Memorial 1

Wardell Gray | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000Y33
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,925 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Twisted

2. Twisted [3 Alternates][*]

3. Twisted [Alternate Take]

4. Twisted [Alternate Take]

5. Easy Living [Alternate Take][*]

6. Easy Living [Alternate Take]

7. Southside

8. Southside [Alternate Take]

9. Southside [Alternate Take]

10. Southside [Alternate Take]

11. Southside [Alternate Take]

12. Southside [Alternate Take]

13. Southside [6 Alternates][*]

14. Sweet Lorraine

15. So Long Broadway

16. Paul's Cause

17. The Man I Love

18. Lavonne

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 8 over 18, May 14, 2010

By 

Magic Marker - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorial 1 (Audio CD)

There are actually only 8 songs on this CD. "Twisted" is a masterpiece; the three other takes are non-essential, but it's interesting to hear how Gray worked out the tune. There are six alternates of "Southside," which is overkill. I would have preferred placing all of the alternates after "Lavonne," instead of grouped with the master takes.

Gray was on his way to being a giant. Like so many other jazz musicians, an early death cut short a career that left a few recordings and a lot of questions.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Way Out Wardell!, January 1, 2011

By 

Butch Walker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Memorial 1 (Audio CD)

I first heard about Wardell Gray as a small child because my mother said he was her favorite jazz musician. I bought the Memorial 2 record set in the sixties when I started a life long interest in jazz. Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon were the bridge between the Pres & Hawk influences and later Sonny and Trane. You can really hear hear the impact of Bird on the tenor players in Wardell. I love listening to Wardell; no one was hipper or swung more in their playing. I highly recommend this album to anyone who really wants to understand the best music of the early fifties. The only negatives are the alternate takes which makes it a put off for those not so inclined.