Minority (Gigi Gryce song) explained

Minority
Type:	instrumental
Artist:	Gigi Gryce with Clifford Brown
Recorded:	October 8, 1953
Genre:	Jazz
Composer:	Gigi Gryce

"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.

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)
• Ben Sidran: The Cat and the Hat (1980)
• Bud Shank/Phil Woods: Bouncing with Bud and Phil: Live at Yoshi's (1995)
• Jackie McLean

Notes and References

1. Book: Catalano, Nick. Clifford Brown : the life and art of the legendary jazz trumpeter. 2001. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0195144000. 88.
2. Book: Gardner, Mark. Pat Martino, "Strings!" Liner Notes. 1968. Prestige Records. Final column.
3. Web site: Minority - Gigi Gryce. Historical Notes. JazzLeadSheets.com. 8 August 2012.
4. Book: The Real Book. 2004. Hal Leonard Pub. Corp.. Milwaukee, WI. 978-0634060380. 273. 6th.