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
Be Bop - Editado por BDMUSIC el 10 oct. 2007
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Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Original Jazz Classics el 20 feb. 1953
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Way out Wardell (Live)
Be Bop - Editado por Ace Records el 1 ene. 1956
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One For Prez (Wardell Gray)
Jazz - Editado por 1201 MUSIC el 14 sep. 1997
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Benny's Bop
Benny Goodman, Wardell Gray, Stan Hasselgard
Be Bop - Editado por Hep Records el 25 abr. 1987
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Live at the Haig 1952
Jazz - Editado por Fresh Sound Records el 1 dic. 2011
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The Chase And The Steeplechase (Live)
Jazz - Editado por Verve Reissues el 1 ene. 1952
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The Very Best Of
Be Bop - Editado por Master Classics Records el 1 mar. 2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1946 - 1950
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 9 feb. 2009
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Wardell Gray Vol. 2 (1948-49)
Jazz - Editado por Documents el 1 sep. 2008
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Wardell Gray Vol. 1 (1945-46)
Jazz - Editado por Documents el 1 sep. 2008
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Sax Sparks
Jazz - Editado por Music Today Records el 14 ene. 2016
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Twisted
Jazz - Editado por Blooming Jazz Records el 25 nov. 2015
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Wardell Gray: Way Out Wardell
Jazz - Editado por Blue Velvet el 7 abr. 2017
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Complete Jazz Series 1950 - 1955
Jazz - Editado por Complete Jazz Series el 9 feb. 2009
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Wardell Gray's Sweet Lorraine
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 25 jun. 2006
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Wardell Gray's In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 25 jun. 2006
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Wardell Gray Vol. 5 (1952-55)
Jazz - Editado por Documents el 1 sep. 2008
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Live at Hollywood
Jazz - Editado por Music Today Records el 4 feb. 2016
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Bebop Live Concerts Vol. 3 (1946-47)
Wardell Gray, Buck Clayton, Charlie Parker
Jazz - Editado por Documents el 1 sep. 2008
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Scrapple From The APple
Jazz - Editado por Blooming Jazz Records el 29 jul. 2016
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