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Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce
The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions

Compil. ES 2013 on Jazz Dynamics label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Bop)

Tracks 1-1 to 1-8: Jazz Lab (Columbia CL998) Tracks 1-1 to 1-3: New York, February 4, 1957. Tracks 1-4, 1-5: New York, February 5, 1957. Tracks 1-6 to 1-8: New York, March 13, 1957. [Notes: Although recorded during the same sessions, "Smoke Signal" wasn't included on the original LP and appeared on the long out of print compilation LP Jazz Omnibus (Columbia CL1020). Also, on tracks 6-8, the Tom Lord and Bruyninckx discographies indicate that the trombonist is Benny Powell but the liner notes to Columbia CL 998 indicate Jimmy Cleveland.] Tracks 1-9 to 1-12, 2-1, 2-2: Gigi Gryce And The Jazz Lab Quintet (Riverside 12-229) 1-9 to 1-11: New York, February 27, 1957. 1-12 to 2-2: New York, March 7, 1957. 2-3 to 2-9: New Formulas From The Jazz Lab (RCA-Victor Jap RCA6015) 2-3 to 2-5: New York, July 30, 1957. 2-6, 2-7: New York, July 31, 1957. 2-8, 2-9: New York, August 1, 1957. 2-10 to 3-4: Jazz Lab (Jubilee JLP1059). New York, August 9, 1957. 3-5 to 3-12: Modern Jazz Perspective (Columbia CL1058) 3-5 to 3-7: New York, August 30, 1957. 3-8, 3-9: New York, September 5, 1957. 3-10 to 3-12: New York, September 3, 1957. [Note: Curiously, Gigi Gryce arranged Benny Golson's composition "Stablemates", while Golson arranged Gryce's tune "Steppin' Out".] Bonus track: 3-13: From Jazz Laboratory Series Vol. 1 (Signal S101/Savoy MG12145) Hackensack, New Jersey, March 7, 1955. 4-1 to 4-3: At Newport (Verve MGV8238) Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island, July 5, 1957. *BONUS ALBUMS 4-4 to 4-12: Volume 2 (Bethlehem BCP33) New York, August 12, 1955. 4-13 to 4-15: From Jazz Laboratory Series Vol. 1 (Signal S101/Savoy MG12145) Hackensack, New Jersey, March 7, 1955. [The fourth track from this album is on CD3, 13]

Musicians

	Donald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US album by, trumpet, written by, trumpet
	Gigi Gryce as, 1925-1983 US album by, written by, alto saxophone, alto saxophone, arranged by
	Sahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US baritone saxophone
	Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass
	Art Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US drums
	Julius Watkins frh, 1921-1977 US french horn
	Tommy Flanagan p, 1930-2001 US piano
	Benny Powell tb, 1930-2010 US trombone, trombone, possibly
	Don Butterfield tu, 1923-2006 US tuba
	Wade Legge p, 1934-1963 US piano, written by, piano
	Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone, possibly
	Paul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US bass
	Hank Jones p, 1918-2010 US piano, written by, piano
	Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano
	Benny Golson ts, *1929 US arranged by
	Jackie Paris voc, g, 1926-2004 US vocals, banjo
	Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass, written by, bass
	Kenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US drums
	Duke Jordan p, 1922-2006 DK piano, written by, written by, piano
	Osie Johnson dr, 1923-1966 US drums, written by, drums
	Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US flute, tenor saxophone
	Don Abney p, 1923-2000 US piano
	Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet
	Bob Brookmeyer tb, 1929-2011 US valve trombone

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