Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2013. The album is Sandoval's tribute to his friend, Dizzy Gillespie. Musicians on the album include Gary Burton, Eddie Daniels, Joey DeFrancesco, and Bob Mintzer.[2][3]

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
RecordedApril–September 2011
StudioGlenwood Place Studios, G Studio Digital, Capitol Studios
GenreJazz
Length69:45
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerArturo Sandoval, Gregg Field
Arturo Sandoval chronology
Arturo Sandoval & WDR Big Band Mambo Nights
(2011)
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
(2012)
At Middleton
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Bop"Dizzy Gillespie8:18
2."Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)"Gillespie, Kenneth Clarke6:48
3."And Then She Stopped"Gillespie5:18
4."Birks Works (a la Mancini)"Gillespie6:04
5."Things to Come"Gillespie, Walter Gilbert Fuller7:11
6."Fiesta Mojo"Gillespie5:09
7."Con Alma (With Soul)"Gillespie6:00
8."Tin Tin Deo"Walter Fuller, Chano Pozo6:52
9."Algo Bueno (Woody and Me)"Gillespie6:15
10."A Night in Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!)"Gillespie, Frank Paparelli7:23
11."Every Day I Think of You"Arturo Sandoval4:27

Personnel

  • Arturo Sandoval – trumpet
  • Bruce Otto, Craig Gosnell, Steve Holtman, Wayne Bergeron – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Rusty Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute
  • Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute, flute, piccolo flute
  • Rob Lockart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Brian Scanlon– tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone
  • Greg Huckins – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Joey DeFrancesco – organ
  • Shelly Berg – piano
  • Carlitos Del Puerto – bass
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Brian Nova – guitar
  • Dustin Higgins – guitar
  • Gregg Field – drums
  • Joey De Leon – percussion
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Andy García – bongos

Production

  • Arturo Sandoval – producer
  • Gregg Field – producer, recording
  • John Burk – executive producer
  • Don Murray – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Click, Bill Smith, Dustin Higgins, Eddie Perez, Gerrit Kinkel, Steve Genewick – engineer
  • Chad Carlisle, Gerrit Kinkel – assistant engineer
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 9

References

  1. Collar, Matt. "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Arturo Sandoval". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. "Dear Diz | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. Collar, Matt. "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Arturo Sandoval". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "Arturo Sandoval Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
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