Wardell Gray - PENNIES FROM HEAVEN

Wardell Gray(ts)
Hampton Hawes(p)
Joe Mondragon(b)
Shelly Manne(ds)

Recorded 9,Sept. 1952

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• sax
• Wardell
• Gray
• Hampton
• Hawes
• Joe
• Mondragon
• Shelly
• Manne
• ジャズ
• ワーデル
• グレイ
• 1952

[BuckshotLaFunke]

Fine recording, although I like Stan Getz's version even better. Hampton Hawes is great behind Gray!

[konidolfine]

It is just what you say.

The supporting performance of Hampton Hawes made this session a more splendid thing.

[nonkig3]

ワーデル・グレイって名前は知ってますが、じっくり聴いたのは初­めてです。テナーの音色が好きなタイプです。

ハンプトン・フォースもいいですね。

これはなかなか聴き応えのある一枚ですね。

[konidolfine]

当意即妙のフレーズをつなげていくグレイの良さはロリンズなどの­お好きなnonkiさんにはご理解いただけると思います。このセ­ッションはややルーズで寛ぎの感じられる好ましい演奏ですよね。­

[Soulnik]

Dig it  ♫♫♫♫♫

[konidolfine]

Yes,Dug it!!!

[lamacch1]

i like stan... but he couldnt shine wardells shoes

[slangpdx]

Wardell Gray was one of the only if not the only sax player to ever appear on the same recording as Charlie Parker. On the piece I am thinking of (possibly Stupendous, not sure) his solo is smoother than Parker's.

[saxosueco]

Great stuff!



[exjazzbassbaz]

not alot known about wardell .but he was a dam fine player.along with the wonderful hamp hawes.plenty of stories about wardells demise drugs and gangsters.i would like to know the real one.thanks.

[RLamme70]

I love it! very nice

[sepiaseraph22]

@flatbackbass Wardell Gray was put in an unmarked grave in the Vegas dessert after beating Mobsters out of dope money...

[thomeselby1947]

hampton n wardell - these bad axmen need to be better known. thanx to all u who listen n 'preciate this magical music

[coppens]

@Modes9 Yeah, Lennie Tristano wrote a new line on the chords of this song: "Lennie's Pennies". Go and listen!

[jhb134]

@flatbackbass - You can research thru wikipedia, and Gray died of a broken neck, around Las Vegas. Don't know where his tomb is located - possibly in his hometown. Of course he made excellent recordings w/Bird and others, and his style could be very-unique.

[BcuzJazz]

HEY, is there any way you could put that film about Wardell on youtube????? I could help if possible, I have a VHS player & means to do hi-q transfer to DVD & vid file for youtube upload....

I discovered Gray through my searching for all of Dexter Gordon's recordings, and found his duets with Gray, and found their styles to be very similar in some ways; like them BOTH but really would like to know more about Gray.