Al Vega 1921-2011

[brownie]

AP dispatch via The Washington Post

There are few appearances on records by Al Vega. These include his participation in the Serge Chaloff Uptown CD plus two sessions for NewJazz/Prestige which were not properly reissued.

[HolgerFreimutSchrick]

Thanks for the information about the Serge Chaloff-Session. I just added it to my obit

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Vega

RIP Al!

[sonnymax]

There are few appearances on records by Al Vega.

Not sure where you got this information, but the obituary you linked to says he appeared on hundreds of recordings in a career that spanned 70 years.

Edited December 3, 2011 by sonnymax

[Hardbopjazz]

Sad news. R.I.P. Al. Thanks for the music.

[king ubu]

sorry that he had to endure Grace Kelly at his 90s b-day party... r.i.p.

[brownie]

There are few appearances on records by Al Vega.

Not sure where you got this information, but the obituary you linked to says he appeared on hundreds of recordings in a career that spanned 70 years.

Are these commercially released recordings?

The Lord online discography list only five sessions for him.

[HolgerFreimutSchrick]

There are few appearances on records by Al Vega.

Not sure where you got this information, but the obituary you linked to says he appeared on hundreds of recordings in a career that spanned 70 years.

Are these commercially released recordings?

The Lord online discography list only five sessions for him.

He's not listed in the Cook/Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz (editions 1933, 2001 and 2006).

[sonnymax]

sorry that he had to endure Grace Kelly at his 90s b-day party... r.i.p.

[Big Beat Steve]

He's not listed in the Cook/Morton's Penguin Guide to Jazz (editions 1933...

Wow ... Predating Delaunay's Hot Discography and even Panassié??

Where can I get a copy?

@sonnymax:

Could it be that the "hundreds of recordings" he appeared on were NON-jazz studio items?

[king ubu]

Yeah, that was my thought, too... mood music, exotica, instrumental accompaniment to singers etc.