The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band
| The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band | ||||
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| Live album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded |
November 7, 1968 Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Label |
MPS MPS 15207 | |||
| Producer | Joachim-Ernst Berendt | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (subtitled 20th and 30th Anniversary) is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968 and originally released on the German MPS label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "This little-known LP actually contains one of Dizzy Gillespie's greatest performances of the 1960s... Although already 51, the trumpeter is heard at his best on this hard-to-find but essential LP".[2]
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| Allmusic |   |
Track listing
- "Things to Come" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) - 5:29
- "One Bass Hit" (Gillespie, Fuller) - 6:35
- "Frisco" (Mike Longo) - 7:55
- "Con Alma" (Gillespie) - 10:15
- "The Things Are Here" (Gillespie) - 7:40
- "Theme - Birks' Works" (Gillespie, Barney Kessel) - 1:40
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Reece, Jimmy Owens, Stu Haimer, Victor Paz - trumpet
- Curtis Fuller, Ted Kelly, Tom McIntosh - trombone
- Chris Woods - alto saxophone
- James Moody - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Paul Jeffery - tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
- Mike Longo - piano
- Paul West - bass
- Otis "Candy" Finch - drums
References
- ↑ MPS Records discography accessed April 12, 2012
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012
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