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Al Grey
Basic Grey
Compil. US 1976 on Chess label
Jazz
This album contains material previously released on "The Last Of The Big Plungers" (Cadet 653) (tracks A1 to B2) recorded September 28-29, 1959; "Snap Your Fingers" (Cadet 700) (tracks B3 to C3) recorded live at the Museum of Modern Art in New york, July 6, 1961; and "The Al Grey-Billy Mitchell Sextet" (Cadet 689) (tracks C4 to D1 recorded Feb. 19, 1962 and tracks D2 to D4 recorded live at Birdland in New York, January 31, 1962).
Musicians
 | Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone, album by, written by |
 | Billy Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US alto saxophone, tenor saxophone |
 | Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US arranged by, written by |
 | Thad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US arranged by, written by |
 | Charlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US baritone saxophone |
 | Art Davis b, 1934-2007 US bass |
 | Eddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US bass |
 | Herman Wright b, US bass |
 | Ray Barretto cng, 1929-2006 US congas |
 | Eddie Williams tr, drums |
 | Jules Curtis dr, drums |
 | Sonny Payne dr, 1926-1979 US drums |
 | Floyd Morris p, org, US piano |
 | Herbie Hancock p, *1940 US piano |
 | Gene Kee p, as, piano, horn, alto, written by |
 | Jack Tracy , producer, original |
 | Ralph Bass b, 1911-1997 US producer, original |
 | Dan Nooger reissue producer, edited by, compiled by |
 | Benny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US trombone |
 | Dave Burns tr, 1924-2009 US trumpet |
 | Donald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US trumpet |
 | Henry Boozier tr, US trumpet |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet |
 | Bobby Hutcherson vib, mar, *1941 US vibraphone |
Producers
| Dudley Thomas art direction, supervised by, production supervisor |
| Kay Ritta photography, design, cover |
| Gary Giddins liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Al Grey | Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons | 3:41 |
| 2 | Open Wider Please | Al Grey | Al Grey | 4:48 |
| 3 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Al Grey | Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster | 3:15 |
| 4 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Al Grey | Bob Russell, Duke Ellington | 3:03 |
| 5 | How Come You Do Me Like You Do | Al Grey | Gene Austin, Roy Bergere | 2:29 |
| 6 | Bluish Grey | Al Grey | Thad Jones | 3:10 |
| 7 | The Elder | Al Grey | Thad Jones | 5:10 |
| 8 | Bewitched | Al Grey | Rodgers & Hart | 3:34 |
| 9 | Kenie-Konie | Al Grey | Frank Foster | 6:03 |
| 10 | Bluish Grey | Al Grey | Thad Jones | 4:35 |
| 11 | Wild Deuce | Al Grey | Gene Kee | 3:18 |
| 12 | Green Dolphin Street | Al Grey | Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington | 2:47 |
| 13 | Bantu | Al Grey | Randy Weston | 3:05 |
| 14 | Melba's Blues | Al Grey | Melba Liston | 6:40 |
| 15 | Home Fries | Al Grey | Gene Kee | 3:00 |
| 16 | Grey's Blues | Al Grey | Al Grey | 4:54 |
| 17 | Nothing But The Truth | Al Grey | Jacob Brown | 3:15 |
| 18 | Three-Fourth Blues | Al Grey | Gene Kee | 5:16 |
| 19 | Just Waiting | Al Grey | Melba Liston | 2:50 |
| 20 | R.B.Q. | Al Grey | Gene Kee | 4:45 |
| 21 | Minor On Top | Al Grey | Thad Jones | 6:40 |
| 22 | African Lady | Al Grey | Randy Weston | 4:30 |
| 23 | Hi Fly | Al Grey | Randy Weston | 9:25 |
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