Rat Race Blues – Gigi Gryce

Rat race, indeed. Piano, trumpet and alto sax play the theme in three different keys. Melody, 1st and 2nd parts; C treble clef edition includes bass & drum notation.

Gigi Gryce

November 28, 1925 – March 17, 1983

Gigi Gryce was a fine altoist in the 1950s, but it was his writing skills, both composing and arranging (including composing the standard Minority) that were considered most notable. After growing up in Hartford, CT, and studying at the Boston Conservatory and in Paris, Gryce worked in New York with Max Roach, Tadd Dameron, and Clifford Brown. He toured Europe in 1953 with Lionel Hampton and led several sessions in France on that trip. Read more...

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