Wardell Gray memorial album

Resource Information

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Label

Wardell Gray memorial album

Creator

• Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955

Contributor

• Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988
• Bunn, Jimmy
• Charles, Teddy
• Collier, Robert, congas
• Cosby, Harper, bassist
• Farmer, Art
• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
• Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990
• Hadnott, Billy
• Haig, Al, 1924-1982
• Hawes, Hampton, 1928-1977
• Haynes, Roy
• Hill, Phil, pianist
• Marable, Lawrence, 1929-2012
• Mardigan, Art
• Morgan, Frank, 1933-2007
• Rainger, Ralph, 1901-1942
• Richardson, Johnny, bassist
• Thompson, Chuck, 1926-

Composer

• Farmer, Art
• Hawes, Hampton, 1928-1977
• Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955

Instrumentalist

• Mardigan, Art
• Hadnott, Billy
• Collier, Robert, congas
• Haig, Al, 1924-1982
• Bunn, Jimmy
• Cosby, Harper, bassist
• Hawes, Hampton, 1928-1977
• Haynes, Roy
• Charles, Teddy
• Hill, Phil, pianist
• Marable, Lawrence, 1929-2012
• Farmer, Art
• Morgan, Frank, 1933-2007
• Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990
• Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988
• Richardson, Johnny, bassist
• Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955
• Thompson, Chuck, 1926-

Subject

• Saxophone with jazz ensemble
• Jazz -- 1941-1950
• Jazz -- 1951-1960

Related

• Twisted
• April skies
• Treadin'
• Treading
• Blue Gray
• Bright boy
• Farmer's market
• Grayhound
• Jackie
• Lavonne
• Lover man
• Move
• Paul's cause
• Scrapple from the apple
• Sinner kissed an angel
• So long Broadway
• Southside
• Sweet Lorraine
• Sweet and lovely

Accompanying matter

• biography of performer or history of ensemble
• historical information

Cataloging source

CGP

Date of event

• 1949 November 11;
• 1950 April 25;
• 1950 August 27, 1941 December, and 1952 February 20

Form of composition

jazz

Format of music

not applicable

Music parts

not applicable

Other event information

Recorded

PerformerNote

Wardell Gray, tenor saxophone ; with variously Art Farmer, trumpet ; Frank Morgan, alto saxophone ; Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone ; Al Haig, Phil Hill, Jimmy Bunn, Hampton Hawes, piano ; Tommy Potter, Johnny Richardson, Billy Hadnott, Harper Cosby, bass ; Roy Haynes, Art Mardigan, Chuck Thompson, Lawrence Marable, drums ; Robert Collier, congas ; Teddy Charles, vibes

Place of event

• New York City
• Detroit, Michigan
• Los Angeles, California

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable