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Gigi Gryce (born George General Grice Jr.; November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983), later Basheer Qusim, was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator.

While his performing career was relatively short, much of his work as a player, composer, and arranger was quite influential and well-recognized during his time. However, Gryce abruptly ended his jazz career in the 1960s. This, in addition to his nature as a very private person, has resulted in very little knowledge of Gryce today. Several of his compositions have been covered extensively ("Minority", "Social Call", "Nica's Tempo") and have become minor jazz standards. Gryce's compositional bent includes harmonic choices similar to those of contemporaries Benny Golson, Tadd Dameron

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Discography

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As leader

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As sideman/arranger

With Art Blakey

With Clifford Brown

With Betty Carter

With Teddy Charles

With Jimmy Cleveland

With Earl Coleman

With Kenny Dorham

With Art Farmer

With Curtis Fuller

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Benny Golson

With Thad Jones

  • The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3 (Blue Note, 1957)

With Duke Jordan

With Herbie Mann

With Mat Mathews

  • The Modern Art of Jazz (Dawn, 1956)

With Big Maybelle

  • Big Maybelle Sings (Savoy, 1957)

With Howard McGhee

  • Howard McGhee Volume 2 (Blue Note, 1953)

With Thelonious Monk

With Lee Morgan

With Oscar Pettiford

With Johnnie Ray

  • The Big Beat (Columbia, 1956)

With Max Roach

With Tony Scott

  • The Touch of Tony Scott (RCA Victor, 1956)
  • The Complete Tony Scott (RCA, Victor, 1957)

With Mal Waldron

With Randy Weston

With Leo Wright

  • Blues Shout (Atlantic, 1961) – arranger


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