmasters, 1987) *

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, ''Pretties'' (Sonet, 1978) *

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, '' Central City Sketches'' (Musicmasters, 1987) * Benny Carter, ''Harlem Renaissance'' (MusicMaster, 1992) *

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, Red Norvo, ''Jazz Giants Vol. 3'' (Trip Jazz, 1978) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''Groovin' High'' (Savoy, 1955) *

, ''Jazz for the People'' (Signature, 1960) *

, ''Thanks for the Memory'' (Xanadu, 1983) * Lou McGarity, ''Lou McGarity: In Celebration'' (IAJRC, 1981) * Max Morath, ''Jonah Man and Other Songs of the Bert Williams Era'' (Vanguard, 1976) * Max Morath, ''The Ragtime Women'' (Vanguard, 1977) * Max Morath, Dick Sudhalter, ''In Jazz Country'' (Vanguard, 1979) *

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, ''Town Hall Concert Vol. 1'' (London, 1974) * Sarah Vaughan, ''It's You or No One'' (Musicraft, 1988) *

, ''Teddy Wilson & His All Star Jazz Sextette'' (Allegro, 1956)

References

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