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{{Infobox album
| name       = Jazz by Gee
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Matthew Gee]]
| cover      = Jazz by Gee.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1956
| recorded   = July 19 and August 22, 1956<br><small>Reeves Sound Studios, New York City</small>
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 41:32
| label      = [[Riverside Records|Riverside]]<br><small>RLP 12-221</small>
| producer   = Bill Grauer and [[Orrin Keepnews]]
| chronology = [[Matthew Gee]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Soul Groove]]
| next_year  = 1963
}}
'''''Jazz by Gee''''' is the debut album by American jazz trombonist [[Matthew Gee]] featuring tracks recorded in 1956 for the [[Riverside Records|Riverside]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-221 Riverside Records discography] accessed August 30, 2012</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score  = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=540}}</ref>
}}
[[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".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-by-gee-mw0000087384 Allmusic Review] accessed August 30, 2012</ref>
==Track listing==
''All compositions by Matthew Gee except as indicated''
# "[[Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green song)|Out of Nowhere]]" ([[Johnny Green]], [[Edward Heyman]]) - 3:24
# "[[I'll Remember April (song)|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 (Oh, Where Can You Be?)|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 (jazz musician)|Frank Foster]] - [[tenor saxophone]] (tracks 6-8)
*[[Cecil Payne]] - [[baritone saxophone]] (tracks 6-8)
*Joe Knight - [[piano]]
*[[John Simmons (musician)|John Simmons]] (tracks 6-8), [[Wilbur Ware]] (tracks 1-5) - [[Double bass|bass]]
*[[Art Taylor]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
== References ==
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[[Category:1956 debut albums]]
[[Category:Matthew Gee albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews]]
[[Category:Riverside Records albums]]