George Duvivier

George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist.

Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier.

He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where he studied violin.

At age sixteen, he worked as assistant concertmaster for the Central Manhattan Symphony Orchestra.

He began playing double bass and concentrated on composition at New York University.

In the early 1940s, he accompanied Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Millinder, and Eddie Barefield.

After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked as an arranger for Jimmie Lunceford, then as arranger and bassist for Sy Oliver.

In the 1950s, he accompanied Lena Horne on her tour in Europe.

He recorded for commercials, television shows, and movie soundtracks.

For four years beginning in 1953, he worked steadily with Bud Powell.

He also worked with Count Basie, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Chico Hamilton, Hank Jones, Shelly Manne, Oliver Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Clark Terry, Ben Webster, and Bob Wilber.

He died of cancer in New York, aged 64.

His mother Ismay Duvivier, once a dancer, donated a large collection of papers, including letters and scrapbooks of her career and his, to the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.

With Pepper Adams

With Manny Albam

With Joe Albany

With Gene Ammons

With Mildred Anderson

With Louis Armstrong

With Count Basie

With Louis Bellson

With George Benson, Al Harewood and Mickey Tucker

With Bob Brookmeyer

With Ruth Brown

With Ray Bryant

With Kenny Burrell

With Benny Carter

With Ron Carter

With Sonny Clark and Max Roach

With Arnett Cobb

With Al Cohn

With Sam Cooke

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Buddy DeFranco

With Eric Dolphy

With Art Farmer

With Jimmy Forrest

With Ronnie Foster

With Aretha Franklin

Although he spent most of his career as a sideman, he recorded as a leader in 1956 with Martial Solal for Coronet.