Grits & Gravy
| Grits & Gravy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 21 & 22, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7486 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
| Eric Kloss chronology | ||||
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Grits & Gravy is an album by saxophonist Eric Kloss which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
AllMusic stated: "Eric Kloss' third recording features the soulful yet adventurous altoist in two different settings".[3]
Track listing
- "A Day in the Life of a Fool" (Luiz Bonfá, Carl Sigman) - 3:34
- "Repeat" (Denny Zeitlin) - 3:11
- "Slow Hot Wind" (Norman Gimbel, Henry Mancini) - 3:02
- "Gentle One" (Eric Kloss) - 4:01
- "Grits and Gravy" (Ed Bland) - 2:38
- "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 5:06
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 6:05
- "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 10:20
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 21 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and December 22 (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), 1966
Personnel
- Eric Kloss - alto saxophone
- Danny Bank - soprano saxophone, flute, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Teddy Charles - vibraphone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Jaki Byard (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), Ronald Williams (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - piano
- Billy Butler - guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Ronnie Boykins (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Richard Davis (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8) - bass
- Alan Dawson (tracks 2, 4 & 6-8), Robert J. Gregg (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - drums
- Ed Bland - arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
References
- ^ "Billboard". May 27, 1967.
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 5, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 5, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 120. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
