Compil. NL 1994 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Bop, Contemporary Jazz)
Track 1 recorded July 6, 1957 at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island. Tracks 2, 7 recorded April 25, 1963 in New York. Track 3 recorded June 3, 1954 in New York. Track 4 recorded between May 25 and June 6, 1956 in New York. Track 5 recorded October 29, 1954 in New York. Track 6 recorded December 11, 1957 in New York. Track 8 recorded November 14 or 15, 1960 in New York. Track 9 recorded March 23, 1957 in New York. Track 10 recorded May 1962 in New York. Track 11 recorded June 6, 1950 in New York. Track 12 recorded February 18, 1959 in New York.
Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US album by, trumpet, written by, trumpet, vocals, written by | |
Carl Woideck sax, US compiled by, sequenced by, liner notes | |
Herman Leonard , 1923-2010 US photography by, inlay | |
Ernie Henry as, 1926-1957 US alto saxophone | |
Jimmy Powell as, sax, alto saxophone | |
Pee Wee Moore bs, US baritone saxophone | |
Paul West b, *1934 US bass | |
Charlie Persip dr, *1929 US drums, drums, percussion | |
Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano | |
Benny Golson ts, *1929 US tenor saxophone | |
Billy Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US tenor saxophone | |
Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone | |
Melba Liston tb, 1926-1999 US trombone | |
Ray Connor , trombone | |
Carl Warwick tr, trumpet | |
Ermet Perry tr, trumpet | |
Lee Morgan tr, 1938-1972 US trumpet | |
Talib Daawud tr, 1923-1999 US trumpet | |
Chris White b, *1936 US bass | |
Rudy Collins dr, 1934-1988 US drums | |
Kenny Barron p, *1943 US piano | |
James Moody ts, fl, as, 1925-2010 US tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Bobby Rodriguez b, 1927-2002 US bass | |
Gilberto Valdés , 1905-1972 CU flute | |
Candido cng, bgo, *1921 US percussion, congas | |
Jose Mangual bgo, 1924-1998 PR percussion | |
Ralph Miranda , percussion | |
Ubaldo Nieto tim, percussion | |
Rene Hernandez p, 1916-1977 CU piano | |
Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US alto saxophone | |
Marty Flax bs, sax, 1924-1972 US baritone saxophone | |
Nelson Boyd b, 1928-1985 US bass | |
Walter Davis Jr. p, 1932-1990 US piano | |
Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US tenor saxophone | |
Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone | |
Rod Levitt tb, 1929-2007 US trombone | |
Joe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US trumpet | |
Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US trumpet | |
Ray Brown b, 1926-2002 US bass | |
Louis Bellson dr, 1924-2009 IT drums | |
Herb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US guitar | |
Oscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA piano | |
Roy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US trumpet, written by | |
Tommy Bryant b, 1930-1982 US bass | |
Sonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US tenor saxophone | |
Art Davis b, 1934-2007 US bass | |
Paul Faulise tb, US bass trombone | |
Jack Del Rio perc, bgo, bongos | |
Chuck Lampkin dr, US drums | |
Leo Wright fl, as, 1933-1991 US flute, alto saxophone | |
Al Richmond frh, US french horn | |
Gunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US french horn | |
Jim Buffington frh, *1922 GB french horn | |
Julius Watkins frh, 1921-1977 US french horn | |
Lalo Schifrin p, key, *1932 AR piano, arranged by, written by | |
Willie Rodriguez bgo, perc, timbales | |
Britt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US trombone | |
Urbie Green tb, *1926 US trombone | |
Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US trumpet | |
Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet | |
Joe Wilder tr, 1922-2014 US trumpet | |
John Frosk tr, US trumpet | |
Don Butterfield tu, 1923-2006 US tuba | |
Billy Root bs, 1934-2013 US baritone saxophone | |
Pepito Riestria , percussion | |
Charlie Parker as, 1920-1955 US alto saxophone, written by | |
Curly Russell b, 1917-1986 US bass | |
Buddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US drums | |
Thelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US piano | |
Sam Jones b, 1924-1981 US bass, vocals | |
Lex Humphries dr, perc, 1936-1994 US drums, vocals | |
Les Spann g, fl, 1932-1989 US guitar, vocals | |
Junior Mance p, *1928 US piano, vocals |
Michael Lang compilation producer |
Christina Lage design |
Étsuko Iseki design |
Suzanne Bender design, coordinated by |
Andrew Nicholas mastered by |
Chuck Stewart photography by, cover |
Hal Mooney producer |
Norman Granz producer |
Quincy Jones producer |
Aric Lach Morrison producer, additional production assistance |
Jon Schapiro producer, additional production assistance |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Manteca | Dizzy Gillespie | Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller | 7:06 |
2 | November Afternoon | Dizzy Gillespie | Tom McIntosh | 4:20 |
3 | A Night In Tunisia | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli | 4:16 |
4 | Tour De Force | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie | 5:02 |
5 | Trumpet Blues | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge | 7:54 |
6 | Con Alma | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie | 9:31 |
7 | I Can't Get Started/'Round Midnight (Medley) | Dizzy Gillespie | Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Ira Gershwin, Thelonious Monk, Vernon Duke | 6:24 |
8 | Africana | Dizzy Gillespie | Lalo Schifrin | 7:33 |
9 | Birks' Works | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie | 4:54 |
10 | Desafinado | Dizzy Gillespie | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça | 3:20 |
11 | Leap Frog (Take 5) | Dizzy Gillespie | Charlie Parker | 2:33 |
12 | Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac | Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie | 7:06 |