Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet explained

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]}

Reception

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

Track listing

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

• • • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone Donald Byrd – trumpet Wade Legge – piano
• Wendell Marshall – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-229 Riverside Records discography
3. Web site: Alto Essentials. JazzTimes.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012