Gigi Gryce (album)

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Gigi Gryce
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Studio album by
Gigi Gryce
Released1958
RecordedJune 1958
StudioNew York City
Genre Jazz
Length33:51
Label MetroJazz
E 1006
Producer Leonard Feather
Gigi Gryce chronology
Modern Jazz Perspective
(1957)		Gigi Gryce
(1958)		 Saying Somethin'!
(1960)

Gigi Gryce is an eponymous album by American jazz saxophonist Gigi Gryce, recorded in 1958 and released on the MetroJazz label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "A fine mainstream date, but probably long gone." [4]

Track listing

  1. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:35
  2. "Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 3:03
  3. "Seabreeze" (Larry Douglas, Fred Norman, Romare Bearden) - 2:30
  4. "Bangoon" (Hank Jones) - 2:43
  5. "It Don't Mean a Thing" (Ellington, Mills) - 3:16
  6. "Cold Breeze" (Wade Legge) - 2:36
  7. "Rich and Creamy" (Jack Lazare) - 3:29
  8. "My Ideal" (Richard Whiting, Newell Chase, Leo Robin) - 2:48
  9. "Baba's Blues" (Gigi Gryce) - 2:59
  10. "Little Susan" (Randy Weston) - 2:29
  11. "Lullaby for Milkman" (Lazare) - 2:30
  12. "Somewhere" (Ray Copeland) - 2:36

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Cohen, N., Gigi Gryce discography Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine , accessed July 25, 2014
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: MetroJazz Album Discography, accessed February 28, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: MetroJazz discography, accessed February 28, 2018
  4. 1 2 Wynn, R., Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2014


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