Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet

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]

Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedFebruary 27 & March 7, 1957
StudioReeves 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)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

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

Track listing

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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

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References

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  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. ^ 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.