Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The youngest of four children, Gray was born in Oklahoma City...

Angeles, he became known for his saxophone duels with fellow tenorman Wardell Gray, which were a popular concert attraction documented in recordings made...

lyrics by Annie Ross, set to a tenor saxophone solo of the same name by Wardell Gray that was recorded in 1949. It has been covered by Bette Midler, Joni...

sextet featured short-lived tenor player Wardell Gray and was included on the 1983 posthumous release Wardell Gray Memorial Volume 1. On November 1, 1954...

next day, she presented him with "Twisted", a treatment of saxophonist Wardell Gray's 1949 composition of the same name, a classic example of the genre. The...

toured with Benny Carter, Roy Porter and Gerald Wilson, then played with Wardell Gray in 1951–52. The hazards of the touring jazz musician's lifestyle were...

real-life author Philip Roth, and not on Allen. "Twisted" (1952) – Music by Wardell Gray – Performed by Annie Ross "Out of Nowhere" (1931) – Music by Johnny Green...

catalogue included Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins. Audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder was...

drinking cup after cup of black coffee, playing record after record of Wardell Gray, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Willie Jackson, Lennie Tristano and all...

players include Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter. The work...

"Raised on Robbery" – 3:06 "Trouble Child" – 4:00 "Twisted" (Annie Ross, Wardell Gray) – 2:21 Source: Joni Mitchell – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano; clavinet...

Scots, and Robertson performed "Twisted" (written by Annie Ross and Wardell Gray) and his own "The Living Years" – backed by house band Session A9 and...

Parker Chet Baker Live at the Trade Winds (1952) - with Sonny Criss, Wardell Gray, Jack Montrose, Al Haig L.A. Get-Together! (1952–1953) - with Stan Getz...

and 1950s Dexter Rides Again (1945–47) The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947) Daddy Plays...

Holiday – "Lover Man" (Pt.1, Ch. 13; also Pt. 3, Ch. 4); Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray – "The Hunt" (Pt. 2, Ch. 1; Pt. 2, Ch. 4); Dizzy Gillespie – "Congo Blues"...

at age 20, Clark decided to stay and began working with saxophonist Wardell Gray. Clark went to San Francisco with Oscar Pettiford and after a couple...

Gray (1924–2016), British actress based in Australia Walter de Gray, English prelate and politician Walter de Gray Birch, English historian Wardell Gray...

the leading jazz musicians on the West Coast, including Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers, and Teddy Edwards. His second professional...

Eventually he went on to play with artists including Billy Mitchell and Wardell Gray. In 1955, after a failed audition for the Benny Goodman band, he found...

Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (Verve, 1956) Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Criss, Jazz Concert West Coast (Savoy, 1956) Hampton...

Orchestra, featuring performances by tenor saxophonists Allen Eager and Wardell Gray. Recorded: Feb 5, 1946 – Jul 29, 1946 The first volume features several...

over one hundred and twenty-five CDs. His subjects included Art Blakey, Wardell Gray, Thelonious Monk, Chico Hamilton, Billie Holiday, Lord Buckley and Sonny...

State University. Adams became interested in Wardell Gray's approach to the saxophone, later naming Gray and Harry Carney as his influences. He spent...

He also recorded at the time with pianist Bud Powell and saxophonists Wardell Gray and Stan Getz. From 1953 to 1958, he toured with singer Sarah Vaughan...

also worn by bebop and jazz musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Krupa, Wardell Gray and Thelonious Monk. Guerrillero Heroico, an iconic photograph of the...

performances from 1947 by a nonet featuring saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray. The title song is referenced in the book On the Road by Jack Kerouac...

by critics. For his bebop band he hired Buddy Greco, Zoot Sims, and Wardell Gray. He consulted his friend Mary Lou Williams for advice on how to approach...

with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Zoot Sims, Leroy Vinnegar, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray and Miles Davis. With financing from Dick Schrory, Russell established...

Singin' Kay Starr/Swingin' Erroll Garner LP (1957) CLP-5004...Wardell Gray: Way Out Wardell LP (1957) CLP-5005...Don Dick 'n Jimmy: Spring Fever LP (1957)...

Angeles jam session featuring the dueling tenors of Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray on July 6, 1947. He recorded with Lester Young's quintet from 1949 to...