Gigi Gryce

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Gigi Gryce was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader known for his work in the 1950s hard bop scene and his sophisticated, melodic writing.

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Gigi Gryce canonical 17
Gigi Gryce-Davis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alto saxophonist
arranger
bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
activePeriod 1950s
alsoKnownAs George Grice
Gigi Gryce-Davis
linked to: Gigi Gryce
associatedAct Donald Byrd–Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab
associatedBand Jazz Lab
collaboratedWith Art Blakey
Benny Golson
Clifford Brown
Donald Byrd
Horace Silver
Max Roach
Thelonious Monk
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-11-28
dateOfDeath 1983-03-14
education Boston Conservatory of Music
linked to: Boston Conservatory
ethnicity African American
fullName George General Grice Jr.
genre hard bop
jazz
instrument alto saxophone
movement hard bop
notableAlbum Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet
Nica’s Tempo
The Rat Race Blues
notableFor contributions to 1950s hard bop scene
notableWork Hymn to the Orient
Minority
Nica’s Tempo
Smoke Signal
Social Call
occupation arranger
bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth Pensacola, Florida, United States
linked to: Pensacola, Florida
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Prestige Records
Riverside Records
Signal Records
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
servedIn United States Navy
styleCharacteristic complex arrangements
sophisticated melodic writing

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