Modern Jazz Perspective
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| Studio album by Donald Byrd and Gigi Gryce | |||||
| Released | 1957 | ||||
| Recorded | August 30 and September 3 & 5, 1957 New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Label | Columbia CL 1058 |
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Modern Jazz Perspective is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, with featured vocalist Jackie Paris, recorded in 1957 for the Columbia label.[1]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "the performances and material are solid".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated
- "Early Morning Blues / Now You Don't Know" - 3:45
- "Early Bird" (Donald Byrd) - 7:31
- "Elgy" (Byrd) - 6:28
- "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) - 4:59
- "Steppin' Out" - 5:30
- "Social Call" - 4:43
- "An Evening in Casablanca" - 5:05
- "Satellite" - 4:26
- Recorded in New York City on August 30, 1957 (tracks 6-8), September 3, 1957 (tracks 1-3), and September 5, 1957 (tracks 4 & 5)
Personnel
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone (tracks 4 & 5)
- Julius Watkins - French horn (tracks 4 & 5)
- Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 5)
- Wynton Kelly - piano
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
- Jackie Paris - banjo (track 1), vocals (tracks 1-3)
References
- ↑ Gigi Gryce discography accessed August 31, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012
