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Gigi Gryce (28 Nov 1925 - 14 Mar 1983)

Male Person - United States

Releases (6)

Official

Album

  1. Nica’s Tempo 1955
  2. Gigi Gryce 1958
  3. Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet 01 Jul 1991

Album - Compilation

  1. Doin' The Gigi 2011
  2. Eight Classic Albums 2012
  3. The Classic Albums 1955-1960 2019 Eight Original LPs on 4 CDs

Relationships (9)

Founded

  1. The Gigi Gryce Orchestra

Member Of

  1. The Gigi Gryce-Donald Byrd Jazz Laboratory original, eponymous, alto saxophone
  2. Gigi Gryce Quintet original, eponymous
  3. Gigi Gryce Orch-Tette original, eponymous
  4. The Gigi Gryce Orchestra
  5. Gigi Gryce Quartet eponymous
  6. Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet additional, eponymous, alto saxophone
  7. Thelonious Monk Septet alto saxophone

Inspired The Name Of

  1. The Gigi Gryce Orchestra

Recordings by (62)

  1. In a Meditative Mood 4:26 (1955)
  2. Speculation 4:07 (1955)
  3. Social Call 2:46 (1955)
  4. Smoke Signal 3:42 (1955)
  5. (You’ll Always Be) The One I Love 3:29 (1955)
  6. Kerry Dance 3:03 (1955)
  7. Shuffle Boil 5:03 (1955)
  8. Brake’s Sake 4:47 (1955)
  9. Gallop’s Gallop 5:30 (1955)
  10. Nica’s Tempo 6:11 (1955)
  11. In a Sentimental Mood 3:33 (1958)
  12. Blues March 3:02 (1958)
  13. Sea Breeze 2:30 (1958)
  14. Bangoon 2:43 (1958)
  15. It Don't Mean a Thing 3:00 (1958)
  16. Cold Breeze 2:36 (1958)
  17. Rich and Creamy 3:29 (1958)
  18. My Ideal 2:48 (1958)
  19. Baba's Blues 2:59 (1958)
  20. Little Susan 2:20 (1958)
  21. Lullaby for Milkman 2:30 (1958)
  22. Somewhere 2:36 (1958)
  23. Sometimes I'm Happy 5:55 (1988)
  24. Embraceable You 7:27 (1988)
  25. Jordu 4:54 (1988)
  26. Oh Yeah! 4:26 (1988)
  27. Futurity 2:55 (03 Oct 1989)
  28. Love for Sale 8:02 (01 Jul 1991)
  29. Geraldine 5:37 (01 Jul 1991)
  30. Minority 6:28 (01 Jul 1991)
  31. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart 6:05 (01 Jul 1991)
  32. Straight Ahead 9:33 (01 Jul 1991)
  33. Wake Up 4:35 (01 Jul 1991)
  34. Paris the Beautiful 4:17 (1995)
  35. Parris The Beautiful 4:16 (1995)
  36. Purple Shades 2:52 (1995)
  37. La Rose Noire 3:36 (1995)
  38. Anne Marie 3:34 (1995)
  39. Hello 4:20 (1995)
  40. Evening in Paris 3:57 (1995)
  41. The Rat Race Blues 6:36 (2002)
  42. Speculator 4:07 (2005)
  43. You'll Always Be the One I Love 3:29 (2005)
  44. Nica's Tempo 6:13 (2005)
  45. In A Meditating Mood 4:26 (10 Oct 2008)
  46. Brown Skins 6:09 (04 Nov 2010)
  47. In a Mediatating Mood 4:23 (2012)
  48. Blue Light 3:22 (2012)
  49. Take The 'A' Train 3:34 (2012)
  50. Back Breaker 6:11 (2019)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Epistrophy (alternate take) 3:08 Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (1951) alto saxophone
  2. Shabozz 3:57 Howard McGhee (1953) woodwind
  3. Jarm 4:34 Howard McGhee (1953) woodwind
  4. Tranquillity 4:09 Howard McGhee (1953) woodwind
  5. Ittapanna 3:48 Howard McGhee (1953) woodwind
  6. Goodbye 4:08 Howard McGhee (1953) woodwind
  7. Futurity 4:03 Howard McGhee (1953) woodwind
  8. Baby 5:43 Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet (1954) alto saxophone
  9. Minority 5:29 Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet (1954) alto saxophone
  10. Salute to the Band Box 5:42 Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet (1954) alto saxophone
  11. Strictly Romantic 4:16 Gigi Gryce – Clifford Brown Sextet (1954) alto saxophone
  12. Social Call 2:46 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  13. Social Call 6:08 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  14. Nica’s Tempo 6:11 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  15. Stupendous-Lee 5:48 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  16. Smoke Signal 3:42 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  17. Shuffle Boil 5:03 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  18. Gallop’s Gallop 5:30 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  19. Speculation 4:07 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  20. A Night at Tony's 5:09 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  21. Deltitnu 4:23 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  22. Capri 5:02 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  23. (You’ll Always Be) The One I Love 3:29 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  24. Blue Concept 5:01 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  25. Kerry Dance 3:03 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  26. Brake’s Sake 4:47 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  27. In a Meditative Mood 4:26 Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  28. Blue Lights 5:19 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  29. The Infant's Song 5:15 Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce (1955) alto saxophone
  30. Ill Wind 7:04 Thad Jones (1956) alto saxophone
  31. The Emperor 8:08 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone
  32. Nature Boy 6:22 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone
  33. Not So Sleepy ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  34. Sunrise-Sunset ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  35. Perdido ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  36. Two French Fries ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  37. Slipped Again 6:21 Thad Jones (1956) alto saxophone
  38. Thadrack 5:43 Thad Jones (1956) alto saxophone
  39. Let's 8:46 Thad Jones (1956) alto saxophone
  40. The Quiet Time 5:48 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone
  41. The Gentle Art of Love ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  42. Speculation ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  43. Nica's Tempo ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  44. Deep Passion ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  45. You Go to My Head 4:27 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone
  46. The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  47. Smoke Signal ?:?? Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956) alto saxophone
  48. Vibrations 6:14 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone
  49. Green Blues 4:07 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone
  50. Lydian M‐1 4:26 The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) alto saxophone

Credited as (26)

  1. Gigi Gryce, Don Byrd
  2. Gigi Gryce feat. Quincy Jones
  3. Gigi Gryce
  4. Donald Byrd & Gigi Gryce
  5. Henri Renaud Quintet Joue Gigi Grice Avec Bobby Jaspar
  6. The Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce
  7. Gigi Gryce feat. Richard Williams
  8. Gigi Gryce & Donald Byrd
  9. Gigi Gryce / Donald Byrd
  10. Frank Morgan , Gigi Gryce
  11. Teddy Charles Tentet Featuring Art Farmer, J. R. Monterose, Gigi Gryce, Mal Waldron, Hall Overton, George Barrow and Jimmy Raney
  12. Don Byrd – Gigi Gryce
  13. The Art Farmer Quintet & Gigi Gryce
  14. Donald Byrd, Gigi Gryce
  15. Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce
  16. Clifford Brown feat. Gigi Gryce
  17. Mal Waldron Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce and Idrees Sulieman
  18. Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce
  19. Annie Ross & Gigi Gryce
  20. Lucky Thompson , Gigi Gryce , Art Farmer
  21. Lucky Thompson / Gigi Gryce / Art Farmer
  22. Art Farmer / Gigi Gryce
  23. Gigi Gryce With Donald Byrd
  24. Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
  25. Gigi Gryce featuring Richard Williams
  26. Clifford Brown , Feat. Max Roach, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Merrill, Quincy Jones, Roy Haynes, Clark Terry, Junior Mance, Kenny Drew, Gigi Gryce, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims, Art Blakey, Art Farmer, J.J. Johnson, Tadd Dameron, Lou Donaldson

Works (28)

Wrote

  1. Social Call
  2. Blue Lights
  3. Blues Shout
  4. Nica’s Tempo

Composed

  1. Satellite
  2. Reminiscing
  3. Strictly Romantic
  4. Deltitnu
  5. Keeping Up With Jonesy
  6. Conception
  7. Baby
  8. Quick Step
  9. Blues for Tomorrow
  10. Kin Folks
  11. Brown Skins
  12. Up in Quincy's Room
  13. Sans Souci
  14. Stupendous-Lee
  15. Evening in Casablanca
  16. Salute to the Band Box
  17. Smoke Signal
  18. Mosquito Knees
  19. Melody Express
  20. Yvette
  21. Wildwood
  22. A Night at Tony’s
  23. Hymn of the Orient
  24. Minority

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.gigigryce.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134392817
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79115717
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79115717
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6w4006z
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894768b
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/gigi_gryce

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Gigi%20Gryce

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/258088

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000661974

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/12491463

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q563275

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/60pVDktf5EH4d3IxkHozpa