"Minority" is a 16-bar jazz standard in a minor key[1] by Gigi Gryce, first recorded with Clifford Brown in Paris on October 8, 1953.[2] Gryce recorded it again with Art Blakey and on his The Hap'nin's album for Prestige (1960).[3][4] The song has been recorded over 40 times.[3]
| "Minority" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by Gigi Gryce with Clifford Brown | |
| Recorded | October 8, 1953 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Gigi Gryce |
Selected recordings
edit- Art Blakey: Blakey (EmArcy, 1954)
- Cannonball Adderley: Portrait of Cannonball (Riverside, 1958)
- Bill Evans: Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Riverside, 1958)
- Art Pepper: The Return of Art Pepper
- Bootsie Barnes: You Leave Me Breathless!
- Pat Martino: Strings! (Prestige, 1967)
- Ben Sidran: The Cat and the Hat (1980)
- Bud Shank/Phil Woods: Bouncing with Bud and Phil: Live at Yoshi's (1995)
- Jackie McLean
References
edit- ^ Catalano, Nick (2001). Clifford Brown : the life and art of the legendary jazz trumpeter. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0195144000.
- ^ Gardner, Mark (1968). Pat Martino, "Strings!" Liner Notes. Final column: Prestige Records.
- ^ a b "Minority - Gigi Gryce". Historical Notes. JazzLeadSheets.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ The Real Book (6th ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard Pub. Corp. 2004. p. 273. ISBN 978-0634060380.
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