Jazz by Gee
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jazz by Gee! |
| type | Studio |
| artist | Matthew Gee |
| cover | Jazz by Gee.jpg |
| released | 1956 |
| recorded | July 19 and August 22, 1956 |
| Reeves Sound Studios, New York City | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 41:32 |
| label | Riverside |
| RLP 12-221 | |
| producer | Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews |
| chronology | Matthew Gee |
| next_title | Soul Groove |
| next_year | 1963 |
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| name = Jazz by Gee! | type = Studio | artist = Matthew Gee | cover = Jazz by Gee.jpg | alt = | released = 1956 | recorded = July 19 and August 22, 1956 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 41:32 | label = Riverside RLP 12-221 | producer = Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews | chronology = Matthew Gee | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Soul Groove | next_year = 1963
Jazz by Gee! is the debut album by American jazz trombonist Matthew Gee featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.
Reception
| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev2score = Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with Scott Yanow stating "The music is quite bop-oriented and mixes together standards with three swinging Gee originals. An underrated and generally overlooked gem by a forgotten trombonist".
Track listing
All compositions by Matthew Gee except as indicated
- "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:24
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:16
- "Joram" (Bill Massey) - 3:04
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 2:58
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 6:11
- "Gee!" - 5:00
- "Kingston Lounge" - 8:45
- "The Boys from Brooklyn" - 7:54
- Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on July 19 (tracks 6–8) and August 22 (tracks 1–5), 1956
Personnel
- Matthew Gee - trombone
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet (tracks 6–8)
- Ernie Henry - alto saxophone (tracks 1–5)
- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (tracks 6–8)
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone (tracks 6–8)
- Joe Knight - piano
- John Simmons (tracks 6–8), Wilbur Ware (tracks 1–5) - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
References
- [http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-221 Riverside Records discography] accessed August 30, 2012
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
- Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-by-gee-mw0000087384 Allmusic Review] accessed August 30, 2012
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