Matthew Gee - Jazz By Gee (1956)
Matthew Gee - Jazz By Gee (1956)
Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 41 min | 103 MB
Label: Riverside | Rel:1956
Jazz | MP3 320 kbps CBR | 41 min | 103 MB
Label: Riverside | Rel:1956
Trombonist Matthew Gee was primarily a section player and a valuable sideman, but as this CD reissue shows, he could have been a significant soloist too. The two sessions (Gee's only two as a leader) feature him in an unusual quintet with altoist Ernie Henry (the trombone-alto blend has a unique sound) and at the head of a septet also including trumpeter Kenny Dorham, tenorman Frank Foster, and baritonist Cecil Payne. 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.
Tracklist:
1. Out Of Nowhere
2. I'll Remember April
3. Joram
4. Sweet Georgia Brown
5. Lover Man
6. Gee!
7. Kingston Lounge
8. The Boys From Brooklyn