Nica's Tempo

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Nica's Tempo is an album by Gigi Gryce recorded in 1955. The title track is a reference to Nica de Koenigswarter (born Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild) a.k.a. "The Bebop Baroness" or "The Jazz Baroness", a patron of jazz musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker.

The album was originally issued as Gigi Gryce Quartet And Orchestra (Signal S 1201). The Signal masters were later acquired by Savoy Records, who reissued this album in 1958.

Track listing

1. "Speculation" (Horace Silver) – 4:03
2. "In a Meditating Mood" (Gigi Gryce) – 4:22
3. "Social Call" (Gryce, Jon Hendricks) – 2:43
4. "Smoke Signal" (Gryce) – 3:42
5. "(You'll Always Be) The One I Love" (Gryce) – 3:28
6. "Kerry Dance" (traditional) – 3:00
7. "Shuffle Boil" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:59
8. "Brakes Sake" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:45
9. "Gallop's Gallop" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:25
10. "Nica's Tempo" (Gryce) – 6:06

Personnel

• Gigi Gryce – alto sax (all tracks)

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, October 22, 1955

• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Gunther Schuller – french horn
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Danny Bank – baritone sax
• Horace Silver – piano
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

Tracks 3, 5: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, October 22, 1955

• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Julius Watkins – french horn
• Bill Barber – tuba
• Cecil Payne – baritone sax
• Horace Silver – piano
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Art Blakey – drums
• Ernestine Anderson – vocals

Tracks 7-10: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, October 15, 1955

• Thelonious Monk – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Art Blakey – drums