Wardell Gray
Wardell Gray was one of the top tenors to emerge during the bop era (along with Dexter Gordon and Teddy Edwards). His Lester Young-influenced tone made his playing attractive to swing musicians as well as younger modernists. He grew up in Detroit, playing in local bands as a teenager. Gray was with Earl Hines during 1943-1945, recording with him (1945). That same year, he moved to Los Angeles and he became a major part of the Central Avenue scene, having nightly tenor battles with Dexter Gordon; their recording of "The Chase" was popular. Gray recorded with Charlie Parker in 1947 and yet his style appealed to Benny Goodman, with whom he played the following year. Among his own sessions, his solos on "Twisted" (1949) and "Farmer's Market" (1952) were turned into memorable vocalese by Annie Ross a few years later. Back in New York, Gray played and recorded with Tadd Dameron and the Count Basie septet and big band (1950-1951); "Little Pony," his showcase with the Basie orchestra, is a classic. Gray was featured on some Norman Granz jam sessions ("Apple Jam" has a particularly heated solo) and recorded with Louie Bellson (1952-1953). Ironically, Wardell Gray, who in the late '40s was an inspiration to some younger musicians due to his opposition to drug use, himself became involved in drugs and died mysteriously in Las Vegas on May 25, 1955, when he was just 34.
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BD Music & Cabu Present Wardell Gray
Bebop - Lançado por BDMUSIC em 10 de out. de 2007
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Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 1
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 20 de fev. de 1953
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Way out Wardell (Live)
Bebop - Lançado por ACE RECORDS em 1 de jan. de 1956
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One For Prez (Wardell Gray)
Jazz - Lançado por 1201 MUSIC em 14 de set. de 1997
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Benny's Bop
Benny Goodman, Wardell Gray, Stan Hasselgard
Bebop - Lançado por Hep Records em 25 de abr. de 1987
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Live at the Haig 1952
Jazz - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 1 de dez. de 2011
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The Chase And The Steeplechase (Live)
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1952
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Four Classic Albums Plus (The Chase & the Steeplechase / Way out Wardell / Memorial Album Vol 1 / Memorial Album Vol 2) (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por AVID Jazz em 1 de jan. de 1952
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The Very Best Of
Bebop - Lançado por Master Classics Records em 1 de mar. de 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1950
Jazz - Lançado por Complete Jazz Series em 9 de fev. de 2009
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Farmer's Market
Jazz - Lançado por Black Sheep Music em 25 de jul. de 2006
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The Chase
Jazz - Lançado por Black Sheep Music em 22 de mar. de 2013
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Complete Late Fourties Masters (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Moon em 15 de mar. de 2016
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Twisted
Jazz - Lançado por Black Sheep Music em 22 de mar. de 2013
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Wardell Gray Vol. 2 (1948-49)
Jazz - Lançado por Documents em 1 de set. de 2008
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Wardell Gray Vol. 1 (1945-46)
Jazz - Lançado por Documents em 1 de set. de 2008
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Sax Sparks
Jazz - Lançado por Music Today Records em 14 de jan. de 2016
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Twisted
Jazz - Lançado por Blooming Jazz Records em 25 de nov. de 2015
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Wardell Gray: Way Out Wardell
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Velvet em 7 de abr. de 2017
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Complete Jazz Series 1950 - 1955
Jazz - Lançado por Complete Jazz Series em 9 de fev. de 2009
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Wardell Gray's Sweet Lorraine
Jazz - Lançado por Charly Records em 25 de jun. de 2006
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