Gigi Gryce Solos

  • Note 1: Reasons for duplication:
    • There can be more than one Gigi Gryce solo on a single track.
    • There can be more that one Gigi Gryce solo on a single title and date if the title was recorded in several takes.
  • Note 2: Meter is assumed to be 4/4 unless otherwise noted.
  • Note 3: Data source: The Gigi Gryce Discography
Recording DateSong TitleInstrumentDuration
04/10/1953MobleyzationAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
05/20/1953FuturityAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
05/20/1953IttapnnaAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1953JarmAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1953JarmAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1953ShabozzAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1953ShabozzFlute16 bars (0.5 chorus)
08/28/1953Brownie EyesAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
08/28/1953Hymn to the Orient (Hymn of the Orient)Alto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting from bridge
08/28/1953Hymn to the Orient (Hymn of the Orient)Alto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting from bridge
08/28/1953Minor MoodAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
08/28/1953Wail BaitAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting from bridge
08/28/1953Wail BaitAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting from bridge
09/26/1953La Rose NoireAlto Sax32 bars (2 choruses)
09/26/1953Paris the BeautifulAlto Sax32 bars
09/26/1953Paris the BeautifulAlto Sax24 bars and cadenza
09/27/1953Anne Marie (I Need You So)Alto Sax52 bars to cut off
09/27/1953Anne Marie (I Need You So)Alto Sax40 bars to cut off
09/27/1953Anne Marie (I Need You So)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
09/27/1953Anne Marie (I Need You So)Alto Sax36 bars including coda
09/27/1953Anne Marie (I Need You So)Alto Sax128 bars (4 choruses)
09/27/1953I Can't Get StartedFlute8 bars and cadenza
09/27/1953I Can't Get StartedFlute32 bars (1 chorus)
09/27/1953I Can't Get StartedFlute16 bars and cadenza starting from bridge
09/29/1953DeltitnuAlto Sax96 bars (3 choruses)
09/30/1953All the Things You AreAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus)
09/30/1953All the Things You AreAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus)
09/30/1953All the Things You AreAlto Sax24 bars (0.67 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Brown
09/30/1953Blue ConceptAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
09/30/1953Blue ConceptAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
09/30/1953Goofin' with MeAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
09/30/1953I Cover the WaterfrontAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus) and cadenza
10/08/1953BabyAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/08/1953BabyAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/08/1953BabyAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/08/1953MinorityAlto Sax64 bars (4 choruses)
10/08/1953MinorityAlto Sax4 bars
10/08/1953MinorityAlto Sax48 bars (3 choruses)
10/08/1953MinorityAlto Sax4 bars
10/08/1953MinorityAlto Sax48 bars (3 choruses)
10/08/1953MinorityAlto Sax4 bars
10/08/1953Salute to Birdland (Salute to The Bandbox, Reunion)Alto Sax48 bars (1 chorus)
10/08/1953Salute to Birdland (Salute to The Bandbox, Reunion)Alto Sax4 bars
10/08/1953Salute to Birdland (Salute to The Bandbox, Reunion)Alto Sax4 bars
10/08/1953Salute to Birdland (Salute to The Bandbox, Reunion)Alto Sax48 bars (1 chorus)
10/08/1953Salute to Birdland (Salute to The Bandbox, Reunion)Alto Sax8 bars
10/08/1953Strictly RomanticAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/09/1953Bum's RushAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/09/1953Bum's RushAlto Sax8 bars bridge
10/09/1953Bum's RushAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/09/1953Bum's RushAlto Sax8 bars bridge
10/09/1953Bum's RushAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/09/1953Bum's RushAlto Sax8 bars bridge
10/09/1953Quick StepAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/09/1953Quick StepAlto Sax8 bars bridge
10/09/1953Quick StepAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/09/1953Quick StepAlto Sax8 bars bridge
10/09/1953Quick StepAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/09/1953Quick StepAlto Sax8 bars bridge
10/10/1953Anne Marie (I Need You So)Alto Sax160 bars (5 choruses)
10/11/1953(Venez Donc) Chez MoiAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/11/1953HelloAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/11/1953No Start, No EndAlto Sax86 bars (solo in progress at start)
10/12/1953Evening in ParisAlto Sax48 bars (1.5 choruses) last 16 starting from bridge with guitar obbligato
10/12/1953Evening in ParisAlto Sax48 bars (1.5 choruses) last 16 starting from bridge with guitar obbligato
10/12/1953Evening in ParisAlto Sax48 bars (1.5 choruses) last 16 starting from bridge with guitar obbligato
10/13/1953All WeirdAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/13/1953All WeirdAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
05/19/1954Blue ConceptAlto Sax60 bars (5 choruses)
05/19/1954DeltitnuAlto Sax96 bars (3 choruses)
05/19/1954A Night at Tony'sAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
05/19/1954Stupendous-Lee (Au Tabou)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
05/20/1954EleanorAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
05/20/1954FuturityAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1954HelloAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
05/20/1954MayrehAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1954MinorityAlto Sax48 bars (3 choruses)
05/20/1954Salute to Birdland (Salute to The Bandbox, Reunion)Alto Sax48 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1954SimplicityAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/20/1954Strictly RomanticAlto Sax8 bars over trumpet
03/07/1955Embraceable YouAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
03/07/1955Embraceable YouAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
03/07/1955Jordu (Jor Du, Cet Air La, Mellow Mood, Minor Encamp, Minor Escamp)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
03/07/1955Oh Yeah! (Yes I Will)Alto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
03/07/1955Oh Yeah! (Yes I Will)Alto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
03/07/1955Sometimes I'm HappyAlto Sax96 bars (3 choruses)
05/26/1955Blue LightsAlto Sax48 bars (4 choruses including 4-bar send-off)
05/26/1955CapriAlto Sax72 bars (2 choruses)
05/26/1955The Infant's SongAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
05/26/1955Social CallAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus without 4-bar tag)
08/12/1955Another OneAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting from bridge
08/12/1955Bohemia After DarkAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
08/12/1955Kamman's A'Comin'Alto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
08/12/1955Minor Seventh HeavenAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus) starting from bridge
08/12/1955ScorpioClarinetnot improvised
09/17/1955Bohemia After DarkAlto Sax28 bars behind announcer's sign off to fade out
09/17/1955Kamman's A'Comin'Alto Sax32 bars (2 blues choruses plus 8 bars)
09/17/1955You'd Be so Nice to Come Home ToAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/15/1955Brake's SakeAlto Sax68 bars (2 choruses)
10/15/1955Gallop's GallopAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/15/1955Gallop's GallopAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/15/1955Nica's TempoAlto Sax88 bars (2 choruses)
10/15/1955Shuffle BoilAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
10/21/1955Evening in CasablancaAlto Sax22 bars starting from bridge
10/21/1955Evening in CasablancaAlto Saxlast 14 bars of form
10/21/1955Forecast (Table Chess)Alto Sax2 bars intro
10/21/1955Forecast (Table Chess)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/21/1955Nica's TempoAlto Sax88 bars (2 choruses)
10/21/1955Sans Souci (San Souci)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/21/1955SatelliteAlto Sax56 bars (1 chorus of different form than 32-bar head)
10/21/1955ShabozzAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
10/22/1955Social Call (vocal)Alto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
10/22/1955You'll Always Be the One I LoveAlto Sax8 bars starting from bridge
10/30/1955In a Meditating MoodAlto Sax14 bars
10/30/1955Kerry DanceAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus on modified "I Got Rhythm" chord changes)
10/30/1955Smoke SignalAlto Sax8-bar interlude and 2-bar break
10/30/1955Smoke SignalAlto Sax32 bars (0.5 chorus)
10/30/1955SpeculationAlto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
01/17/1956The EmperorAlto Sax 32 bars (1 chorus)
01/17/1956VibrationsAlto Sax 16 bars
01/17/1956VibrationsAlto Sax 4 bars
03/01/1956Come Rain or Come ShineAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses) and 2-bar coda
03/02/1956It's You or No OneAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
03/02/1956No Love, No Nothin'Alto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
03/14/1956Knights at the CastleAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
03/14/1956Not so SleepyAlto Sax40 bars (1 chorus on ABA form)
06/11/1956Nica's TempoAlto Sax20 bars starting from bridge
06/12/1956Smoke SignalAlto Sax64 bars (1 chorus)
07/07/1956The EmperorAlto Sax 64 bars (2 choruses)
07/07/1956Show TimeAlto Sax 80 bars (2 choruses)
07/07/1956Word from BirdAlto Sax 34 bars
11/09/1956Bud StudyAlto Sax16 bars 2-bar exchanges with Sulieman
11/09/1956Bud StudyAlto Sax48 bars (1 chorus)
11/09/1956Dee's DilemmaAlto Sax34 bars (1 chorus less 2-bar trumpet break)
11/09/1956ShomeAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
11/09/1956StablematesAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus)
11/09/1956StablematesAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Sulieman
11/09/1956TransfigurationAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
11/09/1956TransfigurationAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses) 2-bar exchanges with Sulieman
11/09/1956YesterdaysAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
11/09/1956YesterdaysAlto Sax8 bars interlude
02/02/1957Going off StageAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
02/02/1957Let'sAlto Sax96 bars (3 choruses)
02/02/1957Slipped Again (Thad's Blues)Alto Sax20 bars (1.67 choruses)
02/02/1957ThadrackAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
02/04/1957Nica's TempoAlto Sax44 bars (1 chorus)
02/04/1957Smoke SignalAlto Sax8-bar interlude and 2-bar break
02/04/1957Smoke SignalAlto Sax32 bars (0.5 chorus)
02/04/1957SpeculationAlto Sax12 bars (1 chorus)
02/04/1957SpeculationAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
02/05/1957Over the RainbowAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
02/05/1957Sans Souci (San Souci)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses) piano out on 1st
02/27/1957GeraldineAlto Sax16 bars
02/27/1957Love for SaleAlto Sax64 bars (1 chorus)
02/27/1957MinorityAlto Sax80 bars (5 choruses)
03/07/1957Straight AheadAlto Sax20 bars
03/07/1957Wake Up!Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
03/07/1957Wake Up!Alto Saxlast 4 bars of bridge
03/07/1957Zing! Went the Strings of My HeartAlto Sax56 bars (1 chorus)
03/07/1957Zing! Went the Strings of My HeartAlto Saxlast 4 bars bridge
03/13/1957Blue ConceptAlto Sax72 bars (6 choruses)
03/13/1957I Remember CliffordAlto Sax8 bars
03/13/1957Little NilesAlto Sax64 bars (1 chorus in 3/4)
03/24/1957DomingoAlto Sax112 bars (2 choruses)
03/24/1957Hasaan's DreamAlto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
03/24/1957Mesabi ChantAlto Sax34 bars (1 chorus)
03/24/1957Tip-ToeingAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
03/24/1957Tip-ToeingAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
05/26/1957He's My GuyAlto Sax8 bars
05/26/1957Nica's TempoAlto Sax20 bars starting from bridge
05/26/1957Smoke SignalAlto Sax60 bars
06/24/1957All the Things You AreAlto Sax24 bars to fade out under announcer's sign off
06/24/1957The Blues Walk (Somebody Done Stole My Blues, Loose Walk)Alto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
06/24/1957Leila's Blues (Movin', Kunteta's Blues)Alto Sax12 bars (1 chorus)
06/24/1957Man of MoodsAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
06/24/1957There Will Never Be Another YouAlto Sax48 bars (1.5 choruses)
06/25/1957Blues for TomorrowAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
06/26/1957EpistrophyAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses) piano out
06/26/1957Well, You Needn'tAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
07/05/1957Bat LandAlto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
07/05/1957Love for SaleAlto Sax128 bars (2 choruses)
07/05/1957Splittin' (Ray's Way)Alto Sax112 bars (2 choruses)
07/30/1957Ergo the Blues (Jones Bones)Alto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
07/30/1957Ergo the Blues (Jones Bones)Alto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
07/30/1957Exhibit AAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
07/31/1957CapriAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus)
07/31/1957Splittin' (Ray's Way)Alto Sax56 bars (1 chorus)
08/01/1957Byrd in Hand (High Step)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
08/01/1957Passade (Under the Stars)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
08/09/1957BangoonAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
08/09/1957Bat LandAlto Sax72 bars (6 choruses)
08/09/1957Blue LightsAlto Sax20 bars (2 choruses less 4-bar sendoff)
08/09/1957ImaginationAlto Sax72 bars (2 choruses), coda, cadenza
08/09/1957Onion HeadAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
08/09/1957XtacyAlto Sax64 bars (4 choruses)
08/23/1957I Remember CliffordAlto Sax16 bars
08/23/1957I Remember CliffordAlto Sax8 bars
08/23/1957Now See How You AreAlto Sax20 bars (2 choruses less 4-bar sendoff)
08/30/1957Evening in CasablancaAlto Sax22 bars starting from bridge
08/30/1957Evening in CasablancaAlto Saxlast 14 bars of form
08/30/1957SatelliteAlto Sax56 bars (1 chorus on different form than head)
08/30/1957Social CallAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus)
09/03/1957Early BirdAlto Sax6 bars of 1st chorus head
09/03/1957Early BirdAlto Sax60 bars (5 choruses)
09/03/1957Early BirdAlto Sax6 bars of last head
09/03/1957ElgyAlto Sax8 bars bridge
09/03/1957ElgyAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
09/05/1957StablematesAlto Sax54 bars (4 + 14 +36)
09/05/1957Steppin' OutAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
09/06/1957Seabreeze (Sea Breeze)Alto Sax24 bars
09/06/1957Seabreeze (Sea Breeze)Alto Sax12 bars
09/06/1957Seabreeze (Sea Breeze)Alto Sax8 bars and cadenza
10/17/1957CapriAlto Sax36 bars (1 chorus)
10/17/1957Just by MyselfAlto Sax18 bars (0.5 chorus)
10/17/1957Whisper NotAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
12/17/1957Just by MyselfAlto Sax18 bars (0.5 chorus)
12/17/1957A Night at Tony'sAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
12/17/1957ReminiscingAlto Sax8 bars
06/02/1958BangoonAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
06/02/1958Blues MarchAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
06/02/1958Little SusanFlute32 bars (1 chorus in 3/4)
06/02/1958Lullaby for MilkmanAlto Sax32 bars (0.5 chorus)
06/02/1958My IdealBaritone Sax16 bars with Jones obbligato
06/02/1958Seabreeze (Sea Breeze)Alto Sax44 bars (1 chorus) head and improvisation
06/02/1958Seabreeze (Sea Breeze)Alto Sax8 bar interlude
06/02/1958Seabreeze (Sea Breeze)Alto Sax16 bars including coda
06/03/1958Baba's BluesTenor Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
06/03/1958Baba's BluesTenor Sax12 bars (1 chorus)
06/03/1958Cold BreezeAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
06/03/1958Cold BreezeAlto Sax30 bars (1 chorus less 2-bar break)
06/03/1958In a Sentimental MoodTenor Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
06/03/1958In a Sentimental MoodTenor Sax8 bars
06/03/1958In a Sentimental MoodTenor Sax8 bars
06/03/1958It Don't Mean a ThingTenor Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
06/03/1958Rich and CreamyClarinet16 bars with Jones obbligato
06/03/1958Rich and CreamyClarinet8 bars
06/03/1958SomewhereAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
06/03/1958SomewhereTenor Sax2X4 bars call and response with sax section
11/20/1958What Is This Thing Called Love?Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
03/01/1960CaravanAlto Sax64 bars (1 chorus)
03/01/1960Down HomeAlto Sax32 bars (2 choruses)
03/01/1960I'll Walk AloneAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
03/01/1960I'll Walk AloneAlto Sax8 bars bridge
03/01/1960I'll Walk AloneAlto Saxcadenza
03/01/1960Sonor (Sonar)Alto Sax32 bars (1 chorus - head is actually 30 bars)
03/01/1960Stompin' at the SavoyAlto Sax8 bars
03/01/1960Stompin' at the SavoyAlto Sax4 bars
03/01/1960Stompin' at the SavoyAlto Sax4 bars
03/01/1960Take the "A" TrainAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
03/01/1960Take the "A" TrainAlto Sax4 bars
03/11/1960Back BreakerAlto Sax16 bars (0.5 chorus)
03/11/1960Blues in the JungleAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses)
03/11/1960Down HomeAlto Sax64 bars (4 choruses)
03/11/1960Ergo the Blues (Jones Bones)Alto Sax48 bars (4 choruses)
03/11/1960Leila's Blues (Movin', Kunteta's Blues)Alto Sax144 bars (12 choruses) piano out on 1st four
03/11/1960Let Me KnowAlto Sax84 bars (3X28)
05/03/1960Don't Worry 'Bout MeAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/03/1960Frankie and Johnnie (Frankie and Johnny)Alto Sax36 bars (3 choruses) piano out on 1st
05/03/1960Lover ManAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
05/03/1960Lover ManAlto Sax16 bars starting from bridge
05/03/1960MinorityAlto Sax16-bar interlude
05/03/1960MinorityAlto Sax64 bars (4 choruses)
05/03/1960Nica's TempoAlto Sax44 bars (1 chorus)
05/03/1960SummertimeAlto Sax32 bars (2 choruses)
06/07/1960Blues in BloomAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
06/07/1960Boxer's BluesAlto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
06/07/1960Monday Through SundayAlto Sax36 bars (3 choruses of blues form - head is 28 bars)
06/07/1960The Rat Race BluesAlto Sax168 bars (14 choruses) in Bb
06/07/1960Strange Feelin'Alto Sax48 bars (3 choruses)
06/07/1960Strange Feelin'Alto Sax32 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Williams and Wyands
11/07/1960A Night in TunisiaAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
11/07/1960A Night in TunisiaAlto Saxcadenza
11/09/1960Blue LightsAlto Sax20 bars (2 choruses less 4-bar send off)
11/09/1960Dearly BelovedAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
11/09/1960Kucheza Blues (Gee Blues Gee)Alto Sax64 bars (2 choruses in 3/4)
11/10/1960CaravanAlto Sax64 bars (1 chorus) piano out, vibes comping
11/10/1960ReminiscingAlto Sax8 bars
11/10/1960ReminiscingAlto Sax8 bars
11/10/1960ReminiscingAlto Sax4 bars
11/10/1960Take the "A" TrainAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
11/10/1960Take the "A" TrainAlto Sax4 bars
11/10/1960YesterdaysAlto Sax8 bars
11/10/1960YesterdaysAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses; long meter)
11/17/1960Kucheza Blues (Gee Blues Gee)Alto Sax48 bars (2 choruses in 3/4)
01/01/1961Blues in BloomAlto Sax32 bars (1 chorus)
01/01/1961Dancing the Gigi (Strange Feelin')Alto Sax24 bars (2 choruses)
08/19/1961Blues in BloomAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
08/19/1961Down HomeAlto Sax32 bars (2 choruses)
08/19/1961A Night in TunisiaAlto Sax64 bars (2 choruses)
08/19/1961A Night in TunisiaAlto Sax8 bars bridge
08/19/1961A Night in TunisiaAlto Saxcadenza
08/19/1961A Premonition of You (Premonitions of You, Baby G)Alto Sax16 bars
08/19/1961A Premonition of You (Premonitions of You, Baby G)Alto Sax8 bars
08/19/1961A Premonition of You (Premonitions of You, Baby G)Alto Sax12 bars starting from bridge
08/19/1961A Premonition of You (Premonitions of You, Baby G)Alto Saxcadenza