Al Grey - Basic Grey mp3 flac

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A1	Things Ain't What They Used To Be Written-By – Ellington*, Persons*	3:41
A2	Open Wider Please Written-By – Al Grey	4:48
A3	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*	3:15
A4	Don't Get Around Much Anymore Written-By – Russell*, Ellington*	3:03
A5	How Come You Do Me Like You Do Written-By – Austin*, Bergere*	2:29
A6	Bluish Grey Written-By – Thad Jones	3:10
A7	The Elder Written-By – Thad Jones	5:10
B1	Bewitched Written-By – Rodgers / Hart*	3:34
B2	Kenie-Konie Written-By – Frank Foster	6:03
B3	Bluish Grey Written-By – Thad Jones	4:35
B4	Wild Deuce Written-By – Gene Kee	3:18
B5	Green Dolphin Street Written-By – Kaper*, Washington*	2:47
B7	Bantu Written-By – Randy Weston	3:05
C1	Melba's Blues Written-By – Melba Liston	6:40
C2	Home Fries Written-By – Gene Kee	3:00
C3	Grey's Blues Written-By – Al Grey	4:54
C4	Nothing But The Truth Written-By – Brown*	3:15
C5	Three-Fourth Blues Written-By – Gene Kee	5:16
C6	Just Waiting Written-By – Melba Liston	2:50
D1	R.B.Q. Written-By – Gene Kee	4:45
D2	Minor On Top Written-By – Thad Jones	6:40
D3	African Lady Written-By – Randy Weston	4:30
D4	Hi Fly Written-By – Randy Weston	9:25

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Billy Mitchell (tracks: B3 to C3)
• Arranged By – Frank Foster (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2), Thad Jones (tracks: A6, A7)
• Art Direction, Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Dudley Thomas
• Baritone Saxophone – Charlie Fowlkes (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Bass – Art Davis (tracks: B3 to C3), Ed Jones* (tracks: A1 to B2), Herman Wright (tracks: C4 to D3)
• Congas – Ray Barretto (tracks: B3 to C3)
• Design [Cover], Photography – Kay Ritta
• Drums – Ed Williams* (tracks: C4 to D4), Jule Curtis* (tracks: B3 to C3), Sonny Payne (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Liner Notes – Gary Giddins
• Piano – Floyd Morris (tracks: A1 to B2,C4 to D1), Herbie Hancock (tracks: D2 to D4)
• Piano, Horn [Alto] – Gene Kee (tracks: B3 to C3)
• Producer [Original] – Jack Tracy (tracks: A1 to B2), Ralph Bass (tracks: B3 to D4)
• Reissue Producer, Edited By, Compiled By – Dan Nooger
• Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell
• Trombone – Al Grey, Bennie Powell* (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Trumpet – David Burns* (tracks: C4 to D1), Donald Byrd (tracks: D2 to D4), Henry Boozier (tracks: B3 to C3), Joe Newman (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: C4 to D4)

Notes

This album contains material previously released on "The Last Of The Big Plungers" (Cadet 653) (tracks A1 to B2) recorded September 28-29, 1959; "Snap Your Fingers" (Cadet 700) (tracks B3 to C3) recorded live at the Museum of Modern Art in New york, July 6, 1961; and "The Al Grey-Billy Mitchell Sextet" (Cadet 689) (tracks C4 to D1 recorded Feb. 19, 1962 and tracks D2 to D4 recorded live at Birdland in New York, January 31, 1962).

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GCH 2-6030	Al Grey	Basic Grey ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Chess, Green Line Records	GCH 2-6030	Italy	Unknown
2ACMJ-409	Al Grey	Basic Grey ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Chess	2ACMJ-409	US	1976