Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
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| Studio album by Gigi Gryce | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | March 7 and April 10, 1957 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:04 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-229 |
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| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gigi Gryce featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is exciting and still fresh-sounding bebop".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 7:59
- "Geraldine" (Wade Legge) - 5:34
- "Minority" - 6:26
- "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) - 5:59
- "Straight Ahead" - 9:29
- "Wake Up!" - 4:37
- Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on February 27, 1957 (tracks 1-3) and March 7, 1957 (tracks 4-6)
Personnel
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Wade Legge - piano
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
- ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed August 30, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012
