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Minority (Gigi Gryce song)

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Written
  
1953

Composer(s)
  
Gigi Gryce

Lyricist(s)
  
Ben Sidran added original lyrics in 1980

Minority is a 16-bar jazz standard in a minor key by Gigi Gryce, first recorded with Clifford Brown in Paris on October 8, 1953. Gryce recorded it again with Art Blakey, and again on his The Hap'nin's album for Prestige (May 3, 1960). It is one of the 500 songs in the 6th Edition Real Book where it appears on page 273 and has been recorded over 40 times by many of the big names in Jazz.

Selected recordings

  • 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) Transcription: http://www.joeheider.com/fr_goodies
  • Clifford Brown: Good Life. Transcription: http://backbeatmagazine.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/transcription-clifford-brown-on-minority/
  • Ben Sidran: The Cat and the Hat 1980
  • Bud Shank/Phil Woods: Bouncing With Bud And Phil: Live At Yoshi's 1995

    • References

    Minority (Gigi Gryce song) Wikipedia
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