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Forgotten tenor

Title
  1. Forgotten tenor [videorecording] / a film by Abraham Ravett.
Published by
  1. Florence, Mass. : Abraham Ravett, c1994.
Author
  1. Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955.

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Additional authors
  1. Ravett, Abraham.
  2. Humes, Helen.
  3. Green, Freddie, 1911-1987.
  4. Lewis, Jimmy.
  5. Terry, Clark.
  6. De Franco, Buddy, 1923-2014
  7. Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000
  8. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.
  9. Bishop, Walter, Jr., 1927-1998.
  10. Kotick, Teddy.
  11. Haynes, Roy.
  12. Basie, Count, 1904-1984.
  13. Farmer, Art.
  14. Edwards, Teddy, 1924-2003
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (136 min.) : sd., b & w with col. sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. A tribute to Wardell Gray, considered by many as one of the greatest and most unheralded tenor saxophonists in American Black classical music. Includes interviews with Clark Terry, Art Farmer, Teddy Edwards, Buddy DeFranco, Gus Johnson, Jimmy Lewis and others.
Alternative title
  1. Wardell Gray
Subject
  1. Saxophone music (Jazz)
  2. Jazz
  3. Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955
  4. Musicians, Black
  5. Documentary films
  6. African American musicians
  7. Saxophonists > United States > Biography
Call number
  1. *LVH 561
Note
  1. Some musical sequences contain audio but no video.
System details (note)
  1. VHS.
Author
  1. Gray, Wardell, 1921-1955.
Title
  1. Forgotten tenor [videorecording] / a film by Abraham Ravett.
Imprint
  1. Florence, Mass. : Abraham Ravett, c1994.
Performer
  1. Wardell Gray, tenor saxophone; with Helen Humes, Freddie Green, Jimmy Lewis, Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Gus Johnson, Charlie Parker, Walter Bishop, Teddy Kotick, Roy Haynes, Count Basie and others.
System details
  1. VHS.
Added author
  1. Ravett, Abraham. Producer. Director
  2. Humes, Helen. voc
  3. Green, Freddie, 1911-1987. Instrumentalist
  4. Lewis, Jimmy. Interviewee. Instrumentalist
  5. Terry, Clark. Interviewee. Instrumentalist
  6. De Franco, Buddy, 1923-2014, instrumentalist.
  7. De Franco, Buddy, 1923-2014, interviewee.
  8. Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000, instrumentalist.
  9. Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000, interviewee.
  10. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955. Instrumentalist
  11. Bishop, Walter, Jr., 1927-1998. Instrumentalist
  12. Kotick, Teddy. Instrumentalist
  13. Haynes, Roy. Instrumentalist
  14. Basie, Count, 1904-1984. Instrumentalist
  15. Farmer, Art. Interviewee
  16. Edwards, Teddy, 1924-2003, interviewee.
Research call number
  1. *LVH 561
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