Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet

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Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
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Studio album by
Gigi Gryce
Released1957
RecordedMarch 7 and April 10, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:04
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-229[1]
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Gigi Gryce chronology
Jazz Lab
(1957) 		Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
(1957) 		At Newport
(1957)

Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gigi Gryce, recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[5]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This is exciting and still fresh-sounding bebop."[4]

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" (Gryce as "Lee Sears") – 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 30, 2012
  3. ^ "Alto Essentials". JazzTimes.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 613. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.




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