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Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet

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Released
  
1957

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
40:04

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 7 and April 10, 1957 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City

Artist
  
Gigi Gryce and The Jazz Lab Quintet

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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.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is exciting and still fresh-sounding bebop".

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

  1. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 7:59
  2. "Geraldine" (Wade Legge) - 5:34
  3. "Minority" - 6:26
  4. "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) - 5:59
  5. "Straight Ahead" - 9:29
  6. "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

    • Songs

    1Love for SaleGigi Gryce8:02
    2GeraldineGigi Gryce5:38
    3MinorityGigi Gryce6:29

    References

    Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet Wikipedia
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