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The Enja Heritage Collection: Confirma...

1.4M streams

1,415,410

Elm

120.4K streams

120,409

Wisteria

78.7K streams

78,717

Your Story

64.2K streams

64,201

Together Again

60.2K streams

60,208

Porgy & Bess

53K streams

53,013

Round About Bartok

35.2K streams

35,182

Music's the Only Thing That's on My Mi...

33.7K streams

33,710

Jazz

32.9K streams

32,872

Your Story

27.8K streams

27,806

Biography

George Mraz was a greatly in-demand bassist for straight-ahead dates after he emigrated to the United States in 1968. After a brief time playing violin and alto, Mraz studied bass at the Prague Conservatory and gigged at a club in Munich for a year. In 1968, he attended Berklee and he soon toured with Oscar Peterson, from 1970 to 1972. After moving to New York, Mraz became a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1973 to 1976), worked with Stan Getz (1974 and 1975), and went on to work with most of the top jazz players, including Walter Norris, Pepper Adams, Roland Hanna, Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan, John Abercrombie, Carmen McRae, Jimmy Rowles, Stephane Grappelli, and countless others. With the exception of an obscure duo date with Roland Hanna for Trio in 1976, Mraz surprisingly did not have an opportunity to lead his own sessions until the mid-'90s when he signed with Milestone. His album roster included Jazz (1995), Bottom Lines (1997), Duke's Place (1999), and Morava (2001). George Mraz died on September 16, 2021 at the age of 77. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi