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Dizzy Gillespie
Groovin' High - The Guild-Musicraft Sessions

Compil. US 2008 on Definitive Records label
Jazz (Bop)

Recorded in New York, January 1945-September 1946. "This edition presents some of the earliest tracks recorded by Dizzy Gillespie under his own name for the small Guild and Musicraft labels." Track 1: New York, February 9, 1945. Tracks 2 to 4: New York, February 28, 1945. Tracks 5 to 8: New York, May 11, 1945. Tracks 9 to 12: New York, May 15, 1945. Tracks 13 to 15: New York, June 10, 1946. Tracks 16 to 21: New York, July 9, 1946. Tracks 22 to 25: New York, September 25, 1946. Track 26: New York, January 26, 1945.

     
Musicians
PortraitDizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US
trumpet, vocals, written by, album by
PortraitCharlie Parker as, 1920-1955 US
alto saxophone, written by
PortraitHal McKusick as, 1924-2012 US
alto saxophone
PortraitHoward Johnson as, US
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Brown as,
alto saxophone
PortraitJohnny Bothwell sax, as, 1919-1995 US
alto saxophone
PortraitSonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US
alto saxophone
PortraitGil Fuller voc, tr, 1920-1994 US
arranged by, vocals, written by
PortraitLeo Parker bs, 1925-1962 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitPee Wee Moore bs, US
baritone saxophone, trombone
PortraitSerge Chaloff bs, 1923-1957 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitMurray Shipinsky b,
bass
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass, written by
PortraitSlam Stewart b, voc, 1914-1987 US
bass
PortraitCozy Cole dr, 1909-1981 US
drums
PortraitIrv Kluger dr, vib, US
drums
PortraitJoe Harris dr, perc, 1926-2016 US
drums
PortraitKenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US
drums, written by
PortraitShelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US
drums
PortraitSidney Catlett dr, 1910-1951 US
drums
PortraitChuck Wayne g, 1923-1997 US
guitar
PortraitCurly Russell b, 1917-1986 US
guitar
PortraitRemo Palmieri g, eg, *1923 US
guitar
PortraitSteve Jordan g, 1919-1993 US
guitar
PortraitAl Haig p, 1922-1982 US
piano
PortraitClyde Hart p, 1910-1945 US
piano
PortraitFrank Paparelli p, 1917-1973 US
piano, written by
PortraitHank Jones p, 1918-2010 US
piano
PortraitIke Carpenter p, 1920-1998 US
piano
PortraitJohn Lewis p, 1920-2001 US
piano
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
piano, vibraphone
PortraitBoyd Raeburn ss, sax, 1913-1966 US
soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone
PortraitAl Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitDexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJames Moody ts, fl, as, 1925-2010 US
tenor saxophone, written by
PortraitJoe Megro ts, bs,
tenor saxophone
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
PortraitGordon Thomas voc,
trombone
PortraitJack Carman tb,
trombone
PortraitLeon Comegys tb, 1917-1994 US
trombone
PortraitOllie Wilson tb, US
trombone
PortraitTrummy Young tb, 1912-1984 US
trombone
PortraitBenny Harris tr, US
trumpet
PortraitDave Burns tr, 1924-2009 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitElmon Wright tr, 1929-1984 US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Lynch tr,
trumpet
PortraitKenny Dorham tr, 1924-1972 US
trumpet
PortraitRaymond Orr tr,
trumpet
PortraitStan Fishelson tr, US
trumpet
PortraitTalib Daawud tr, 1923-1999 US
trumpet
PortraitTommy Allison tr, US
trumpet
Walter Robertson
trumpet, trombone
PortraitAlice Roberts voc,
vocals
PortraitJoe Carroll voc, 1919-1981 US
vocals
PortraitSarah Vaughan voc, 1924-1990 US
vocals
PortraitDizzy Gillespie Sextet , US
performer on track
PortraitDizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet ,
performer on track
PortraitDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra ,
performer on track
PortraitBe Bop Boys ,
performer on track
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Blue 'N' BoogieDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:59
2Groovin' HighDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:44
3All The Things You AreDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:49
4Dizzy AtmosphereDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:49
5Salt PeanutsDizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet3:18
6Shaw 'NuffDizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet3:02
7Lover ManDizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet3:25
8Hot HouseDizzy Gillespie And His All Star Quintet3:12
9One Bass Hit (Part 1)Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:57
10Opp-Bop-Sh'BamDizzy Gillespie Sextet3:03
11A Hand Fulla GimmeDizzy Gillespie Sextet3:03
12That's Earl, BrotherDizzy Gillespie Sextet2:42
13He Beeped When He Shoulda BoppedDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:46
14Our DelightDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:30
15Good Dues BluesDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:59
16One Bass Hit (Part 2)Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:54
17Ray's IdeaDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:22
18Things To ComeDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:47
19He Beeped When He Shoulda BoppedDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:40
20I Waited For YouDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra2:04
21EmanonDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra3:09
22For Heckers OnlyBe Bop Boys2:56
23Smoky Hollow BluesBe Bop Boys3:01
24Boppin' The BluesBe Bop Boys3:05
25Moody SpeaksBe Bop Boys2:30
26Interlude (A Night In Tunisia)Dizzy Gillespie3:07
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