Ray Crawford (musician)
Appearance
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 7, 1924
Died | December 30, 1997 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 73)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, Saxophone |
Years active | 1940s–1990s |
Formerly of | Ahmad Jamal, Gil Evans |
Ray Crawford (February 7, 1924 – December 30, 1997) was an American jazz guitarist who originally played tenor saxophone,[1] until tuberculosis prevented him continuing with the instrument.[2] He made notable contributions to albums by Ahmad Jamal, Gil Evans, and Sonny Criss, and pioneered a technique of rhythmic bongo-style guitar accompaniment.[3] Favourite amongst his recorded solos were those on "La Nevada" on Gil Evans's Out of the Cool album.[4]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- I Know Pres (1977) reissued as Smooth Groove
As sideman
[edit]With Ahmad Jamal
- Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1956)
- The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1956)
- Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1961)
With Gil Evans
- Great Jazz Standards (1960)
- Out of the Cool (1961)
With Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton
- Katanga! (1963)
With Sonny Criss
- Crisscraft (1975)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Coda interview with Ray Crawford | 1980". 24 May 2012.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Ray Crawford". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Ray Crawford". Discogs.
- ^ Feather, Leonard (April 2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.