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Jazz-cats who may not be familiar with Gige Gryce have probably heard him or his work on many albums of the 1950s. He is somewhat of an enigma. Upset with the music business, Gryce removed himself from the jazz scene in the '60s and never returned. His short time playing and composing and arranging jazz music produced many remarkable recordings. In the process came this great recording, "Nica's Tempo." You gotta hear this. It's something of a mixed bag, in terms of who plays what. Six of the ten songs are with a big band (nine players, I think) and the other four pieces are with a quartet. And this quartet includes Thelonious Monk at the piano. To Monk fans, this itself is worth the cost of a listen, but that's not to say that the album as a whole isn't anything less than exemplary. ... In fact, anyone interested in learning more about jazz would do well to search for more music by any of the people mentioned on the album cover. All of them, as group leaders recording albums under their own names or as sidemen, have made significant contributions. This is: Highly recommended for fans of Gigi Gryce and Thelonious Monk or anyone who's into the 1950s jazz scene, or is an admirer of Nica de Koenigswarter and her place in jazz history or those who just like ... Great Instrumental Music ... Enjoy! (You are welcome!)

Gigi Gryce

"Nica's Tempo"

https://youtu.be/_-hGIcfNslU

(includes vocals)

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Nica's Tempo is the most common latter-day title of an album by the Gigi Gryce Orchestra and Quartet, recorded and first released in late 1955. The title track is a reference to Nica de Koenigswarter (born Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild) a.k.a. "The Bebop Baroness" or "The Jazz Baroness", a patron of jazz musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker. ...

Gigi Gryce (born George General Grice Jr.; November 28, 1925 – March 17, 1983), later in life changing his name to 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 and Horace Silver. Gryce's playing, arranging, and composing are most associated with the classic hard bop era (roughly 1953–1965). Composer of softer, more poetic music who discovered a friendly environment in Hard-Bop. He was a well-educated composer and musician, and wrote some classical works as a student at the Boston Conservatory. As a jazz musician and composer he was very much influenced by the work of Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. ... George General Gryce Jr. was born in Pensacola, Florida on November 28, 1925. Gryce spent most of his early life in Hartford, Connecticut. ... -- Wikipedia

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Best wishes and love to all from you Great Instrumental Music (G.I.M.) friend!

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posted: 2024-04-30 15:28

updated: 2024-04-30 17:10

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