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Gigi Gryce (album)

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Released
  
1958

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Gigi Gryce

Label
  
Fresh Sound Records

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Recorded
  
June 1958 New York City

Gigi Gryce albums
  
The Rat Race Blues, Nica's Tempo, Jazz Lab, Modern Jazz Perspective, Doin' the Gigi

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Gigi Gryce is an eponymous album by American jazz saxophonist Gigi Gryce featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the MetroJazz label.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "A fine mainstream date, but probably long gone".

Track listing

  1. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:35
  2. "Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 3:03
  3. "Sea Breeze" (Larry Douglas, Fred Norman, Romare Bearden) - 2:30
  4. "Bangoon" (Hank Jones) - 2:43
  5. "It Don't Mean a Thing" (Ellington, Mills) - 3:16
  6. "Cold Breeze" (Wade Legge) - 2:36
  7. "Rich and Creamy" (Jack Lazare) - 3:29
  8. "My Ideal" (Richard Whiting, Newell Chase, Leo Robin) - 2:48
  9. "Baba's Blues" (Gigi Gryce) - 2:59
  10. "Little Susan" (Randy Weston) - 2:29
  11. "Lullaby for Milkman" (Lazare) - 2:30
  12. "Somewhere" (Ray Copeland) - 2:36

Personnel

  • Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, piccolo, flute
  • Hank Jones - piano, celeste
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • Osie Johnson - drums

    • Songs

    1In a Sentimental Mood3:36
    2Blues March3:04
    3Sea Breeze2:32

    References

    Gigi Gryce (album) Wikipedia
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