Al Grey

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Biography

Al Grey was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called Plunger Techniques.

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Al Grey

bebophard bopjazz

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Biography

Al Grey was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called Plunger Techniques.

Genre Connections

hard bopNetwork Signal

86%

jazzNetwork Signal

86%

bebopNetwork Signal

86%

contemporary jazzNetwork Signal

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tromboneNetwork Signal

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swingNetwork Signal

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jazz-rooted musicianship

Discography

Albums

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Fab

1992

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Live At The Floating Jazz Fest

1990

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Just Jazz

1989

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Al Meets Bjarne

1989

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Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet

1987

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Things Are Getting Better All the Time

1984

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Side By Side

1983

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Get It Together

1979

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Origin

United States

Years Active

1979 – Present

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