***RELEASE DATE: 03/07/26..TO PLACE A PRE-ORDER PLEASE PHONE THE OFFICE ON 01923 281281***
AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Gigi Gryce & Donald Byrd complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
"Jazz Lab (1)"; "Jazz Lab (2)"; "Jazz Lab Quintet" and "Modern Jazz Perspectives".
For our latest Classic Albums release AVID Jazz welcome back an old friend and with much excitement welcome a new friend to the AVID Jazz catalogue. The old friend, Donald Byrd (AMSC1422 & 1133), or as he was known back then on some of these albums, Don Byrd, and the new friend, arranger, composer, alto saxophonist and flautist, Gigi Gryce. Together these two fine musicians formed the perhaps under-rated and oft overlooked group called Jazz Lab & The Jazz Lab Quintet as featured on all four of our fine selections. To quote Gigi from the liner notes to Jazz Lab 2:- "A point I'm eager to emphasize," Gigi continues, "is that the title, Jazz Lab, isn't meant to connote that we're entirely experimental in direction. We try to explore all aspects of modern jazz-standards, originals, blues, hard swing, anything that can be filled and transmuted with jazz feeling. Even our experimentations are quite practical; they're not exercises for their own sake. They have to communicate feeling." Joining Gigi Gryce and Don Byrd for the project are such fine jazz musicians as Sahib Shihab, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Flanagan, Wendell Marshall, Art Taylor, Wynton Kelly and vocalist Jackie Paris. For the Jazz Lab Quintet album the band consists of Gigi Gryce, Don Byrd, Wade Legge (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass) and Art Taylor (drums). While on the Jazz Lab (2) album piano and bass are provided by two legendary jazzmen, Hank Jones on piano and Paul Chambers on bass. Terrific stuff!
As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy them and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across jazz and many other musical genres.
Check out:- Donald Byrd (AMSC1422 & 1133); Cannonball Adderley (AMSC1022); Nat Adderley (AMSC1062); Hank Jones (AMSC1253); Wynton Kelly (AMSC1436); Tommy Flanagan (AMSC1091); Chet Baker (AMSC1274); Clifford Brown (AMSC950); Eric Dolphy (AMSC1112); Kenny Dorham (AMSC1300 & 1080); Freddie Hubbard (AMSC1244); Lou Donaldson (AMSC1251); Jackie McLean (AMSC1288 & 1043,); Lee Morgan (AMSC1351 & 1255); Benny Carter (AMSC1353); Johnny Hodges (AMSC999); Paul Chambers (AMSC1324); Buddy Colette (AMSC1186); Miles Davis (AMSC1482, 1414, 1376, 1348 & 1081); Art Farmer (AMSC1438); The Jazztet (AMSC1442); Wynton Kelly & Don Sleet (AMSC1436); James Moody (AMSC1261); Don Ellis (AMSC1279); John Graas (AMSC1242); Classic Jazz Piano (AMSC1284); Classic Jazz Trumpet (AMSC1293).
CD1
1-7: 'Jazz Lab (1)'
1. Speculation
2. Over The Rainbow
3. Nica's Tempo
4. Blue Concept
5. Little Niles
6. Sans Souci
7. I Remember Clifford
8-14: 'Jazz Lab (2)'
8. Blue Lights
9. Onion Head
10. Isn't It Romantic?
11. Bat Land
12. Bangoon
13. Imagination
14. Xtacy
CD2
1-6: 'Jazz Lab Quintet'
1. Love For Sale
2. Geraldine
3. Minority
4. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
5. Straight Ahead
6. Wake Up!
7-14: 'Modern Jazz Perspectives'
7. Medley: Early Morning Blues, Now Don't You Know
8. Early Bird
9. Elgy
10. Stablemates
11. Steppin Out
12. Social Call
13. An Evening In Casablanca
14. Satellite
***RELEASE DATE: 03/07/26..TO PLACE A PRE-ORDER PLEASE PHONE THE OFFICE ON 01923 281281***
