Wardell Gray - Central Avenue
Genre: Jazz
Singer: Wardell Gray
Title: Central Avenue
Short-info: Label: Prestige ‎– P-24062
Series: Prestige 24000 Series –
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1976
Category: Jazz
Style:
MP3 album size .rar: 1474 mb
APE album size .rar: 1756 mb
Digital formats: MP3 FLAC MP2 WAV MPC DMF VQF FLAC AAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Twisted
Written-By – Wardell Gray
3:02
A2 Twisted (Unissued Take)
Written-By [Uncredited] – Wardell Gray
3:26
A3 Easy Living (Unissued Take)
Written-By – Robin*, Rainger*
4:35
A4 Southside (Unissued Take)
Written-By – Wardell Gray
2:50
A5 Southside
Written-By [Uncredited] – Wardell Gray
3:18
A6 Sweet Lorraine
Written-By – Burwell*, Parish*
4:03
B1 Scrapple From The Apple
Written-By – Charlie Parker
9:01
B2 Move
Written-By – Best*, Walsh*
9:44
C1 A Sinner Kissed An Angel
Written-By – David*, Joseph*
3:06
C2 Blue Gray
Written-By – Wardell Gray
2:41
C3 Grayhound
Written-By – Wardell Gray
C4 Treadin'
Written-By – Wardell Gray
3:44
C5 April Skies
Written-By – Buddy Collette
3:00
C6 Bright Boy
Written-By – Kendall Bright
2:44
C7 Jackie
Written-By – Hampton Hawes
2:29
D1 Farmer's Market
Written-By – Art Farmer
2:45
D2 Sweet And Lovely
Written-By – Arnheim*, Tobias*, Lemare*
3:13
D3 Lover Man
Written-By – Davis*, Sherman*, Ramirez*
2:17
D4 The Man I Love
Written-By – George Gershwin
3:08
D5 Lavonne
Written-By – Sonny Clark
2:53
D6 So Long Broadway
Written-By – Teddy Charles
3:10
D7 Paul's Cause
Written-By – Teddy Charles
2:56

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Fantasy Records
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Prestige Records
  • Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
  • Published By – Prestige Music
  • Published By – Famous Music
  • Published By – Mills Music
  • Published By – Criterion Music
  • Published By – Beechwood Music
  • Published By – Andante Music
  • Published By – Robbins Music
  • Published By – Chappell & Co.
  • Published By – MCA Music
  • Published By – New World Music
  • Published By – Tajah Music

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone – Frank Morgan (tracks: D4 to D7), Sonny Criss (tracks: B)
  • Art Direction – Phil Carroll
  • Bass – Billy Hadnott (tracks: B), Dick Nivison* (tracks: D4 to D7), Harper Crosby* (tracks: C5 to D3), John Richardson (tracks: C1 to C4), Tommy Potter (tracks: A)
  • Congas – Robert Collier (tracks: C5 to D3)
  • Design [Lettering] – Lance Anderson
  • Drums – Art Mardigan (tracks: C1 to C4), Chuck Thompson (tracks: B), Lawrence Marable (tracks: C5 to D7), Roy Haynes (tracks: A)
  • Liner Notes – Doug Ramsey
  • Mastered By – David Turner
  • Piano – Al Haig (tracks: A), Hampton Hawes (tracks: C5 to D3), Jimmy Bunn (tracks: B), Phil Hill (tracks: C1 to C4), Sonny Clark (tracks: D4 to D7)
  • Producer – Bob Weinstock (tracks: A, C1 to C4), Jack Andrews (tracks: C5 to D3)
  • Producer, Leader, Recorded By – Teddy Charles (tracks: D4 to D7)
  • Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: B2), Wardell Gray
  • Trumpet – Art Farmer (tracks: C5 to D3), Clark Terry (tracks: B)
  • Vibraphone [Vibes] – Teddy Charles (tracks: D4 to D7)

Notes

Yet another label variation

This material was previously issued on various recordings except for the 3 unissued takes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): P-24062-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): P-24062-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): P-24062-C
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): P-24062-D
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): P 24062A ︵..︵
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): P 24062B ︵..︵
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout Etched): P 24062C ︵..︵
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout Etched): P 24062D ︵..︵
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped All Sides): 1 I A1
  • Other (Record 1 Category): P-24062-1
  • Other (Record 2 Category): P-24062-2
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
P-24062 Wardell Gray Central Avenue ‎(2xLP, Comp) Prestige P-24062 US 1976
PR 24062 Wardell Gray Central Avenue ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono) Prestige PR 24062 UK 1976
HB 6054 Wardell Gray Central Avenue ‎(2xLP, Comp) Prestige HB 6054 Italy 1976
PR 24062 Wardell Gray Central Avenue ‎(2xLP, Comp) Prestige PR 24062 France 1976
P 24062 Wardell Gray Central Avenue ‎(2xLP, Comp) Prestige P 24062 US 1976


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