Compil. 1986 on RCA label
Jazz
Made in Germany Printed in W.-Germany On back sleeve, a short bio of Dizzy is written in English, French, & German. Tracks A1 to A3 recorded: New York, 22/2/1946 Tracks A4 to B1 recorded: New York 22/8/1947 Tracks B2, B3 recorded: New York 22/12/1947 Tracks B4 to B6 recorded: New York 30/12/1947
Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet, leader, trumpet, vocals, leader, album by | |
Howard Johnson as, US alto saxophone | |
John Brown as, alto saxophone | |
Gil Fuller voc, tr, 1920-1994 US arranged by | |
Tadd Dameron p, 1917-1965 US arranged by | |
Cecil Payne bs, 1922-2007 US baritone saxophone | |
Al McKibbon b, 1919-2005 US bass | |
Ray Brown b, 1926-2002 US bass | |
Luciano "Chano Pozo" Gonzales congas | |
J.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US drums | |
Joe Harris dr, perc, 1926-2016 US drums | |
Kenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US drums | |
Bill De Arango g, 1921-2005 US guitar | |
John Collins g, 1913-2001 US guitar | |
Al Haig p, 1922-1982 US piano | |
John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US piano | |
Don Byas ts, 1912-1972 US tenor saxophone | |
George Nicholas ts, *1922 US tenor saxophone | |
James Moody ts, fl, as, 1925-2010 US tenor saxophone | |
Joe Gayles ts, US tenor saxophone | |
Bill Shepherd , 1927-1988 GB trombone | |
Taswell Baird tb, 1922-2002 US trombone | |
Ted Kelly tb, 1921-2000 US trombone | |
Benny Bailey tr, 1925-2005 US trumpet | |
Dave Burns tr, 1924-2009 US trumpet | |
Elmon Wright tr, 1929-1984 US trumpet | |
Lamar Wright tr, 1927-1983 US trumpet | |
Matthew McKay tr, US trumpet | |
Raymond Orr tr, trumpet | |
Milt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US vibraphone | |
Kenny Hagood voc, 1926-1989 US vocals | |
Dizzy Gillespie Septet , performer on track | |
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra , performer on track |
David Redfern photography by |
Claude Carrière sleeve notes |
Tony Middleton sleeve notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Fifty-Second Street Theme | Dizzy Gillespie Septet | 3:10 | |
2 | A Night In Tunisia | Dizzy Gillespie Septet | 3:03 | |
3 | Anthropology | Dizzy Gillespie Septet | 2:53 | |
4 | Ow! | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 2:56 | |
5 | Oop-Pop-A-Da | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 3:11 | |
6 | Two Bass Hit | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 2:45 | |
7 | Stay On It | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 3:12 | |
8 | Woody'N You | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 3:12 | |
9 | Cool Breeze | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 2:44 | |
10 | Manteca | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 3:04 | |
11 | Good Bait | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 2:45 | |
12 | Ool-Ya-Koo | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 2:47 |