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Jazz By Gee
| Recorded | Jul 6, 1956 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 693956 |
The record
Trombonist Matthew Gee's lone date as a leader, cut for Riverside with a stacked mid-'50s frontline -- Kenny Dorham, Ernie Henry, Frank Foster, Cecil Payne -- that outshines his modest discography elsewhere. A brawny hard-bop session where the arranging smarts and horn-heavy voicings matter as much as Gee's own slide work.
Session personnel
- Ernie Henry — alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Cecil Payne — baritone saxophone [baritone sax]
- John Simmons — bass
- Wilbur Ware — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Joe Knight — piano
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone [tenor sax]
- Matthew Gee — trombone
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| — | Riverside Records — MONO |
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