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Dizzy Gillespie
Complete Big Band Studio Sessions 1946-1960

Compil. 2011 on United Archives label
Jazz (Big Band, Bop)

Recording dates, locations (all sessions in New York City, NY, unless otherwise noted): 1-22: January 17, 1945, 1-23: January 26, 1945, 1-1, 1-2: June 6, 1946, 1-3 to 1-7: July 9, 1946, 1-8, 1-9: November 12, 1946, 1-10 to 1-13: August 22, 1947, 1-14 to 1-17: December 22, 1947, 1-18 to 1-21: December 30, 1947, 2-1 to 2-5: December 29, 1948, 2-6 to 2-9: April 14, 1949, 2-10, 2-11: May 6, 1949 (Chicago), 2-12 to 2-15: July 6, 1949, 2-16 to 2-19: November 21, 1949, 2-20 to 2-23: January 9, 1950, 3-1: May 24, 1954, 3-2 to 3-5: September 15, 1954, 3-6 to 3-10: September 12, 1955, 3-11 to 3-13: June 3, 1954, 4-1 to 4-4: November 8, 1955 (Los Angeles), 4-5 to 4-7: February 14, 1956, 4-8 to 4-13: May 25, 1956, 4-14 to 4-17: October 31, 1950 (Los Angeles), 4-18 to 4-21: November 1, 1950 (Los Angeles), 5-1 to 5-11: June 6, 1956, 5-12 to 5-15: March 23, 1957 (Los Angeles), 6-1 to 6-5: April 7, 1957, 6-6 to 6-10: April 8, 1957, 6-11, 6-12: July 8, 1957, 6-13 to 6-16: September 16, 1954, 7-1 to 7-6: April 27, 1960, 7-7 to 7-10: April 28, 1960, 7-11 to 7-15: November 14-16, 1960.

     
Musicians
PortraitDizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US
album by, composed by, arranged by
PortraitErnie Henry as, 1926-1957 US
alto saxophone
PortraitGeorge Dorsey as, fl, sax, US
alto saxophone
PortraitGigi Gryce as, 1925-1983 US
alto saxophone
PortraitHilton Jefferson sax, as, 1903-1968 US
alto saxophone
PortraitHoward Johnson as, US
alto saxophone
PortraitJerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJimmy Heath ts, *1926 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJimmy Powell as, sax,
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Brown as,
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US
alto saxophone
PortraitPhil Woods as, 1931-2015 US
alto saxophone
PortraitSahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
PortraitScoops Carey sax, cl, US
alto saxophone
PortraitWillie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US
alto saxophone
PortraitGil Fuller voc, tr, 1920-1994 US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitAl Gibson bs, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitBilly Root bs, 1934-2013 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitCecil Payne bs, 1922-2007 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitClyde Dunn sax, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitDanny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitMarty Flax bs, sax, 1924-1972 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitSol Moore sax, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitAl McKibbon b, 1919-2005 US
bass
PortraitBobby Rodriguez b, 1927-2002 US
bass
PortraitGeorge Bledsoe b, US
bass
PortraitGeorge Duvivier b, 1920-1985 US
bass
PortraitLou Hackney b, US
bass
PortraitNelson Boyd b, 1928-1985 US
bass
PortraitPaul West b, *1934 US
bass
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass, composed by
PortraitJose Mangual bgo, 1924-1998 PR
bongos
PortraitCandido cng, bgo, *1921 US
congas
PortraitChano Pozo bgo, cng, 1915-1948 CU
congas, vocals, composed by
PortraitJoe Harris dr, perc, 1926-2016 US
congas, drums
Vincent Guerra
congas
Albert Bartee
drums
PortraitCharlie Persip dr, *1929 US
drums
PortraitKenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US
drums
PortraitSpecs Wright dr, *1927 US
drums
PortraitTeddy Stewart dr, US
drums
PortraitGilberto Valdés , 1905-1972 CU
flute
Robert De Dominica
flute
PortraitJoseph Singer frh, alp, 1909-1978 US
french horn
PortraitRay Alonge frh, 1924-2000 US
french horn
PortraitRichard Berg frh,
french horn
PortraitFloyd Smith g, 1917-1982 US
guitar
PortraitJohn Collins g, 1913-2001 US
guitar
PortraitDizzy Gillespie Big Band ,
orchestra, performer, trumpet, vocals
PortraitRalph Miranda ,
percussion
PortraitCarl Perkins p, 1928-1958 US
piano
PortraitHank Jones p, 1918-2010 US
piano
PortraitJames Forman Jr. p, tb,
piano
PortraitJohn Lewis p, 1920-2001 US
piano, composed by
PortraitJohnny Acea p, 1917-1963 US
piano
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
piano, vibraphone
PortraitRene Hernandez p, 1916-1977 CU
piano
PortraitWade Legge p, 1934-1963 US
piano
PortraitWalter Davis Jr. p, 1932-1990 US
piano
PortraitWynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US
piano
PortraitBenny Golson ts, *1929 US
tenor saxophone, composed by, arranged by
PortraitBig Nick Nicholas voc, sax, ts, *1922 US
tenor saxophone
Billy Frazier
tenor saxophone
PortraitBilly Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBudd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitCurtis Amy ts, ss, 1929-2002 US
tenor saxophone
Edward Beal
tenor saxophone
PortraitErnie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US
tenor saxophone, composed by, arranged by
PortraitHank Mobley ts, 1930-1986 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJames Moody ts, fl, as, 1925-2010 US
tenor saxophone, composed by
PortraitJesse Powell ts, 1924-1982 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJoe Gayles ts, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitLucky Thompson ts, 1924-2005 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitPaul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitRay Abrams ts, 1920-1992 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitWarren Luckey ts, *1920 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitYusef Lateef fl, ts, 1920-2013 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitUbaldo Nieto tim,
timbales
PortraitAl Grey tb, 1925-2000 US
trombone
PortraitAlton Moore tb, 1908-1978 US
trombone
PortraitAndy Duryea tb,
trombone
PortraitBennie Green tb, 1923-1977 US
trombone
PortraitBilly Byers tb, 1927-1996 US
trombone
PortraitCharles Greenlee tb, alp, 1927-1993 US
trombone
PortraitFrank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US
trombone
PortraitGeorge Matthews tb, 1912-1982 US
trombone
PortraitGordon Thomas voc,
trombone
PortraitJ.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US
trombone
PortraitJesse "Rip" Tarrant tb, US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Wilkins tb, 1921-2018 US
trombone
PortraitLeon Comegys tb, 1917-1994 US
trombone
PortraitMatthew Gee tb, 1925-1979 US
trombone
PortraitMelba Liston tb, 1926-1999 US
trombone, composed by, arranged by
PortraitRod Levitt tb, 1929-2007 US
trombone
PortraitSam Hurt tb, US
trombone
PortraitTaswell Baird tb, 1922-2002 US
trombone
PortraitTed Kelly tb, 1921-2000 US
trombone
PortraitWilliam Shepherd tb, US
trombone
PortraitBenny Bailey tr, 1925-2005 US
trumpet
PortraitBenny Harris tr, US
trumpet
PortraitCarl Warwick tr,
trumpet
PortraitDave Burns tr, 1924-2009 US
trumpet
PortraitDon Slaughter ,
trumpet
PortraitElmon Wright tr, 1929-1984 US
trumpet
PortraitErmet Perry tr,
trumpet
PortraitErnie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
PortraitIdrees Sulieman tr, 1923-2002 US
trumpet
PortraitJimmy Nottingham tr, 1925-1978 US
trumpet
PortraitJoe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Lynch tr,
trumpet
PortraitLamar Wright tr, 1927-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitLee Morgan tr, 1938-1972 US
trumpet
PortraitMatthew McKay tr, US
trumpet
PortraitQuincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US
trumpet, composed by
PortraitRaymond Orr tr,
trumpet
PortraitTaft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US
trumpet
PortraitTalib Daawud tr, 1923-1999 US
trumpet
PortraitWillie Cook tr, 1970-2000 US
trumpet
John McAllister
tuba
PortraitGeorge Devens perc, vib, *1931 US
vibraphone
PortraitErnest Bright cl,
woodwind
PortraitJohn Murtaugh syn, ts, 1927-2017 US
woodwind
Paul Richie
woodwind
PortraitStanley Webb fl, US
woodwind
PortraitAlice Roberts voc,
vocals
PortraitKenny Hagood voc, 1926-1989 US
vocals
PortraitMilt Kleeb bcl, bs,
arranged by
PortraitBoyd Raeburn And His Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitSabu Martinez cng, bgo, 1930-1979 ES
bongos, vocals
PortraitJohnny Hartman voc, 1923-1983 US
vocals
PortraitJoe Carroll voc, 1919-1981 US
vocals
PortraitJack Segal p, 1918-2005 US
lyrics by
PortraitJimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US
arranged by
PortraitGerald Wilson tr, 1918-2014 US
arranged by
PortraitPaul Reif ,
lyrics by
PortraitBuster Harding p, 1912-1965 CA
arranged by, composed by
PortraitChico O'Farrill voc, CU
arranged by, composed by
PortraitAndy Razaf voc, 1895-1973 US
lyrics by
PortraitHerbert J. Lance ,
vocals
PortraitJohn Latouche , 1914-1956 US
lyrics by
PortraitTed Fetter , 1907-1996 US
lyrics by
PortraitToni Harper voc, *1937 US
vocals
PortraitEdmund Anderson tr, 1913-2002 US
lyrics by
PortraitNed Washington , 1901-1976 US
lyrics by
PortraitJohnny Richards , 1911-1968 US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitJohnny Richards And His Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitJoe Young voc, 1889-1939 US
lyrics by
PortraitBilly Rose man, bj, g, 1899-1966 US
lyrics by
PortraitE.Y. Harburg , 1896-1981 US
lyrics by
PortraitHoward Dietz , 1896-1983 US
lyrics by
PortraitOtto Harbach , 1873-1963 US
lyrics by
PortraitGus Edwards , 1879-1945 US
lyrics by
PortraitJacques Prévert , 1900-1977 FR
lyrics by
PortraitAustin Cromer voc, US
vocals
PortraitCarl Sigman , 1909-2000 US
lyrics by
PortraitPete Anson , US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitLalo Schifrin & Orchestra ,
orchestra
Composers
Tadd Dameron
Dizzy Gillespie
Gil Fuller
Ray Brown
DIzzy Gillespie
Babs Gonzales
John Lewis
Billy Eckstine
George Russell
Chano Pozo
Count Basie
Linton Garner
Frank Paparelli
Raymond Leveen
Oscar Hammerstein II
Lorraine Gillespie
W. C. Handy
Axel Stordahl
Paul Weston
Sammy Cahn
Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
Gerald Wilson
Buster Harding
Lester Peterson
Lester Young
George Handy
Jack Segal
Mary Lou Williams
Milt Orent
James Moody
Harry Sims
Paul Reif
Chico O'Farrill
Fats Waller
Andy Razaf
Ray Noble
Cole Porter
Duke Ellington
Juan Tizol
Vernon Duke
John Latouche
Ted Fetter
Leon Rene
Theodor Grouya
Edmund Anderson
Horace Silver
Quincy Jones
Ernie Wilkins
Ira Gershwin
Victor Young
Ned Washington
Bernice Petkere
Joe Young
Harry Warren
Billy Rose
E.Y. Harburg
Arthur Schwartz
Howard Dietz
Jerome Kern
Otto Harbach
Claude Debussy
Melba Liston
Edvard Grieg
Will D. Cobb
Gus Edwards
Duke Jordan
Joseph Kosma
Jacques Prévert
Harold Arlen
Joe Willoughby
Carl Sigman
Benny Golson
Pete Anson
Johnny Richards
Billy Strayhorn
Lalo Schifrin
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Our DelightDizzy GillespieTadd Dameron2:28
2Good Dues BluesDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller2:57
3One Bass Hit 2Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Ray Brown2:50
4Ray's IdeaDizzy GillespieGil Fuller, Ray Brown2:20
5Things To ComeDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller2:45
6He Bepped When He Shoulda BoppedDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie2:40
7He Beeped When He Shoulda BoppedDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie2:40
8I Waited For YouDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller3:05
9EmanonDizzy GillespieDIzzy Gillespie3:05
10Ow!Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie3:15
11Oop-Pop-A-DaDizzy GillespieBabs Gonzales3:10
12Two Bass HitDizzy GillespieJohn Lewis2:45
13Stay On It!Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron3:13
14Algo BuenoDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie2:55
15Cool BreezeDizzy GillespieBilly Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron2:45
16Cubana BeDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, George Russell2:40
17Cubana BopDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, George Russell3:05
18MantecaDizzy GillespieChano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller3:05
19Good BaitDizzy GillespieCount Basie, Tadd Dameron2:47
20Ool-Ya-KooDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller2:50
21Minor WalkDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Linton Garner2:45
22InterludeDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli, Raymond Leveen3:10
23A Night In TunisiaDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli3:05
24Guarachi GuaroDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie3:15
25Duff CapersDizzy GillespieLinton Garner3:10
26Lover Come Back To MeDizzy GillespieOscar Hammerstein II3:30
27I'm Boppin' Too (Dizziest)Dizzy GillespieLorraine Gillespie2:20
28I'm Boppin' Too (Dizziest)Dizzy GillespieLorraine Gillespie2:25
29Swedish SuitzDizzy GillespieGil Fuller2:50
30Saint Louis BluesDizzy GillespieW. C. Handy3:05
31I Should CareDizzy GillespieAxel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn3:00
32That Old Black MagicDizzy GillespieHarold Arlen & Johnny Mercer2:40
33Katy (Dizzier And Dizzier)Dizzy GillespieCount Basie, Gerald Wilson3:05
34Jump-Did-Le-BaDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie2:30
35Hey Pete, Let's Eat Mo' Meat!Dizzy GillespieBuster Harding, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Peterson3:00
36Jumpin' With Symphony SidDizzy GillespieLester Young3:05
37If Love Is TroubleDizzy GillespieGeorge Handy, Jack Segal3:45
38In The Land Of Ob-La-DeeDizzy GillespieMary Lou Williams, Milt Orent2:35
39Say WhenDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Tadd Dameron3:15
40Tally HoDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie3:15
41You Stole My Wife, You Horse ThiefDizzy GillespieHarry Sims, Paul Reif3:10
42I Can't RememberDizzy Gillespie2:55
43Coast To CoastDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, Dizzy Gillespie3:20
44CarambolaDizzy GillespieChico O'Farrill3:00
45Oo-La-LaDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie2:50
46Honeysuckle RoseDizzy GillespieFats Waller, Andy Razaf3:10
47Manteca Suite (Afro)Dizzy GillespieChano Pozo, Chico O'Farrill, Dizzy Gillespie16:25
48Cool EyesDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie3:45
49ConfusionDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie4:40
50Pile DriverDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie3:55
51Hob Nail SpecialDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie2:50
52Seems Like You Just Don't CareDizzy GillespieRay Noble3:30
53Evening SoundDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie4:45
54'Bout To WailDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie6:45
55Begin The BeguineDizzy GillespieCole Porter4:55
56Shout By RailDizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie7:35
57A Night In TunisiaDizzy GillespieDIzzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli4:20
58CaravanDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington, Juan Tizol7:20
59Con AlmaDizzy GillespieDIzzy Gillespie5:05
60Taking A Chance On LoveDizzy GillespieVernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter2:10
61Play Me The BluesDizzy GillespieLeon Rene3:15
62Oasis (?)Dizzy Gillespie3:15
63FlamingoDizzy GillespieTheodor Grouya, Edmund Anderson3:55
64Doodlin'Dizzy GillespieHorace Silver3:00
65Sometimes I'm HappyDizzy Gillespie2:55
66Quincy's TuneDizzy GillespieQuincy Jones4:20
67Dizzy's BusinessDizzy GillespieErnie Wilkins3:35
68A Night In TunisiaDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli5:30
69Jessica's DayDizzy GillespieQuincy Jones4:45
70Tour De ForceDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie5:00
71I Can't Get StartedDizzy GillespieIra Gershwin, Vernon Duke2:50
72Stella By StarlightDizzy GillespieVictor Young, Ned Washington4:00
73Swing Low, Sweet ChariotDizzy Gillespie2:55
74Lullaby Of The LeavesDizzy GillespieBernice Petkere, Joe Young2:25
75I Found A Million Dollar BabyDizzy GillespieHarry Warren, Billy Rose3:00
76What Is There To SayDizzy GillespieVernon Duke, E.Y. Harburg2:45
77Alone TogetherDizzy GillespieArthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz4:50
78These Are The Things I LoveDizzy Gillespie2:40
79On The AlamoDizzy Gillespie2:20
80Interlude In CDizzy Gillespie2:30
81Doodlin'Dizzy GillespieHorace Silver3:55
82Hey Pete, Let's Eat More Meat!Dizzy GillespieBuster Harding, DIzzy Gillespie5:35
83The ChampDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie4:40
84YesterdaysDizzy GillespieJerome Kern, Otto Harbach3:45
85Tin Tin DeoDizzy GillespieChano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie4:15
86Groovin' For NatDizzy GillespieErnie Wilkins3:15
87My ReverieDizzy GillespieClaude Debussy, Melba Liston2:50
88Dizzy's BluesDizzy Gillespie2:30
89Annie's DanceDizzy GillespieEdvard Grieg, Melba Liston4:00
90Cool BreezeDizzy GillespieBilly Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron4:55
91School DaysDizzy GillespieWill D. Cobb, Gus Edwards4:20
92JorduDizzy GillespieDuke Jordan4:15
93Birks' WorksDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie5:00
94Umbrella ManDizzy Gillespie3:05
95Autumn LeavesDizzy GillespieJoseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert3:15
96TangerineDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie3:45
97Over The RainbowDizzy GillespieHarold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg4:35
98Yo No Quiero BailarDizzy GillespieJoe Willoughby4:45
99If You Could See Me NowDizzy GillespieTadd Dameron, Carl Sigman3:30
100Left Hand CornerDizzy GillespieBenny Golson, Dizzy Gillespie2:25
101Whisper NotDizzy GillespieBenny Golson5:20
102StablematesDizzy GillespieBenny Golson4:15
103That's AllDizzy GillespiePete Anson3:15
104Groovin' HighDizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie3:51
105Mayflower RockDizzy GillespieBabs Gonzales3:13
106Joogie BoogieDizzy GillespieBabs Gonzales4:15
107I Remember CliffordDizzy GillespieBenny Golson4:15
108Rose Of PicardyDizzy Gillespie4:40
109SilhouetteDizzy GillespieJohnny Richards3:55
110Can You Recall?Dizzy GillespieJohnny Richards3:25
111O SolowDizzy GillespieJohnny Richards5:05
112CaravanDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington, Juan Tizol5:20
113Come SundayDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington3:00
114In A Mellow ToneDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington3:45
115Sophisticated LadyDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington3:15
116Serenade To SwedenDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington4:20
117Do Nothin' Till You Hear From MeDizzy GillespieDuke Ellington2:35
118Chelsea BridgeDizzy GillespieBilly Strayhorn2:34
119Upper Manhattan Medical GroupDizzy GillespieBilly Strayhorn3:05
120Johnny Come LatelyDizzy GillespieBilly Strayhorn3:35
121PerdidoDizzy GillespieJuan Tizol4:50
122PreludeDizzy GillespieLalo Schifrin5:54
123BluesDizzy GillespieLalo Schifrin11:19
124PanamericanaDizzy GillespieLalo Schifrin4:41
125AfricanaDizzy GillespieLalo Schifrin7:33
126ToccataDizzy GillespieLalo Schifrin12:03
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