Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet

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]

Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
Studio album by Gigi Gryce
Released	1957
Recorded	February 27 & March 7, 1957
Studio	Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:04
Label	Riverside RLP 12-229[1]
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Gigi Gryce chronology
Jazz Lab (1957) Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet (1957) At Newport (1957)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Riverside Records discography accessed August 30, 2012
3. "Alto Essentials". JazzTimes.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 613. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.