Reminiscin'

Reminiscin'
Studio album by Gigi Gryce Orch-Tette
Released	1960
Recorded	November 7, 9 & 10, 1960 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury MG 20628
Gigi Gryce chronology
The Rat Race Blues (1960) Reminiscin' (1960) Doin' the Gigi (1957-61)

Reminiscin' is an album by saxophonist Gigi Gryce recorded in 1960 for the Mercury label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Ira Gitler, concluded: "Gryce has achieved a balance between the blowing and arranged sections. The latter set off the former, investing the soloists' spots with greater interest and making the album a success". ^[4] AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating: "This is alternately reflective, dashing, and sentimental." ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

1. "Blue Lights" – 3:25
2. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) – 4:26
3. "Reminiscing" – 4:01
4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 4:46
5. "Gee Blues Gee" (Randy Weston) – 3:22
6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 5:12
7. "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:36

• Recorded in New York City on November 7 (track 6), November 9 (tracks 1, 5 & 7) and November 10 (tracks 2–4 & 8), 1960

Personnel

• Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Eddie Costa – vibraphone (tracks 2–4, 6 & 8)
• Richard Wyands – piano
• George Duvivier (tracks 2–4 & 8), Julian Euell (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Reggie Workman (track 6) – bass
• Walter Perkins (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Bobby Thomas (tracks 2–4, 6 & 8) – drums

References

1. Gigi Gryce discography Archived February 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine accessed July 25, 2014
2. Gigi Gryce catalog accessed July 25, 2014
3. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 25, 2014
4. Gitler, Ira (October 12, 1961). "Gigi Gryce: Reminiscin': Gigi Gryce Orch-tette". DownBeat . Vol. 28, no. 21. p. 29.