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Eric Kloss
First Class!
Compil. US 2004 on Prestige label
Jazz (Post-Bop)
Tracks 1-8 originally released as 'Grits & Gravy' (Prestige 7486) Tracks 9-10 previously unissued Tracks 11-16 as 'First Class Kloss!' (Prestige 7520)
Musicians
 | Eric Kloss as, ts, *1949 US alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, album by, written by |
 | Danny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US baritone saxophone, flute, percussion |
 | Leroy Vinnegar b, 1928-1999 US bass |
 | Richard Davis b, *1930 US bass |
 | Ronnie Boykins b, 1935-1980 US bass |
 | Alan Dawson dr, 1929-1996 US drums |
 | Robert Gregg dr, drums, vocals |
 | Billy Butler g, 1925-1991 US guitar |
 | Al Williams p, piano |
 | Cedar Walton p, 1934-2013 US piano |
 | Jaki Byard p, 1922-1999 US piano |
 | Jesse Nichols eg, voc, g, transferred by |
 | Jimmy Owens tr, fh, *1943 US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Teddy Charles vib, 1928-2012 US vibraphone |
Producers
| Jamie Putnam art direction |
| Stuart Kremsky compilation producer |
| Deb Sibony design |
| Michael Rozek liner notes |
| Don Schlitten photography by, producer |
| Cal Lampley producer |
| Rudy Van Gelder recorded by |
| Kirk Felton remastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Day In The Life Of A Fool | Eric Kloss | Carl Sigman, Luiz Bonfá | 3:30 |
| 2 | Repeat | Eric Kloss | Denny Zeitlin | 3:05 |
| 3 | A Slow Hot Wind | Eric Kloss | Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel | 3:00 |
| 4 | Gentle One | Eric Kloss | Eric Kloss | 3:55 |
| 5 | Grits And Gravy | Eric Kloss | Ed Bland | 2:30 |
| 6 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Eric Kloss | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | 4:58 |
| 7 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Eric Kloss | Don Raye, Gene DePaul | 6:00 |
| 8 | Milestones | Eric Kloss | Miles Davis | 10:10 |
| 9 | When I Fall In Love | Eric Kloss | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | 6:05 |
| 10 | Psychedelicatessen Rag | Eric Kloss | Eric Kloss | 2:55 |
| 11 | Comin' Home Baby | Eric Kloss | Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough | 2:44 |
| 12 | The Chasin' Game | Eric Kloss | Eric Kloss | 7:03 |
| 13 | One For Marianne | Eric Kloss | Eric Kloss | 6:44 |
| 14 | Chitlins Con Carne | Eric Kloss | Kenny Burrell | 2:49 |
| 15 | Walkin' | Eric Kloss | Richard Carpenter | 5:28 |
| 16 | African Cookbook | Eric Kloss | Randy Weston | 7:06 |
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