Transformations / Invocation by Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six, released on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1977.

"Phillip Rista Nimmons OC OOnt (June 3, 1923 – April 5, 2024) was a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Nimmons played "free jazz" and mainstream styles, and other genres including classical music...
...Nimmons established the "Nimmons 'n' Nine" ensemble in 1953, with whom he had a weekly show on CBC Radio. The ensemble grew to 16 musicians in 1965, renamed "Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six", and was active until 1980. The ensemble recorded nine albums from 1956 to 1976, toured regularly across Canada." - Wikipedia

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The Canadian Scene Via The Phil Nimmons Group released in 1957 on Verve.

A prolific writer and arranger, Canadian clarinetist Phil Nimmons' heavy involvement in jazz education (he has been on the University of Toronto faculty since 1973) has allowed him to act as mentor for many of Canada's jazz writers and arrangers, although it has perhaps prevented him from receiving the recognition he deserved. Nimmons' own work in both the jazz and classical veins date from 1948. The 1974 recording of his Atlantic Suite received the first Juno Award given in the jazz category. The Olympic Arts Festival of the 1988 Winter Games commissioned Nimmons' work "The Torch," which was premiered at the Calgary Winter Olympics by a band under the direction of fellow Canadian and writer/arranger Rob McConnell. Phil Nimmons died on April 5, 2024, at the age of 100. ~ Dan Cross

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Phillip Rista Nimmons OC OOnt (June 3, 1923 – April 5, 2024) was a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Nimmons played "free jazz" and mainstream styles, and other genres, including classical music. He composed more than 400 pieces in various genres, and for various instrumentations including film scores, music for radio and television, chamber music, music for large ensembles, concert band and symphony orchestras..

Nimmons established the "Nimmons 'n' Nine" ensemble in 1953, with whom he had a weekly show on CBC Radio. The ensemble grew to 16 musicians in 1965, renamed "Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six", and was active until 1980...He chose to remain in Canada for his career despite that many of Canadian colleagues went to the United States. In a 2023 interview, he revealed that he stayed because, "If everybody left, we're not going to have anybody to create a musical scene in Canada".- Wikipedia

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The Canadian Scene

Phil Nimmons has been around since the beginning of time on the Toronto jazz scene. Saw him once with Lorne Lofsky and Keiran Overs at Elora Inn 40+ years ago. Phil was a senior guy then. Still around ... born 1923.