THE LAST ALBUM BY THE BYRD-GRYCE JAZZ LAB!
PERSONNEL:
DONALD BYRD, trumpet
GIGI GRYCE, alto sax
WYNTON KELLY, piano
WENDELL MARSHALL, bass
ART TAYLOR, drums
JACKIE PARIS, banjo and vocals (on A1, A2 & A4 only)
JIMMY CLEVELAND, trombone (on A4 & B1 only)
JULIUS WATKINS, French horn (on A4 & B1 only)
SAHIB SHIHAB, baritone sax (on A4 & B1 only)
DON BUTTERFIELD, tuba (on B1 only)
New York, August 30 (B2-B4), September 3 (A1-A3), & September 5 (A4 & B1), 1957.
SIDE A:
1 MEDLEY: EARLY MORNING BLUES (Cy Coleman-Joseph McCarthy) / NOW, DON’T YOU KNOW (LeeSears) 3:45
2 EARLY BIRD (Donald Byrd) 7:32
3 ELGY (Donald Byrd) 6:28
4 STABLEMATES (Benny Golson) 4:59
SIDE B:
1 STEPPIN’ OUT (Gigi Gryce) 5:30
2 SOCIAL CALL (Gigi Gryce) 4:43
3 AN EVENING IN CASABLANCA (Gigi Gryce) 5:05
4 SATELLITE (Gigi Gryce) 4:26