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American jazz guitarist
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Male
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Birth:
7 February 1924(Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death:
30 December 1997(Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Ray Crawford (February 7, 1924 – December 30, 1997) was an American jazz guitarist who originally played tenor saxophone, until tuberculosis prevented him continuing with the instrument.He made notable contributions to albums by Ahmad Jamal, Gil Evans, and Sonny Criss, and pioneered a technique of rhythmic bongo-style guitar accompaniment.Favourite amongst his recorded solos were those on "La Nevada" on Gil Evans's Out of the Cool album.
Discography
As leader
- I Know Pres (1977) reissued as Smooth Groove
As sideman
With Ahmad Jamal
- Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1956)
- The Ahmad Jamal Trio (1956)
- Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (1961)
With Gil Evans
- Great Jazz Standards (1960)
- Out of the Cool (1961)
With Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton
- Katanga! (1963)
With Sonny Criss
- Crisscraft (1975)