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1992 live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Bird Songs: The Final Recordings is a live album trumpeter
Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the
Blue Note Jazz Club , New York City in 1992 and released on the
Telarc label.
[1] The album, along with
To Bird with Love and
To Diz with Love , represent the last recordings made by the legendary trumpeter before his death in 1993.
Reception
The
Allmusic review stated "This album and its companions might have worked better as videos, where one could still bask in Dizzy's live presence and thus experience the atmosphere of this celebration more fully".
[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
"
Ornithology " (
Benny Harris ,
Charlie Parker ) – 15:31
"
Con Alma " – 9:20
"
Confirmation " (Parker) – 10:41
"
A Night in Tunisia " (Dizzy Gillespie,
Frank Paparelli ) – 21:46
"The Diamond Jubilee Blues" – 4:14
"Theme" – 1:26
Personnel
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Soundtracks Compositions Books Related articles
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section.
As leader or co-leader With others
The Happy Blues (
Gene Ammons , 1956)
Jammin' with Gene (Gene Ammons, 1956)
Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (Gene Ammons, 1957)
Hard Bop (
Art Blakey /
The Jazz Messengers , 1956)
Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
Drum Suite (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956–57)
A Night in Tunisia (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, Vik/RCA, 1957)
Ritual: The Modern Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1957)
Tough! (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1957)
Back to the Tracks (
Tina Brooks , 1960)
2 Guitars (
Kenny Burrell &
Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Off to the Races (
Donald Byrd , 1958)
Fuego (Donald Byrd, 1959)
Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
Cool Struttin' (
Sonny Clark , 1958)
Dig (
Miles Davis , 1951)
Quintet/Sextet (Miles Davis, 1955)
Davis Cup (
Walter Davis Jr. , 1959)
Inta Somethin' (
Kenny Dorham , 1961)
Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
Tuba Sounds (
Ray Draper , 1957)
2 Trumpets (
Art Farmer , 1957)
Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (
Dizzy Gillespie , 1992)
To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
Pithecanthropus Erectus (
Charles Mingus , 1956)
Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1958)
Mobley's Message (
Hank Mobley , Prestige, 1956)
Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
Evolution (
Grachan Moncur III , 1963)
Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
Tom Cat (Lee Morgan, 1964)
Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965)
Infinity (Lee Morgan, 1965)
Charisma (Lee Morgan, 1966)
The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1967–68)
The Music From "The Connection" (
Freddie Redd , 1960)
Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960)
Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961)
Open House (
Jimmy Smith , 1960)
Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
Taylor's Wailers (Art Taylor, 1957)
Mal/2 (
Mal Waldron , 1957)
Left Alone (Mal Waldron, 1959)
Left Alone '86 (Mal Waldron, 1986)
Easterly Winds (
Jack Wilson , 1967)
Film and TV appearances