Memorial, Volume 2

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:05:00
Personnel: Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone); Sonny Criss (alto saxophone); Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Art Farmer, Clark Terry (trumpet); Jimmy Bunn, Hampton Hawes, Phil Hill (piano); Billy Hadnott, John Richardson, Harper Cosby (bass); Chuck Thompson, Larry Marable, Art Madigan (drums); Robert Collier (congas). Recorded in Los Angeles, California and Detroit, Michegan between 1950 and 1952. Originally released on Prestige (7009). Original liner notes by Ira Gitler. Digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley). The second of two CDs reissuing tenor saxophonist Wardell Gray's Prestige recordings features Gray in three different settings. Nine-minute versions of "Scrapple from the Apple" and "Move" were recorded live in L.A. with trumpeter Clark Terry, altoist Sonny Criss, a boppish rhythm section, and (on "Move") the competitive tenor of Dexter Gordon. Otherwise, Gray is heard in the studios with a quartet and a sextet that includes trumpeter Art Farmer and pianist Hampton Hawes. The latter date resulted in "Jackie," which (like "Twisted") would soon become a vocalese hit for Annie Ross. Six alternate takes round out this strong reissue. ~ Scott Yanow
録音 : モノラル (Studio)