Al Grey (June 6, 1925 - March 24, 2000) was a Jazz Trombonist who is most remembered for his association with the Count Basie orchestra. Grey is known for his plunger mute (music) technique (comparable only to Tricky Sam Nanton and Wycliffe Gordon), who also wrote an instructional book called "Plunger Techniques".
Al Grey was born in Aldie, Virginia and grew up in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. During World War II he served in the Navy where he started playing the trombone. Soon after his discharge he joined Benny Carter's band and later the trombone section of Lionel Hampton. After some solo work Grey joined Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1956. In October 1957 Count Basie urgently needed a fill-in for his European tour and Al Grey luckily was in the right place at the right time.
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Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
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On the radio
Stations that played Al Grey in the last 30 days
- 35×
Trombone Jazz Radio
United States · Jazz - 7×
Swing FM
France · Jazz - 6×
WVIA-HD3 "Chiaroscuro Channel" Scranton, PA
United States · Swing - 3×
Jazz24
United States · Jazz - 2×
Jazz24 [AAC/64 kbit]
United States · Hard Bop - 2×
Radio Suisse Jazz
Switzerland · Blues - 1×
Radio Swiss Jazz (AAC 192)
Switzerland · Jazz - 1×
Radio Swiss Jazz
Jazz - 1×
Jazz Blues NPR
United States · Jazz
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