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Wardell Gray (* 13. Februar 1921 in Oklahoma City, USA; † 25. Mai 1955 in Las Vegas USA) war ein US-amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist des frühen Modern Jazz . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Earl Hines über Wardell Gray. 3 Weblinks. 4 Roman. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who straddled the swing and bebop periods. Biography. Early years. The youngest of four children, Gray was born in Oklahoma City. He spent his early childhood years in Oklahoma before he and his family moved to Detroit, Michigan [1] in 1929.
The Early Years. Carl Wardell Gray was born on February 13, 1921 in Oklahoma City, the youngest of four children, to Eugene, from Georgia, and Carrie Gray (nee Maddison), from Alabama. His early childhood years were spent in Oklahoma, but the family moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1929 as part of the great black migration to the urban centers of ...
Wardell Gray: The Many Faces of the Thin Man. This website is dedicated to the music and legacy of one of the great tenor saxophonists in jazz, Wardell Gray, known as the thin man. Although his death was untimely and his career just a scant 12 years (1943-1955), he was a major contributor to one of the great periods of jazz creativity that ...
9. Dez. 2015 · Wardell Gray. Biography. Articles. News. Wardell Gray was one of the truly great, yet by now almost obscure, bebop tenor saxophonists. With a smooth mellow and consistent tone, he created a tenor style that veered from swing to bebop, a style that was elegant, sure-footed, mature and distinctive.
Wardell Gray played with nearly every major figure in jazz history, and his discography is a wonder to digest. Unfortunately, much of his recorded legacy remains unissued or out of print – which is particularly astonishing considering the quality of this body of work.
19. März 2021 · Wardell Gray – der beste Bopper am Tenor. Er futterte wie ein Scheunendrescher, blieb aber immer dünn, knochig und hager. Sein Kollege Clark Terry nannte ihn schlicht “Bones”. Der Tenorsaxofonist Wardell Gray schenkte dem nervösen Bebop-Stil einst eine elegante, kalifornische Note. Am 13. Februar wäre er 100 Jahre alt geworden.
