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Gigi Gryce (album)
''Gigi Gryce'' is an eponymous album by American jazz saxophonist Gigi Gryce, recorded in 1958 and released on the MetroJazz Records, MetroJazz label. accessed February 28, 2018 Reception AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "A fine mainstream date, but probably long gone."Wynn, R.Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2014 Track listing # "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:35 # "Blues March" (Benny Golson) - 3:03 # "Seabreeze" (Larry Douglas, Fred Norman, Romare Bearden) - 2:30 # "Bangoon" (Hank Jones) - 2:43 # "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Gryce
Gigi Gryce (born George General Grice Jr.; November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983), later Basheer Qusim, was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator. While his performing career was relatively short, much of his work as a player, composer, and arranger was quite influential and well-recognized during his time. However, Gryce abruptly ended his jazz career in the 1960s. This, in addition to his nature as a very private person, has resulted in very little knowledge of Gryce today. Several of his compositions have been covered extensively (" Minority", "Social Call", "Nica's Tempo") and have become minor jazz standards. Gryce's compositional bent includes harmonic choices similar to those of contemporaries Benny Golson, Tadd Dameron and Horace Silver. Gryce's playing, arranging, and composing are most associated with the classic hard bop era (roughly 1953–1965). He was a well-educated composer and musician, and wrote some classical work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |