Shades of Grey (Al Grey album) explained

Shades of Grey
Type:	studio
Artist:	Al Grey
Border:	yes
Released:	1965
Recorded:	February 1965
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Tangerine
Producer:	Ray Charles
Chronology:	Al Grey
Prev Title:	Boss Bone
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Key Bone
Next Year:	1972

Shades of Grey is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1965 on the Tangerine label as TRCS-1504.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Al Grey and Roger Spotts except where noted

1. "Toin Me Loose" (Al Grey) – 4:25
2. "Bewitched" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:46
3. "I Know You Want Me" – 3:26
4. "Put It on Mellow" 7:30
5. "Dinnertime" (Roger Spotts) – 6:35
6. "Dinah" (Harry Akst, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:49
7. "A New Blues" – 4:41
8. "Jilly's Honey" (Grey, Sonny Payne) – 4:30

Personnel

• Al Grey – trombone, leader
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• William Hughes, Grover Mitchell (tracks 2 & 3) – trombone
• Elvira Redd (tracks 4 & 6) – alto saxophone^[2]
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
• Kirk Stuart – piano, organ
  • Wyatt Ruther – bass Rufus Jones (track 2–4 & 6), Sonny Payne (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 8) – drums
• Roger Spotts – arranger

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Tangerine Album Discography accessed April 24, 2017
2. Invisible Woman: Vi Redd's Contributions as a Jazz Saxophonist. Yoko Suzuki. American Music Review. Spring 2013. XLII. 2. May 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190731/http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/centers/hitchcock/publications/amr/v42-2/suzuki.php. March 4, 2016. live.