The Rat Race Blues
| The Rat Race Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | June 7, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:11 | |||
| Label | New Jazz | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Gigi Gryce chronology | ||||
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The Rat Race Blues is an album by American saxophonist Gigi Gryce recorded in 1960 for the New Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
Harvey Pekar, writing in his four star review in the August 10, 1962 issue of Down Beat stated: "Gryce's major contributions to jazz have been made as an outstanding composer-arranger. But his writing ability notwithstanding... this is primarily a blowing session."[4] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The group swings its way through two of Gryce's lesser-known originals and three then-recent obscurities. Interesting and generally fresh straight-ahead jazz."[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except where noted
- "The Rat Race Blues" – 6:35
- "Strange Feelin'" (Sam Finch) – 7:45
- "Boxer's Blues" – 6:58
- "Blues in Bloom" (Norman Mapp) – 7:44
- "Monday Through Sunday" (Mapp) – 11:09
Personnel[edit]
- Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Richard Wyands – piano
- Julian Euell – bass
- Mickey Roker – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Gigi Gryce discography accessed May 31, 2013
- ^ New Jazz Records discography accessed May 31, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 31, 2013
- ^ a b Down Beat: August 16, 1962 vol. 29, no. 22
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 613. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
