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Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who straddled the swing and bebop periods.
Skin Deep is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1953 and 1954 for the Norgran label. The tracks were first released on the 10-inch LPs The Amazing Artistry of Louis Bellson and The Exciting Mr. Bellson.
Louie Bellson And His Orchestra - For Europeans Only (featuring Wardell Gray) 3:07. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1957 Vinyl release of "Skin Deep" on Discogs.
20 de sept. de 2018 · September 20, 2018. Electrifying: For Europeans Only. In July 1953, drummer Louie Bellson recorded an album in Los Angeles for Norman Granz's Norgran label called Skin Deep. For the big band tracks, he assembled quite a stellar showcase of talent.
7 de dic. de 2015 · A Valued Musician Who Died a Tragic Death. There is no question that, as Ravett suggests, Wardell Gray was a gifted musician who was an important figure in the jazz scene of the 1940s and 50s. His surviving cohorts remember him that way.
Jazz Reality and Fiction: The Bright Comet of Wardell Gray. By Aaron Gilbreath. By the time one of saxophonist Wardell Gray’s most blazing recordings came out in 1956, Gray was dead, his body found on the side of the road outside Las Vegas. He was thirty-four years old.
The title track is Bellson's best known piece, written while he was briefly with Duke Ellington; this powerful big band version is as effective as his famous earlier version. Another choice cut is "For Europeans Only," featuring a strong solo by the ill-fated tenor saxophonist Wardell Gray, who was killed a little over a year following this ...
