O versátil Al Grey nasceu no 6 de junho de 1925 em Aldie,Virginia, esculpiu carreira artística baseada na alegria e humor que se tornaram sua marca registrada, principalmente com os variados usos que fazia, perante a platéia, com o abafador do seu trombone de vara.
Começou tocando na banda da marinha americana, depois da guerra uniu-se a Benny Carter a quem sempre creditou o desenvolvimento de suas habilidades musicais. Tocou também com Jimmie Lunceford, Lucky Millinder, Lionel Hampton e com a orquestra itinerante de Dizzy Gillespie. Trabalhou com Count Basie em três ocasiões diferentes depois formou um grupo com Jimmy Forrest. Nos seus anos finais trabalhou com o próprio filho, também trombonista Mike Grey.
Destaque para os CDs nas gravadoras Tangerine, Black and Blue,Stash, Chiaroscuro, Capri e Pablo na qual gravou uma peça musical indiscutível com outro trombonista de peso J.J. Johnson.
Faleceu em conseqüência do diabetes em março de 2000.
Faleceu em conseqüência do diabetes em março de 2000.
Clique para ouvir Al Grey com a excelente cantora portuguesa de jazz Maria Viana.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fSlDLIr5SI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fSlDLIr5SI
Fonte ATJ.
Al Grey's trademark phrases and often humorous use of the plunger mute long made him quite distinctive. After getting out of the service, he was with the orchestras of Benny Carter (1945-1946), Jimmie Lunceford (1946-1947), Lucky Millinder, and Lionel Hampton (off and on during 1948-1953). Grey was a well-featured soloist with the classic Dizzy Gillespie globetrotting orchestra during 1956-1957 (taking an exciting solo at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival on a blazing version of "Cool Breeze").
Al Grey's trademark phrases and often humorous use of the plunger mute long made him quite distinctive. After getting out of the service, he was with the orchestras of Benny Carter (1945-1946), Jimmie Lunceford (1946-1947), Lucky Millinder, and Lionel Hampton (off and on during 1948-1953). Grey was a well-featured soloist with the classic Dizzy Gillespie globetrotting orchestra during 1956-1957 (taking an exciting solo at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival on a blazing version of "Cool Breeze").
He was with Count Basie's orchestra on three separate occasions (1957-1961, 1964-1966, and 1971-1977), led a band with Billy Mitchell in the early '60s, and had a group with Jimmy Forrest after leaving Basie in 1977. In later years, Grey performed and recorded often with Clark Terry, made a CD with the Statesmen of Jazz, and for a time led a quintet that featured his son Mike Grey on second trombone. Al Grey recorded as a leader for Argo (1959-1964), Tangerine, Black & Blue, Stash, Chiaroscuro, and Capri, and co-led an excellent Pablo date in 1983 with J.J. Johnson.
He died of complications from diabetes on March 24, 2000.
Tradução - Humberto Amorim
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