Reminiscin' Explained

Reminiscin'
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gigi Gryce Orch-Tette
Cover:	Reminiscin'.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	November 7, 9 & 10, 1960 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Mercury MG 20628
Chronology:	Gigi Gryce
Prev Title:	The Rat Race Blues
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Doin' the Gigi
Next Year:	1957-61

Reminiscin' is an album by saxophonist Gigi Gryce recorded in 1960 for the Mercury label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Ira Gitler, concluded: "Gryce has achieved a balance between the blowing and arranged sections. The latter set off the former, investing the soloists' spots with greater interest and making the album a success". AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating: "This is alternately reflective, dashing, and sentimental."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

1. "Blue Lights" – 3:25
2. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) – 4:26
3. "Reminiscing" – 4:01
4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 4:46
5. "Gee Blues Gee" (Randy Weston) – 3:22
6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 5:12
7. "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20
8. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:36

• Recorded in New York City on November 7 (track 6), November 9 (tracks 1, 5 & 7) and November 10 (tracks 2–4 & 8), 1960

Personnel

• • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone Richard Williams – trumpet
• Eddie Costa – vibraphone (tracks 2–4, 6 & 8)
• Richard Wyands – piano
• George Duvivier (tracks 2–4 & 8), Julian Euell (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Reggie Workman (track 6) – bass
• Walter Perkins (tracks 1, 5 & 7), Bobby Thomas (tracks 2–4, 6 & 8) – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.attictoys.com/GigiGryce/Gigi_Gryce_discography.php Gigi Gryce discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/gigi-gryce/catalog/#mercury-mg-20628 Gigi Gryce catalog
3. Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed July 25, 2014