| 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] | |||
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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]
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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]
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated
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