Concert key: F minor
Style: Medium up swing [Latin intro and ending]
Purchase Recording 
Recording Information: Recorded on May 20, 1954, and first released "Blakey" (EmArcy MG 26030).
- Trumpet - Joe Gordon
- Alto Sax - Gigi Gryce
- Piano - Walter Bishop
- Bass - Bernie Griggs
- Drums - Art Blakey
Description: Minority is definitely a Gigi Gryce "jazz standard." It's been recorded many times by many different artists. Our audio excerpt starts with the melody, but Gigi's arrangement (and the recording) starts with a Latin intro and ends with a Latin coda. Both are notated in the lead sheets. This is a 2-part front line arrangement. Therefore, in addition to melody lead sheets, second parts are available separately as indicated.
Historical Notes: Gigi first recorded Minority with Clifford Brown in Paris (October 8, 1953). Then he recorded it with Art Blakey on the recording featured here. Gigi recorded it once more on his "The Hap'nin's" album for Prestige (May 3, 1960). There are over 40 more recordings by other artists. Learn more about Gigi Gryce: Rat Race Blues - The Musical Life of Gigi Gryce (a book by Noal Cohen & Michael Fitzgerald). See description.