Minority (Gigi Gryce song)
| "Minority" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Clifford Brown in Paris Sessions | |
| Written | 1953 |
| Composer | Gigi Gryce |
| Lyricist | Ben Sidran added original lyrics in 1980 |
| Recorded by |
Clifford Brown 1953 Cannonball Adderley, 1958 Gigi Gryce 1960 Pat Martino 1968 Bill Evans 1968 Ben Sidran 1980 Henri Texier 1991 Bud Shank/Phil Woods 1995 |
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 again on his The Hap'nin's album for Prestige (May 3, 1960).[3] It is one of the 500 songs in the 6th Edition Real Book where it appears on page 273[4] and has been recorded over 40 times by many of the big names in Jazz.[3]
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.