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Wardell Gray
Oklahoma City, United States · 1921-02-13 – 1955-05-25
Wardell Gray is credited on 828 releases across 214 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
828
Credits
214
Albums
8
Decades active
150
In collections
Biography
Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
828 releases · 214 albums · active 1950–2024
- Performance · 1,137
- Other credits · 31
Studios: WOR Studios · C.P. MacGregor Studios · Radio Recorders · Carnegie Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Court And Spark
1974
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
The Asylum Albums (1972-1975)
2022
The Hottest New Group In Jazz
1959
"Bird" Is Free
1961
The Happy "Bird"
Joni's Jazz
2025
The Very Best Of Bird
1977
Bette Midler
1973
Jazz Sampler
1955
The Hottest New Group In Jazz
1996
In A Soulful Mood
1995
One O'Clock Jump
1957
Dinah Washington Sings The Best In Blues
1957
Way Out Wardell
1956
Jazz Classics
1997
Verve Jazz Masters 47 Sings Standards
1995
The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve 1945-1959
1992
Surprise
1991
The Big Tenor (The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy)
1985
History Of Jazz
1978
Ornithology
1966
Sonny Criss - Gerald Wiggins - Erroll Garner - Stan Getz
1963
Rah
1961
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