Jazz by Gee! is the debut album by American jazz trombonist Matthew Gee featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed August 30, 2012
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with Scott Yanow stating "The music is quite bop-oriented and mixes together standards with three swinging Gee originals. An underrated and generally overlooked gem by a forgotten trombonist".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Matthew Gee except as indicated "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:24 "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 4:16 "Joram" (Bill Massey) - 3:04 "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 2:58 "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) - 6:11 "Gee!" - 5:00 "Kingston Lounge" - 8:45 "The Boys from Brooklyn" - 7:54 Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on July 19 (tracks 6–8) and August 22 (tracks 1–5), 1956
Personnel Matthew Gee - trombone Kenny Dorham - trumpet (tracks 6–8) Ernie Henry - alto saxophone (tracks 1–5) Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (tracks 6–8) Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone (tracks 6–8) Joe Knight - piano John Simmons (tracks 6–8), Wilbur Ware (tracks 1–5) - bass Art Taylor - drums
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