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Wardell Gray

Wardell GrayBorn: 13-Feb-1921
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, OK
Died: 25-May-1955
Location of death: Las Vegas, NV
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Detroit

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Jazz Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Tenor sax bop-jazzman

    High School: Cass Tech High School, Detroit

    The Count Basie Orchestra Saxophonist (1948 and 1950-51)
    The Benny Goodman Orchestra Saxophonist (1949)






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