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FLAC version
Tracklist
| 1 | Speculation | 4:03 |
| 2 | In A Meditating Mood | 4:22 |
| 3 | Social Call | 2:44 |
| 4 | Smoke Signal | 3:38 |
| 5 | (You'll Always Be) The One I Love | 3:26 |
| 6 | Kerry Dance | 3:00 |
| 7 | Shuffle Boil | 4:59 |
| 8 | Brake's Sake | 4:49 |
| 9 | Gallop's Gallop | 5:25 |
| 10 | Nica's Tempo | 6:09 |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
- Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne (tracks: 1 to 6), Danny Bank (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1 to 6), Percy Heath (tracks: 7 to 10)
- Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 10), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Ensemble – The Orchestra Of Gigi Gryce* (tracks: 1 to 6), The Quartet Of Gigi Gryce* (tracks: 7 to 10)
- French Horn – Gunther Schuller (tracks: 1 to 6), Julius Watkins (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Piano – Horace Silver (tracks: 1 to 6), Thelonious Monk (tracks: 7 to 10)
- Remastered By – Yujiro Kasai
- Trombone – Eddie Bert (tracks: 3, 5), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Trumpet – Art Farmer (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Tuba – Bill Barber (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Vocals – Ernestine Anderson (tracks: 3, 5)
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1201, S 1201 | Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins | Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins - Gigi Gryce · Thelonious Monk · Percy Heath · Art Blakey · Horace Silver · Art Farmer · Kenny Clarke · Cecil Payne · Jimmy Cleveland · Oscar Pettiford · Julius Watkins (LP, Album, Mono) | Signal , Signal | S1201, S 1201 | US | 1955 |
| S 1201 | Gigi Gryce | Gigi Gryce (LP, Album, Mono) | Signal | S 1201 | US | 1955 |
| BYG 529153, 529.153 | Thelonious Monk, Gigi Gryce | Thelonious Monk, Gigi Gryce - Nica's Tempo (LP, Album, RE) | BYG Records, BYG Records | BYG 529153, 529.153 | France | 1969 |
| RM 52223 | Thelonious Monk & Gigi Gryce | Thelonious Monk & Gigi Gryce - Nica's Tempo (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | CBS | RM 52223 | UK | 1966 |
| CY-18057 | The Orchestra* And The Quartet Of Gigi Gryce* | The Orchestra* And The Quartet Of Gigi Gryce* - Nica's Tempo (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Savoy Jazz Classics | CY-18057 | UK, Europe & US | 1998 |











