Rat Race Blues - The Musical Life of Gigi Gryce

Softcover
380 pgs.
Current Research in Jazz, Publ.
Illustrated

Gigi Gryce was a saxophonist and composer who worked with some of the best-known names in jazz during the 1950s, including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Max Roach. His many compositions remain a part of the jazz repertoire today. Years of research and dozens of interviews were conducted for this book, resulting in a biography that finally tells the true story of this often overlooked figure and illuminates his contributions to one of the richest periods in jazz history. This second edition includes new information from another decade's worth of research.