Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4
Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (also released as Dizzy's Big 4) is an album by Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1974 and released on the Pablo label.[1]
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | September 17 & 19, 1974 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Pablo 2310-719 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review called the album "easily one of Dizzy Gillespie's best small-group recordings from the latter portion of his career".[2]
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Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
- "Frelimo" - 8:14
- "Hurry Home" (Buddy Bernier, Joseph Meyer, Robert D. Emmerich) - 6:24
- "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) - 6:51
- "Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers)" - 4:31
- "Birks' Works" - 8:55
- "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) - 2:48
- "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 6:55
Personnel
References
- Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 16, 2012
- Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed April 16, 2012
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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