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| Jazz Lab | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | February 4–5 & March 13, 1957 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 998[1] | |||
| Gigi Gryce chronology | ||||
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Jazz Lab is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, released in 1957 by Columbia.[2][3]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
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."[4]
Track listing
[edit]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
- Recorded in New York City on February 4, 1957 (tracks 1 & 3), February 5, 1957 (tracks 2 & 6), and March 13, 1957 (tracks 4, 5 & 7)
Personnel
[edit]- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 5 & 7), Benny Powell (tracks 1 & 3) - trombone
- Julius Watkins - French horn (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Tommy Flanagan (tracks 1–3 & 6), Wade Legge (tracks 4, 5 & 7) - piano
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jazz, All About. "Jazz news: Gryce and Byrd's Jazz Lab". All About Jazz News.
- ^ Gigi Gryce discography Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 31, 2012
- ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012
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