In the collection
2 records
Played with
Dizzy Gillespie
2 records together
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
2 records together
Chuck Lampkin
2 records together
Lalo Schifrin
2 records together
Gerry Mulligan
1 record together
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
1 record together
Bobby Hackett
1 record together
Art Davis
1 record together
Candido
1 record together
Willie Rodriguez
1 record together
Buddy Rich
1 record together
Mel Lewis
1 record together
About
Jazz alto saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, December, 12, 1933, died January 4, 1991 in Vienna, Austria.
In 1959 Wright became a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s quintet and big band. When Gillespie disbanded this quintet in 1962, during a European tour, Wright decided to stay in Europe. After that he played various jazz clubs, concerts and festivals in Stockholm, Paris, Rome and Prague.