Modern Jazz Perspective

Modern Jazz Perspective is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, with featured vocalist Jackie Paris, recorded in 1957 for the Columbia label.

Reception

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

1. "Medley: Early Morning Blues (Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy)/ Now, Don't You Know" (Gryce, as "Lee Sears") – 3:45
2. "Early Bird" (Donald Byrd) – 7:31
3. "Elgy" (Byrd) – 6:28
4. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 4:59
5. "Steppin' Out" – 5:30
6. "Social Call" – 4:43
7. "An Evening in Casablanca" – 5:05
8. "Satellite" – 4:26

• Recorded in New York City on August 30, 1957 (tracks 6–8), September 3, 1957 (tracks 1–3), and September 5, 1957 (tracks 4 & 5)

Personnel

• Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone (tracks 4 & 5)
• Julius Watkins – French horn (tracks 4 & 5)
• Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 5)
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Wendell Marshall – bass
• Art Taylor – drums
• Jackie Paris – banjo (track 1), vocals (tracks 1–3)
• S. Neil Fujita – cover artwork

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