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Dizzy Gillespie
The Essential Dizzy Gillespie
Compil. US 1964 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Big Band)
Track B4 recorded live at The Museum Of Modern Art, New York, New York, 1961 . Selections originally produced under personal supervision of Norman Granz.
Musicians
 | Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet, album by |
 | Leo Wright fl, as, 1933-1991 US alto saxophone, flute |
 | Bob Cunningham b, 1934-2017 US bass |
 | Nelson Boyd b, 1928-1985 US bass |
 | Paul West b, *1934 US bass |
 | Ray Brown b, 1926-2002 US bass |
 | Tommy Bryant b, 1930-1982 US bass |
 | Charlie Persip dr, *1929 US drums |
 | Chuck Lampkin dr, US drums |
 | Louis Bellson dr, 1924-2009 IT drums |
 | Herb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US guitar |
 | Lalo Schifrin p, key, *1932 AR piano |
 | Oscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA piano |
 | Ray Bryant p, 1931-2011 US piano |
 | Walter Davis Jr. p, 1932-1990 US piano |
 | Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano |
 | Benny Golson ts, *1929 US saxophone |
 | Billy Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US saxophone |
 | Billy Root bs, 1934-2013 US saxophone |
 | Ernie Henry as, 1926-1957 US saxophone |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US saxophone |
 | Jimmy Powell as, sax, saxophone |
 | Marty Flax bs, sax, 1924-1972 US saxophone |
 | Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US saxophone |
 | Sonny Rollins ts, *1930 US tenor saxophone |
 | Sonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US tenor saxophone |
 | Stan Getz ts, 1927-1991 US tenor saxophone |
 | Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone |
 | Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone |
 | Melba Liston tb, 1926-1999 US trombone |
 | Rod Levitt tb, 1929-2007 US trombone |
 | Carl Warwick tr, trumpet |
 | Ermet Perry tr, trumpet |
 | Joe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US trumpet |
 | Lee Morgan tr, 1938-1972 US trumpet |
 | Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US trumpet |
 | Roy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US trumpet |
 | Talib Daawud tr, 1923-1999 US trumpet |
Producers
| John Murello design, cover |
| Val Valentin directed by, director of engineering |
| Norman Granz supervised by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Champ | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:39 | |
| 2 | | Exactly Like You | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:55 | |
| 3 | | Jessica's Day | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:47 | |
| 4 | | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | Dizzy Gillespie | 6:33 | |
| 5 | | Sometimes I'm Happy | Dizzy Gillespie | 5:20 | |
| 6 | | Birks' Works | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:41 | |
| 7 | | I Know That You Know | Dizzy Gillespie | 5:45 | |
| 8 | | A Night In Tunisa | Dizzy Gillespie | 6:42 |
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