Jazz by Gee

Jazz by Gee is the debut album by American jazz trombonist Matthew Gee featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.[1]

Jazz by Gee
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedJuly 19 and August 22, 1956
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:32
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-221
ProducerBill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews
Matthew Gee chronology
Jazz by Gee
(1956)
Soul Groove
(1963)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Gee except as indicated

  1. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:24
  2. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:16
  3. "Joram" (Bill Massey) - 3:04
  4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 2:58
  5. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 6:11
  6. "Gee!" - 5:00
  7. "Kingston Lounge" - 8:45
  8. "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

References

  1. Riverside Records discography accessed August 30, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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