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Wardell Gray (13 Feb 1921 - 25 May 1955)

Male Person - United States

Releases (15)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Wardell Gray Memorial, Volume 1 1955
  2. Wardell Gray Memorial, Volume 2 1955
  3. One for Prez 1988
  4. Wardell Gray – Guest: Dexter Gordon 1989
  5. The Chronological Classics: Wardell Gray 1946–1950 2002
  6. The Wardell Gray Story 20 Jan 2003
  7. The Chronological Classics: Wardell Gray 1950–1955 2008

Album

  1. Way Out Wardell 26 May 2014

Single

  1. Stoned / Matter and Mind 1948
  2. Light Gray / The Toup 1949
  3. South Side / Sweet Lorraine 1950
  4. Blue Gray / Treadin’ With Treadwell 1950
  5. A Sinner Kissed an Angel / Grayhound 1950
  6. Oscar’s Blues / Hey There 1955

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Wardell Gray Septet eponymous, tenor saxophone
  2. Wardell Gray Sextet eponymous, tenor saxophone
  3. Wardell Gray’s Los Angeles All Stars eponymous, tenor saxophone
  4. Wardell Gray Quintet eponymous, tenor saxophone
  5. Wardell Gray All Stars eponymous
  6. Wardell Gray Quartet eponymous

Recordings by (127)

  1. Semi-Quiet (Sonny's Bop) 3:26 (1947)
  2. Blue Lou 2:48 (1947)
  3. Stoned 2:50 (1948) 1948-04-xx, mx. C-127
  4. Matter and Mind 2:48 (1948) 1948-04-xx, mx. C-128
  5. The Toup 2:40 (1949) 1948-04-xx, mx. C-129
  6. Light Grey 2:37 (1949) 1948-04-xx, mx. C-126
  7. Easy Living 4:00 (1949) 1949-11-11, mx. JRC-48-B
  8. Sweet Lorraine 4:04 (1950) 1949-11-11, mx. JRC-49-A
  9. A Sinner Kissed an Angel 3:05 (1950) 1950-04-25, mx. JRC-79-A
  10. Blue Gray 2:41 (1950) 1950-04-25, mx. JRC-80-B
  11. Grayhound 3:00 (1950) 1950-04-25, mx. JRC-81-B
  12. South Side 3:20 (1950) 1949-11-11, mx. JRC-47-E
  13. Treadin’ With Treadwell 3:40 (1950) 1950-04-25, mx. JRC-82-C
  14. Lover Man 2:22 (1952) 1952-01-21, mx. 317
  15. Hey There 2:55 (1955) 1955-01-19, mx. 55-235
  16. Twisted ?:?? (1955) 1949-11-11
  17. Southside ?:?? (1955) 1949-11-11
  18. So Long Broadway ?:?? (1955) 1953-02-20
  19. Treadin’ ?:?? (1955) 1950-04-25
  20. April Skies ?:?? (1955) 1951-12-xx
  21. Bright Boy ?:?? (1955) 1951-12-xx
  22. Jackie ?:?? (1955) 1951-12-xx
  23. Farmer’s Market ?:?? (1955) 1951-12-xx
  24. Sweet and Lovely ?:?? (1955) 1951-12-xx
  25. Scrapple from the Apple 9:02 (1955) 1950-08-27
  26. Oscar’s Blues 2:45 (1955) 1955-01-19, mx. 55-233
  27. Sweet Mouth 2:35 (1960) 1955-01-19, mx. 55-232
  28. Dat’s It 2:40 (1960) 1955-01-19, mx. 55-234
  29. Blue 'n' Boogie 3:30 (1984)
  30. The Creep 3:28 (1984)
  31. The Great Lie 4:45 (1988) 1946-11-23, mx. 166-1 / 166-2)
  32. Dell's Bells 3:00 (1988) 1946-11-23, mx. 162-4
  33. One for Prez 3:15 (1988) 1946-11-23, mx. 163-4
  34. The Man I Love 3:23 (1988) 1946-11-23, mx. 164-2
  35. Easy Swing 3:06 (1988) 1946-11-23, mx. 165-1
  36. Dell’s Bells 3:09 (1988) 1946-11-23, mx. 162-1
  37. The Chase 11:31 (1989)
  38. The Steeple Chase 13:50 (1989)
  39. Bikini 3:37 (1992)
  40. Blue Gray (alternate take A) 2:50 (1992)
  41. Blue Gray (alternate take C) 2:44 (1992)
  42. Grayhound (alternate take A) 2:39 (1992)
  43. Grayhound (alternate take C) 1:11 (1992)
  44. Treadin' 3:49 (1992)
  45. Treadin' (alternate take A) 3:32 (1992)
  46. Treadin' (alternate take B) 3:16 (1992)
  47. Farmer's Market 2:50 (1992)
  48. Move 9:47 (1992) live, 1950-08-27: Hula Hut Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  49. Twisted (alternate take C) 2:44 (1992)
  50. Twisted (alternate take A) 3:28 (1992)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Blue Lou 2:48 Wardell Gray (1947) tenor saxophone
  2. Semi-Quiet (Sonny's Bop) 3:26 Wardell Gray (1947) tenor saxophone
  3. Sugar Hips 2:54 J.C. Heard and His Orchestra (1948) tenor saxophone
  4. This Is It 3:10 J.C. Heard and His Orchestra (1948) tenor saxophone
  5. Matter and Mind 2:48 Wardell Gray (1948) tenor saxophone
  6. Ollopa 2:52 J.C. Heard and His Orchestra (1948) tenor saxophone
  7. Stoned 2:50 Wardell Gray (1948) tenor saxophone
  8. Coastin’ With J.C. 3:00 J.C. Heard and His Orchestra (1948) tenor saxophone
  9. Benny’s Bop ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (Jan 1949) saxophone
  10. Wholly Cats ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (Jan 1949) saxophone
  11. The Toup 2:40 Wardell Gray (1949) tenor saxophone
  12. Shawn 2:36 Buddy Stewart (1949) tenor saxophone
  13. Twisted 3:04 Al Haig Quartet with Wardell Gray (1949) tenor saxophone
  14. Light Grey 2:37 Wardell Gray (1949) tenor saxophone
  15. Easy Living 4:00 Wardell Gray (1949) tenor saxophone
  16. South Side 3:20 Wardell Gray (1950) tenor saxophone
  17. Treadin’ With Treadwell 3:40 Wardell Gray (1950) tenor saxophone
  18. Blue Gray 2:41 Wardell Gray (1950) tenor saxophone
  19. Grayhound 3:00 Wardell Gray (1950) tenor saxophone
  20. A Sinner Kissed an Angel 3:05 Wardell Gray (1950) tenor saxophone
  21. Sweet Lorraine 4:04 Wardell Gray (1950) tenor saxophone
  22. Lady Bird 2:51 Fats Navarro (1951) tenor saxophone
  23. Body and Soul 3:24 Billie Holiday (1954) tenor saxophone
  24. Relaxin' at Camarillo ?:?? Charlie Parker All Stars (1956) tenor saxophone
  25. Cheers ?:?? Charlie Parker All Stars (1956) tenor saxophone
  26. Carvin' the Bird ?:?? Charlie Parker All Stars (1956) tenor saxophone
  27. Happy Bird Blues 2:58 Charlie Parker (1961) tenor saxophone
  28. I May Be Wrong 12:52 Charlie Parker (1961) tenor saxophone
  29. Stupendous 2:55 Charlie Parker's New Stars (1972) tenor saxophone
  30. Stupendous (take B, alternate) 2:55 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  31. Relaxin' at Camarillo (D1071-C) 3:02 Charlie Parker Septet (1972) tenor saxophone
  32. Cheers (take A) 3:10 Charlie Parker's New Stars (1972) tenor saxophone
  33. Cheers (take B) 3:05 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  34. Carvin' the Bird 2:46 Charlie Parker's New Stars (1972) tenor saxophone
  35. Cheers 3:07 Charlie Parker's New Stars (1972) tenor saxophone
  36. Cheers (take C) 3:05 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  37. Relaxin' at Camarillo (take E) 2:59 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  38. Carvin' the Bird (take A, alternate) 2:47 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  39. Relaxin’ at Camarillo (take a) 3:10 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  40. Relaxin' at Camarillo (take D) 3:04 Charlie Parker (1972) tenor saxophone
  41. Lady Bird 2:50 Tadd Dameron Sextet (1973) tenor saxophone
  42. Back Breaker 16:08 Sonny Criss (1976) tenor saxophone
  43. I Stay in the Mood for You 2:58 Billy Eckstine With Deluxe All Stars (1976) tenor saxophone
  44. I Can’t Give You Anything but Love 3:14 Wardell Gray All Stars (1984) tenor saxophone
  45. Blue 'n' Boogie 3:30 Wardell Gray (1984) tenor saxophone
  46. The Creep 3:28 Wardell Gray (1984) tenor saxophone
  47. The Great Lie 4:45 Wardell Gray (1988) tenor saxophone
  48. The Man I Love 3:23 Wardell Gray (1988) tenor saxophone
  49. Relaxin' at Camarillo (take C) 3:01 Charlie Parker's New Stars (1988) tenor saxophone
  50. Dell's Bells 3:00 Wardell Gray (1988) tenor saxophone

Credited as (28)

  1. Wardell Gray
  2. Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray
  3. Wardell Gray & Art Farmer
  4. Wardell Gray Quartet feat. Wardell Gray & Dodo Marmarosa
  5. Dexter Gordon-Wardell Gray
  6. Wardell Gray feat. Stan Getz
  7. Erroll Garner, Slam Stewart, Wardell Gray, Lucky Thompson
  8. Benny Goodman With Fats Navarro And Wardell Gray
  9. Stan Hasselgard, Benny Goodman with Wardell Gray, Teddy Wilson
  10. Wardell Gray , Sonny Criss
  11. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Count Basie, Freddie Green, John Simmons, Buddy Rich, Arnold Ross
  12. Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon Quintet
  13. Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon
  14. Al Haig & Wardell Gray
  15. Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray
  16. Wardell Gray, Al Haig
  17. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Count Basie, Freddie Green, John Simmons, Buddy Rich
  18. Harry “Sweets” Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Arnold Ross, Freddie Green, John Simmons, Buddy Rich
  19. Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray
  20. Wardell Gray L.A. Stars / Wardell Gray
  21. Teddy Charles West Coasters with Wardell Gray / Teddy Charles New Directions
  22. Teddy Charles West Coasters with Wardell Gray
  23. Al Haig Quartet with Wardell Gray
  24. Stan Hasselgard & Wardell Gray With Benny Goodman Septet
  25. Wardell Gray / Al Haig Quartet with Wardell Gray
  26. Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon
  27. Dexter Gordon with Wardell Gray

Works (7)

Wrote

  1. Stoned

Composed

  1. Dell’s Bells
  2. The Creep
  3. Southside
  4. The Chase
  5. One for Prez
  6. Twisted

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81132017
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6gf3hx3
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894680x
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81132017
  5. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318738
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/131621270

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/272019

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000235881

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/76500225

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1740384

Fan Pages

  1. http://wardellgray.org/