Wardell gray erroll garner (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is not a book but a 33-1/3 rpm vinyl (mono) LP record, Modern Records LMP-1204. very good vinyl (substantial scuffing but no scratches) in a very-good-plus cardboard jacket. Released in 1956, this is actually a recording of "a memorable concert in downtown Los Angeles in 1948." Title artist billed as "The Late, Great Wardell Gray," who "met violent death in Las Vegas in May of '55." (Gray rehearsed with the Benny Carter band for the May 1955 grand opening of the short-lived Moulin Rouge casino -- on the "wrong side of the tracks" in Vegas' historically black district -- but failed to show up for the actual event. His body was found the next day, his neck broken, in a stretch of desert near the city. James Ellroy's novel "The Cold Six Thousand" contains a reference to Gray's disappearance and death, attributing his killing to (fictional) racist conspirator Wayne Tedrow, Sr. supposedly for having an affair with Tedrow's wife, Janice. Bill Moody's book "Death of a Tenor Man" includes a contemporary investigation of Wardell's death by fictional detective/pianist Evan Horne.) This disc also features Erroll Garner, Red Callender, Harry Babison, Barney Kessel, Howard McGhee, others, performing "Blue Lou," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Just You, Just Me," "One O'Clock Jump," etc. Catalogs $300; here reduced from $57.…

Vinyl. Condizione: Used - Very Good Plus. Seminal sounds from the LA scene of the late 40s â" one of the most important records to showcase the tenor talents of the legendary Wardell Gray â" a key player on the harder side of the west coast for its formative bop years â" and one whose career was cut short all too soon! The material here really shows that strong LA tradition of fervent jam session work â" recorded here with Gray alongside additional tenor from Vido Musso â" plus guitar from Barney Kessel and Irving Ashby, trumpet from Ernie Royal and Howard McGhee, trombone from Vic Dickenson, piano from Arnold Ross and Erroll Garner, and bass from Red Callender and Harry Babison. Tracks are nice and long â" with plenty of room for Gray to show of his solo talents â" and titles include 'Tenderly', 'Blue Lou', 'Just You Just Me', and 'One O'Clock Jump' Seminal sounds from the LA scene of the late 40s â" one of the most important records to showcase the tenor talents of the legendary Wardell Gray â" a key player on the harder side of the west coast for its formative bop years â" and one whose career was cut short all too soon! The material here really shows that strong LA tradition of fervent jam session work â" recorded here with Gray alongside additional tenor from Vido Musso â" plus guitar from Barney Kessel and Irving Ashby, trumpet from Ernie Royal and Howard McGhee, trombone from Vic Dickenson, piano from Arnold Ross and Erroll Garner, and bass from Red Callender and Harry Babison. Tracks are nice and long â" with plenty of room for Gray to show of his solo talents â" and titles include 'Tenderly', 'Blue Lou', 'Just You Just Me', and 'One O'Clock Jump'.…