Mp3, 320
01. Light Gray (Wardell Gray) 2:35
02. The Toup (Wardell Gray) 2:36
03. Stoned [Take 1] (Wardell Gray) 2:54
04. Stoned [Take 2] (Wardell Gray) 2:47
05. Mater and Mind (Wardell Gray) 2:44
06. This is It (J.C. Heard) 3:08
07. Ollopa (J.C. Heard) 2:50
08. Sugar Hips (J.C. Heard) 2:52
09. Coasting with J.C. (J.C. Heard) 2:58
10. Shawn (Buddy Stewart) 2:34
11. Five Star * (Jimmy Raney) 2:50
12. Sugar Hill Bop* (L. Wexler) 2:29
13. It's The Talk of the Town (Levinson-Symes-Neiburg) 3:06
14. In a Pinch (Al Haig) 3:04
15. Twisted [Take 1] (Wardell Gray) 3:04
16. Twisted [Take 5] (Wardell Gray) 3:28
17. Easy Living (Robin-Grainger) 4:37
18. Southside [Take 5] (Wardell Gray) 3:20
19. Southside [Take 4] (Wardell Gray) 2:52
20. Sweet Lorraine (Parish-Burwell) 4:05
21. A Sinner Kissed an Angel (David-Joseph) 3:07
22. Blue Gray (Wardell Gray) 2:43
23. Grayhound (Wardell Gray) 3:01
24. Treadin' (Wardell Gray) 3:45
Total time: 74:01
This compilation contains previously released material
Tracks #1-5 & 10, from Sittin' in With Records
Tracks #6-9, from Apollo Records
Tracks #11-14, from Seeco Records
Tracks #15-24, from New Jazz & Prestige Records
Personnel:
Tracks #1-5: Wardell Gray (ts), Al Haig (p), Clyde Lombardi (b), Tiny Khan (d).
Recorded in New York City, 1948
Tracks #1-5: Joe Newman (tp), Bennie Green (tb) Wardell Gray (ts), Tate Houston (bs), Al Haig (p), Al McKibbon (b), J.C. Heard (d).
Recorded in New York City, 1948
Track #10: Eddie Bert (tb) Wardell Gray (ts), Buddy Greco (p), Clyde Lombardi (b), Sonny Igoe (d), Buddy Stewart (vcl).
Recorded in New York City, November 12, 1948
Tracks #11-14: Wardell Gray (ts), Al Haig (p), Jimmy Raney (g), Tommy Potter (b), Charlie Perry (d), Terry Swope* (vcl).
Recorded in New York City, 1949
Tracks #15-20: Wardell Gray (ts), Al Haig (p), Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d).
Recorded in New York City, November 11 1949
Tracks #21-24: Wardell Gray (ts), Phil Hill (p), John Richardson (b), Art Mardigan (d). Recorded in Detroit, April 25, 1950