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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 and March 7, 1957 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

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