Doin' the Gigi

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Gigi Gryce had a short but productive career, which lasted roughly a decade before he abruptly left jazz in the early 1960s to become a teacher. This compilation of unissued performances is an important addition to his legacy, particularly the 1961 Birdland broadcast, which features the working band he used for his Rat Race Blues album ".

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

1. "Blues in Bloom" (Norman Mapp) - 11:24
2. "A Premonition of You" - 4:40
3. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 7:37
4. "Down Home" - 5:35
5. "Blues in Bloom" (Mapp) - 3:02
6. "Dancing the Gigi" - 2:31
7. "Sonor" (Gerald Wiggins, Kenny Clarke) - 3:32
8. "Down Home" - 4:16
9. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:00
10. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson) - 2:37
11. "I'll Walk Alone" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:32
12. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) - 4:58
13. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 1:46
14. Announcements by Al "Jazzbo" Collins & Hugh Downs - 0:28
15. "Leila's Blues" - 1:32
16. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 2:35
17. "Man of Moods" (Duke Jordan, Cecil Payne) - 2:46
18. "The Blues Walk" (Clifford Brown, Chris Woods, Sonny Stitt) - 2:05

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