Larry Gray
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Larry Gray is a Chicago musician know for his compositions and skill on the Double Bass and Cello. His primary teachers were Joseph Guastafeste, longtime principal bassist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and cellist Karl Fruh, a highly regarded soloist and teacher.[1]
Biography
Over the years, he has worked with such jazz legends as Bobby Hutcherson, McCoy Tyner, Danilo Perez, and Benny Golson. In addition, he has collaborated with guitarists Kenny Burrell andJoe Pass, as well as drummer Jack DeJohnette, and trumpeters Donald Byrd and Harry Edison, among many others. Larry has performed at jazz festivals and venues throughout the world, including the Umbria Jazz Festival, Johannesburg International Jazz Festival, the Havana Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Rio Sao Paulo Festival, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center, with such jazz luminaries as Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Frank Wess, and Joe Williams. Larry continues to tour regularly with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and Larry Coryell. Larry is a first-call studio musician, and his playing can be heard on many commercial radio and television jingle and studio projects. He can also be seen on multiple episodes of the current PBS series Legends of Jazz.[1][2]
Discography
| Album | Outfit | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Chet In Chicago" | Chet Baker 1988 | 2008 | Enja |
| "Blue Quest" | Zvonimir Tot Trio | 2006 | Grove Art |
| "Visions of the Moment" | Betty Joplin | 2005 | Preserved Moments Music |
| "With One Voice" | Ramsey Lewis | 2005 | Narada |
| "Gravity" | Solo | 2004 | Graywater Records |
| "Russian Romance" | Ella Leyla (Larry Gray, Cello and Bass) | 2004 | B-Elite Music |
| "Time Flies" | Ramsey Lewis Trio | 2004 | Narada Jazz/EMI Records |
| "Up Jumped Spring" | Curtis Fuller | 2004 | Delmark |
| "Delicate Hour" | Patty Morabito | 2003 | LML Music |
| "Simple Pleasures" | Ramsey Lewis with Nancy Wilson | 2003 | Narada Records |
| "The Power Trio: Live in Chicago" | Larry Coryell | 2003 | High Note Records |
| "Meant to Be" | Ramsey Lewis with Nancy Wilson (Larry Gray, arranger) | 2002 | Narada Records |
| "We Are Not Machines" | Bradley Parker-Sparrow (Larry Gray, Cello) | 2001 | Southport |
| "Django by Ferro" | Mike Ferro (Larry Gray, arranger/conductor) | 2000 | Denwa Records |
| "Evening at Sea" | Henry Johnson Quartet with Kenny Drew Jr. | 2000 | Chiaroscuro Records |
| "A Jazz Christmas" | Willie Pickens with Nicholas Payton | 2000 | Southport Records |
| "The Windy Gap" | Laurence Nugent | 2000 | Shanachie Records |
| "Appassionata" | Ramsey Lewis Trio | 1999 | Narada Records |
| "Live at the Floating Jazz Festival" | The Johnny Frigo Quartet | 1999 | Chiaroscuro |
| "Pins and Needles" | Frank Catalano with Randy Brecker | 1999 | Lakeside records |
| "It's About Time" | Willie Pickens | 1998 | Southport |
| "Two for Two" | Laurence Nugent | 1998 | Shanachie Records |
| "Christmas in the Aire" | Mannheim Steamroller | 1995 | American Gramaphone |
| "Rain or Shine" | Jodie Christian with Roscoe Mitchell | 1994 | Delmark Records |
| "Where or When" | Lin Halliday with Ira Sullivan | 1994 | Delmark Records |
| Solo and Quartet | Larry Gray Quintet (Larry Gray, composer/arranger) | 1994 | Premonition Records |
| "Broadcasting" | Saffire The Uppity Blues Woman | 1992 | Alligator |
| "Experience" | Jodie Christian | 1992 | Delmark |
References
- ^ a b University of Illinois at Chicago biography page for Larry Gray
- ^ CD Universe's Larry Gray discography page