title: Grits & Gravy
text: # Grits & Gravy
  
  Grits & Gravy is an album by saxophonist Eric Kloss which was recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  
  AllMusic stated: "Eric Kloss' third recording features the soulful yet adventurous altoist in two different settings".
  
  ## 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)
  