The Real Thing (Dizzy Gillespie album)

The Real Thing
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:55
Label	Perception PLP 002
Producer	Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Cornucopia (1969)Cornucopia1969 The Real Thing (1969) Portrait of Jenny (1970)Portrait of Jenny1970

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The Real Thing is an album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring James Moody recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Perception label.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mike Longo except as indicated

1. "N'Bani" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:05
2. "Matrix" - 4:04
3. "Alligator" - 5:06
4. "Closer" (George Davis) - 3:11
5. "Closer" [Instrumental] (Davis) - 3:16
6. "Soul Kiss" - 4:07
7. "High on a Cloud" (Fred Norman, Cliff Owens) - 3:20
8. "Summertime" (George Gershwin) - 3:46
9. "Let Me Outta Here" - 5:13
10. "Ding-A-Ling" - 5:03

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• James Moody - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5-8 & 10)
• Eric Gale (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 10), George Davis (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9) - guitar
• Mike Longo - piano
• Nate Edmonds - organ (track 6)
• Chuck Rainey (track 6), Phil Upchurch (tracks 2-4, 7 & 8) - electric bass
• Paul West - bass (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10)
• Otis "Candy" Finch (track 1, 7 & 10), David Lee (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9), Bernard Purdie (track 6) - drums

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