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George Mraz

George Mraz was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephane Grappelli, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Raney, Chet Baker, Barry Harris, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, and Richie Beirach, among others.

Discography
As leader/co-leader • 1977: Alone Together with Masaru Imada (Three Blind Mice) • 1982: Classic Jazz Duets with Adam Makowicz • 1992: Catching Up • 1995: Jazz with Richie Beirach, Billy Hart, Larry Willis, Rich Perry • 1995: My Foolish Heart with Richie Beirach, Billy Hart • 1997: Bottom Lines with Cyrus Chestnut, Al Foster, Rich Perry • 1999: ''Duke's Place'' with Renee Rosnes, Billy Drummond, Cyrus Chestnut • 2002: Morava with Billy Hart, Emil Viklicky, Zuzana Lapčíková • 2007: Moravian Gems with Iva Bittova, Emil Viklicky, Laco Tropp • 2012: George Mraz quartet-Jazz na Hrade with David Hazeltine, Rich Perry, Joey Baron • 2014: Together Again with Emil Viklický As a member The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis OrchestraSuite for Pops (A&M, 1972) • Potpourri (Philadelphia International, 1974) • Live in Tokyo (Denon, 1974) • Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica (Pausa, 1976) • New Life (A&M, 1976) The New York Jazz QuartetThe New York Jazz Quartet In Concert In Japan (Salvation (Japan), 1975) • Surge (Enja, 1977) • Song of the Black Knight (Sonet, 1977) • Blues for Sarka (Enja, 1978) • New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago (Bee Hive, 1981) • Oasis (Enja, 1981) • Manhattan David Hazeltine - George Mraz Trio (Chesky, 2006) • Your StoryGeorge Mraz / David Hazeltine Trio (Cube - Metier, 2012) Keystone TrioHeart Beats (Milestone, 1995) • Newklear Music (Milestone, 1997) As sideman With John AbercrombieArcade (ECM, 1978) • Abercrombie Quartet (ECM, 1979) • Straight Flight (JAM, 1979) • M (ECM, 1980) • Solar (1985) • Farewell (Emarcy 9832649, 1993) With Pepper AdamsEphemera (Spotlite, 1973) • Julian (Enja, 1975) • Twelfth & Pingree (Enja, 1975) • Reflectory (Muse, 1978) • The Master... (Muse, 1980) • Urban Dreams (Palo Alto, 1981) With Toshiko AkiyoshiTime Stream (1984) • Four Seasons (1990) • ''Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream'' (1990) • Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko (1996) • Hope (2006) • 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (2006) With Richie BeirachElm (ECM, 1979) • Rendezvous (International Phonograph Inc., 1981) • Elegy for Bill Evans (Storyville, 1981) • Inborn (Jazzline n 78049, 1989) • Some Other Time : A Tribute to Chet Baker (Triloka, 1992) • The Snow Leopard (Evidence, 1997) • What Is This Thing Called Love? (Venus, 1999) • Round about Bartok (ACT, 2002) • Round about Monteverdi (ACT 9412-2, 2003) With Benny CarterIn the Mood for Swing (MusicMasters, 1988) • My Man Benny, My Man Phil (MusicMasters, 1990) With Jon FaddisJon & Billy (Trio, 1974) with Billy HarperYoungblood (Pablo, 1976) With Tommy FlanaganEclypso (Enja, 1977) • Ballads & Blues (Enja, 1978) • Confirmation (Enja, 1977–78 [1982]) • The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan (Progressive, 1981) • Giant Steps (Enja, 1982) • Thelonica (Enja, 1982) • Nights at the Vanguard (Uptown, 1986) • Jazz Poet (Timeless SPJ301, 1989) • Beyond the Blue Bird (1990) With Stan GetzLine for Lyons (Sonet, 1983) with Chet BakerThe Stockholm Concert (Sonet, 1983 [1989]) • Voyage (Blackhawk, 1986) • Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (Verve, 1989 [2003]) With Dizzy GillespieThe Winter in Lisbon (Milan, 1990) • Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992) • To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992) With Sir Roland Hanna1 X 1 (Toho (Japan), 1974) • Porgy & Bess (Trio (Japan), 1976) • 24 Preludes Book 1 (Salvation (Japan), 1976) • Time for the Dancers (Progressive, 1977) • Sir Elf Plus 1 (Choice, 1977) • Glove (Trio (Japan), 1977) • 24 Preludes Book 2 (Salvation (Japan), 1977) • This Must Be Love (Progressive 1978) • Rolandscape (Progressive, 1978) • Roland Hanna and George Mraz Play for Monk (Musical Heritage Society, 1978) • Sunrise, Sunset (LOB, 1979) • Romanesque (Trio (Japan), 1982) • This Must Be Love (Audiophile, 1983) • Milano, Paris, New York: Finding John Lewis (Venus, 2002) With Elvin JonesEarth Jones (Palo Alto, 1982) • Youngblood (Enja, 1992) With Jimmy KnepperCunningbird (SteepleChase, 1976) • I Dream Too Much (Soul Note, 1984) • Dream Dancing (Criss Cross, 1986) With Joe LovanoGrand SlamCelebrating Sinatra (Blue Note, 1996) • ''I'm All For You'' (Blue Note, 2003) • Joyous Encounter (Blue Note, 2004) • Classic! Live at Newport (Blue Note, 2016) With Warne MarshStar Highs (Criss Cross Jazz, 1982) • Posthumous (Interplay, 1985 [1987]) With Greg MarvinThe Greg Marvin Quartet (Hi Hat, Planet X, 1986) • ''I'll Get By'' (Planet X, 1987) • Workout! (Planet X, 1988) • Wake-up Call! (Planet X, 1996) • Special Edition (Planet X, 2001) With Tete MontoliuBody & Soul (Enja, 1971 [1983]) • I Wanna Talk About You (SteepleChase, 1980) • The Man from Barcelona (Timeless, 1990) With Art PepperThursday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1979]) • Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1979]) • Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1979]) • More for Les at the Village Vanguard (Contemporary, 1977 [1985]) With Oscar PetersonAnother Day (MPS, 1970) • In Tune (MPS, 1971) • Walking the Line (MPS, 1971) With Jimmy RaneyWisteria (Criss Cross, 1985) with Tommy FlanaganBut Beautiful (Criss Cross, 1991) With Zoot SimsZoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Pablo, 1975) • Soprano Sax (Pablo, 1976) • ''If I'm Lucky'' (Pablo, 1977) with Jimmy RowlesFor Lady Day (Pablo, 1978 [1991]) • Warm Tenor (Pablo, 1979) with Jimmy Rowles • The Sweetest Sounds (Pablo Today, 1979) with Rune Gustafsson With othersEric Alexander, Solid! (Milestone, 1998) • Lorez Alexandria, My One and Only Love (CBS/Sony, 1987) • Chet Baker, Studio Trieste (CTI, 1982) with Jim Hall and Hubert LawsKenny Barron, Minor Blues (Venus, 2009) • Dee Dee Bridgewater, Afro Blue (Trio, 1974) • Bob Brookmeyer, Back Again (Sonet, 1978) • Kenny Burrell, Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (Fantasy, 1975) • George Cables, Senorita de Aranjuez (Meldec Jazz, 2001) • Arnett Cobb, Arnett Cobb Is Back (Progressive, 1978) • Larry Coryell, ''Comin' Home'' (Muse, 1984) • Kenny Drew, Lite Flite (SteepleChase, 1977) • Yelena Eckemoff, A Touch of Radiance (L&H, 2014) • Art Farmer, Crawl Space (CTI, 1977) • Urbie Green, The Fox (CTI, 1976) • Jim Hall, Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc, 2001) • Jaroslav Jakubovič, Coincidence (VMM, 2009) • Scott Hamilton, The Grand Appearance (Progressive, 1979) • Fred Lipsius, Dreaming of Your Love, (mja Records, 1995) • Steve Kuhn, Steve Kuhn Live in New York (Cobblestone, 1972) • Andy LaVerne and Al Foster, Time Well Spent (1994) • John Lewis, Evolution II (Atlantic, 2001) • Kevin Mahogany, An Evening of Ballads (Live) (Mahogany Jazz, 2024) • Carmen McRae, Carmen Sings Monk (Bluebird, 1988) • Charles Mingus, Three or Four Shades of Blues (Atlantic, 1977) • Mark Murphy, The Artistry of Mark Murphy (Muse, 1982) • Mike Nock, In Out and Around (featuring Mike Brecker and Al Foster) (1979) • Michel Petrucciani & Stephane Grappelli, Flamingo (Dreyfus, 1996) • Quest, Quest (Trio/Palo Alto, 1981) • John Scofield, John Scofield Live (Enja, 1977) • McCoy Tyner, McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard (Impulse!, 1997) • Mal Waldron, Mal 81 (Progressive, 1981) • Larry Willis, My Funny Valentine (Jazz City, 1988) ==References==
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