“Bop pianist Al Haig was unfortunately overlooked, with few opportunities to record for a long stretch in the middle of his career. Fortunately, this Original Jazz Classics compilation highlights several sessions recorded between 1949 and [More]
“This album was recorded live in Los Angeles in 1948, and finds the great Wardell Gray amidst some of the finest musicians of the time. In the late 1940s, the West Coast jazz scene introduced [More]
Tracklist: A1 Relaxin’ At Camarillo 0:00 A2 Cheers 2:49 A3 Carving The Bird 5:54 A4 Stupendous 8:33 B1 Cool Blues 11:23 B2 Dark Shadows 14:24 B3 Hot Blues 18:28 B4 This Is Always 20:24 B5 [More]
“I Cried for You” is a jazz standard with music written by Arthur Freed and Abe Lyman, with lyrics by Gus Arnheim. Count Basie & Helen Humes Count Basie small group with Helen Humes vocal. [More]
Wardell Gray Quartet – Twisted (1949) Personnel: Wardell Gray – tenor saxophone Al Haig – piano Tommy Potter – bass Roy Haynes – drums from the album ‘TENOR SAX FAVORITES’ (Prestige Records)
