Saying Somethin'!

by Gigi Gryce Quintet

Saying Somethin'! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: New Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:41
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Saying Somethin'!' captures Gigi Gryce's compositional and arranging strengths in a hard bop quintet format. The album emphasizes concise themes, strong ensemble structure, and the disciplined modern jazz language associated with Gryce.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Back Breaker (6:10)
  2. Leila's Blues (6:49)
  3. Blues In The Jungle (6:21)
  4. Down Home (8:22)
  5. Let Me Know (4:46)
  6. Jones' Bones (7:11)

Credits

  • Gigi Gryce Quintet - primary artist
  • Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, written-by
  • Reggie Workman - bass
  • Esmond Edwards - cover
  • Mickey Roker - drums
  • Richard Wyands - piano
  • Richard Williams - trumpet
  • Curtis Fuller - written-by

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