The Orchestra  And The Quartet Of Gigi Gryce

"Nica's Tempo"

Savoy Records Japan

MGJ-12137

Savoy 100 Albums Series

Mono

Japan

1985

A1 Speculation

A2 In A Meditating Mood

A3 Social Call

A4 Smoke Signal

A5 (You'll Always Be) The One I Love

A6 Kerry Dance

B1 Shuffle Boil

B2 Brake's Sake

B3 Gallop's Gallop

B4 Nica's Tempo

The Orchestra (Side A):

Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce

Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne (A3, A5), Danny Bank (A1, A2, A4, A6)

Bass – Oscar Pettiford 

Drums – Art Blakey (A3, A5), Kenny Clarke (A1, A2, A4, A6)

French Horn – Gunther Schuller (A1, A2, A4, A6), Julius Watkins (A3, A5)

Piano – Horace Silver

Trombone – Eddie Bert (A3, A5), Jimmy Cleveland (A1, A2, A4, A6)

Trumpet – Art Farmer 

Tuba – Bill Barber 

Vocals – Ernestine Anderson (A3, A5)

The Quartet (Side B):

Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce

Bass – Percy Heath 

Drums – Art Blakey

Piano – Thelonious Monk 

Producer – Ozzie Cadena

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, 

Hackensack, New Jersey

by RVG

Side A: October 22, 1955

Side B: October 15, 1955

Pressed by Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.,

Japan