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Memorial Album
| Recorded | 1950 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7343 |
| Released | 1950 |
| Personnel | 22 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1165880 |
The record
A posthumous gathering of West Coast dates that caught Wardell Gray's tenor at its most fluent -- long, clean lines balanced between bebop's harmonic reach and swing's easy tone. With shifting rhythm sections and guest horns like Sonny Criss and Frank Morgan passing through, it stands as a fitting summation of a criminally short career.
Session personnel
- Frank Morgan — alto saxophone
- Sonny Criss — alto saxophone
- Billy Hadnott — bass
- Dick Niveson — bass
- Harper Cosby — bass
- James "Beans" Richardson — bass
- Tommy Potter — bass
- Robert Collier — congas
- Art Mardigan — drums
- Chuck Thompson — drums
- Lawrence Marable — drums
- Roy Haynes — drums
- Al Haig — piano
- Hampton Hawes — piano
- Jimmy Bunn — piano
- Phil Hill — piano
- Sonny Clark — piano
- Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
- Wardell Gray — tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Teddy Charles — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1964 | Prestige · PR 7343 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, White Label, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1965 | Prestige · PR 7343 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Prestige · PR 7343 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Prestige · PR 7343 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono · gatefold |
| 1965 | Prestige · PR 7343 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1965 | Prestige · PR 7343 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1972 | Prestige — STEREO |
| — | Prestige · MJ7077 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
Follow the players
Frank Morgan also plays on
Sonny Criss also plays on
Billy Hadnott also plays on
Dick Niveson also plays on