Grits & Gravy

Grits & Gravy
Grits & Gravy
Studio album by Eric Kloss
Released	1967
Recorded	December 21 & 22, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:57
Label	Prestige; PR 7486
Producer	Cal Lampley
Eric Kloss chronology

Grits & Gravy is an album by saxophonist Eric Kloss which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

AllMusic stated: "Eric Kloss' third recording features the soulful yet adventurous altoist in two different settings".^[2]

Track listing[]

"A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Luiz Bonfá, Carl Sigman) - 3:34
"Repeat" (Denny Zeitlin) - 3:11
"Slow Hot Wind" (Norman Gimbel, Henry Mancini) - 3:02
"Gentle One" (Eric Kloss) - 4:01
"Grits and Gravy" (Ed Bland) - 2:38
"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 5:06
"You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 6:05
"Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 10:20

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 21 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and December 22 (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), 1966

Personnel[]

Eric Kloss - alto saxophone
Danny Bank - soprano saxophone, flute, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Teddy Charles - vibraphone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Jaki Byard (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), Ronald Williams (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - piano
Billy Butler - guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Ronnie Boykins (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Richard Davis (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8) - bass
Alan Dawson (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), Robert J. Gregg (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - drums
Ed Bland - arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 5)

References[]

^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 5, 2013
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 5, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] Prestige Records discography accessed April 5, 2013

[AllMusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 5, 2013

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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