Released 1957 | Jazz Lab(1957) At Newport(1957) Release date 1957 | |
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Recorded February 4 & 5 and March 13, 1957New York City Similar Gigi Gryce albums, Jazz albums |
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Jazz Lab is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Gigi Gryce featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Columbia label.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "With some of the best arrangements heard in jazz and excellent solos by Gryce, Byrd, and Flanagan, Jazz Lab makes for an excellent introduction to the hard bop catalog".
Track listing
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated
- "Speculation" (Horace Silver) - 3:38
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 8:21
- "Nica's Tempo" - 5:27
- "Blue Concept" - 5:03
- "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) - 7:04
- "Sans Souci" - 7:17
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:57
Personnel
Songs
1Speculation3:41
2Over the Rainbow8:20
3Nica's Tempo5:29
References
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