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Dizzy Gillespie
18 Top Tracks

Compil. IT 1989 on Frequenz label
Jazz (Bop)

Track 17 musicians credited on the release as "possibly" Track 18 credited as a "Jam Session". Recording dates: 1. New York 29.7.1942 2. New York 9.1.1945 3. New York 9.2.1945 4. New York February/March 1945 5-6. New York 11.5.1945 7-8 New York 22.2.1946 9. New York 10.6.1946 10. New York 9.7.1946 11-13. Carnegie Hall New York 29.9.1947 14-16. Royal Roost New York 2.10.1948, 5.10.1948, 9.10.1948 17. Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles 31.8.1949 18. New York 14.9.1954

     
Musicians
PortraitDizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US
album by, trumpet, composed by, trumpet, vocals
PortraitLucky Millinder And His Orchestra , US
performer on track
PortraitBilly Bowen as, 1909-1982 US
alto saxophone
PortraitTab Smith sax, voc, 1909-1971 US
alto saxophone
PortraitErnest Purce ts, bs, sax, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitNick Fenton b,
bass
PortraitLucky Millinder voc, 1910-1966 US
conductor
PortraitPanama Francis dr, 1918-2001 US
drums
PortraitTrevor Bacon voc, g,
guitar
PortraitBill Doggett org, 1916-1996 US
piano
PortraitDave Young ts, *1912 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitStafford Simon ts, 1908-1960
tenor saxophone
PortraitGeorge Stevenson tb, *1906
trombone
PortraitJoe Britton tb, 1903-1972 US
trombone
PortraitNelson Bryant tr, US
trumpet
PortraitWilliam Scott tr,
trumpet
PortraitDizzy Gillespie Sextet , US
performer on track
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitShelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US
drums
PortraitClyde Hart p, 1910-1945 US
piano
PortraitDon Byas ts, 1912-1972 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitTrummy Young tb, 1912-1984 US
trombone
PortraitMurray Shipinsky b,
bass
PortraitIrv Kluger dr, vib, US
drums
PortraitChuck Wayne g, 1923-1997 US
guitar
PortraitFrank Paparelli p, 1917-1973 US
piano, composed by
PortraitDexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitCharlie Parker as, 1920-1955 US
alto saxophone, composed by
PortraitSlam Stewart b, voc, 1914-1987 US
bass
PortraitCozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US
drums
PortraitRemo Palmieri g, eg, *1923 US
guitar
PortraitDizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet ,
performer on track
PortraitCurly Russell b, 1917-1986 US
bass
PortraitSidney Catlett dr, 1910-1951 US
drums
PortraitAl Haig p, 1922-1982 US
piano
PortraitDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra ,
performer on track
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass
PortraitJ.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US
drums
PortraitBill De Arango g, 1921-2005 US
guitar
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
vibraphone, piano
PortraitHoward Johnson as, US
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Brown as,
alto saxophone
PortraitPee Wee Moore bs, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitKenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US
drums
PortraitRay Abrams ts, 1920-1992 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitWarren Luckey ts, *1920 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitAlton Moore tb, 1908-1978 US
trombone
PortraitCharles Greenlee tb, alp, 1927-1993 US
trombone
PortraitLeon Comegys tb, 1917-1994 US
trombone
PortraitDave Burns tr, 1924-2009 US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Lynch tr,
trumpet
PortraitRaymond Orr tr,
trumpet
PortraitTalib Daawud tr, 1923-1999 US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Lewis p, 1920-2001 US
piano
PortraitGordon Thomas voc,
trombone
PortraitDizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker Quintet ,
performer on track
PortraitAl McKibbon b, 1919-2005 US
bass
PortraitJoe Harris dr, perc, 1926-2016 US
drums
PortraitErnie Henry as, 1926-1957 US
alto saxophone
PortraitCecil Payne bs, 1922-2007 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitChano Pozo bgo, cng, 1915-1948 CU
congas, bongos, composed by
PortraitTeddy Stewart dr, US
drums
PortraitJames Forman Jr. p, tb,
piano
PortraitJoe Gayles ts, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitYusef Lateef fl, ts, 1920-2013 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJesse "Rip" Tarrant tb, US
trombone
PortraitWilliam Shepherd tb, US
trombone
PortraitBenny Harris tr, US
trumpet
PortraitElmon Wright tr, 1929-1984 US
trumpet
PortraitWillie Cook tr, 1970-2000 US
trumpet
PortraitAl Gibson bs, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitVincent Guerra ,
congas
PortraitAndy Duryea tb,
trombone
PortraitJ.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US
trombone
PortraitBenny Carter as, 1907-2003 US
alto saxophone, written by
PortraitBuddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US
drums
PortraitHerb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US
guitar
PortraitOscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA
piano
PortraitBill Harris tb, 1916-1973 US
trombone
Producers
Helmut Ebnet art direction, design
Composers
Lucky Millinder
Vernon Duke
Dizzy Gillespie
Jerome Kern
Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker
Tadd Dameron
Gil Fuller
Frank Paparelli
Chano Pozo
Benny Carter
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Little John SpecialLucky Millinder And His OrchestraLucky Millinder3:12
2I Can't Get StartedDizzy Gillespie SextetVernon Duke3:01
3Blue 'N BoogieDizzy Gillespie SextetDizzy Gillespie2:54
4All The Things You AreDizzy Gillespie SextetJerome Kern2:45
5Salt PeanutsDizzy Gillespie And His All Star QuintetDizzy Gillespie3:15
6Shaw 'NuffDizzy Gillespie And His All Star QuintetDizzy Gillespie3:00
752nd Street ThemeDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraThelonious Monk3:04
8AnthropologyDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie2:36
9Our DelightDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraTadd Dameron2:28
10Things To ComeDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller2:49
11A Night In TunisiaDizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker QuintetDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli5:11
12Dizzy AtmosphereDizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker QuintetDizzy Gillespie4:03
13Groovin' HighDizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker QuintetDizzy Gillespie5:11
14One Bass HitDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraDizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller4:12
15The SquirrelDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraTadd Dameron3:59
16MantecaDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraChano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie9:17
17Soulphony In Three HeartsDizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraTadd Dameron5:14
18Marriage BluesDizzy GillespieBenny Carter7:41
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