Rat Race Blues: The Musical Life of Gigi Gryce

By Noal Cohen and Michael Fitzgerald

Book Overview

"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 ... Years of research and dozens of interviews were conducted for this book, resulting in a biography that, for the first time, tells the true story of this often overlooked figure and illuminates his contributions to one of the richest periods in jazz history"--Back cover.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990668606
• ISBN13: 9780990668602
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Current Research in Jazz
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"