Modern Jazz Perspective

Modern Jazz Perspective
Studio album by
Donald Byrd and Gigi Gryce
Released1957
RecordedAugust 30 and September 3 & 5, 1957
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
CL 1058[1]
Gigi Gryce chronology
Jazz Lab
(1957) 		Modern Jazz Perspective
(1957) 		Gigi Gryce
(1958)
Donald Byrd chronology
Jazz Lab
(1957) 		Modern Jazz Perspective
(1957) 		Jazz Eyes
(1957)

Modern Jazz Perspective is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, with featured vocalist Jackie Paris, recorded in 1957 for the Columbia label.[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Disc[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

  1. "Medley: Early Morning Blues (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy)/ Now, Don't You Know" (Gryce, as "Lee Sears") – 3:45
  2. "Early Bird" (Donald Byrd) – 7:31
  3. "Elgy" (Byrd) – 6:28
  4. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 4:59
  5. "Steppin' Out" – 5:30
  6. "Social Call" – 4:43
  7. "An Evening in Casablanca" – 5:05
  8. "Satellite" – 4:26
  • Recorded in New York City on August 30, 1957 (tracks 6–8), September 3, 1957 (tracks 1–3), and September 5, 1957 (tracks 4 & 5)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Gigi Gryce discography accessed August 31, 2012
  3. ^ Crowther, Bruce; Pinfold, Mike (May 18, 1997). Singing Jazz:: The Singers and Their Styles. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879305192 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012
  5. ^ Hall, Tony (November 8, 1958). "Unusual, enterprising controversial: You must hear it!". Disc. No. 40. pp. 6–7.



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