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1957 studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy in Greece is an album by trumpeter
Dizzy Gillespie , recorded in 1956 and 1957 and released on the
Verve label.
[2] The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation
Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions .
[3]
[4]
Reception
The
AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.
[5]
Track listing
Side One:
"Hey Pete" (Dizzy Gillespie,
Buster Harding , Lester Peterson) - 5:39
"
Yesterdays " (
Otto Harbach ,
Jerome Kern ) - 3:46
"Tin Tin Deo" (
Gil Fuller , Gillespie,
Chano Pozo ) - 4:17
"Groovin' for Nat" (
Ernie Wilkins ) - 3:21
"Annie's Dance" (
Melba Liston ) - 4:05
Side Two:
"Cool Breeze" (
Tadd Dameron ,
Billy Eckstine , Gillespie) - 4:55
"School Days" (
Will D. Cobb ,
Gus Edwards ) - 4:23
"That's All" (Pete Anson, composer and arranger) - 3:13
"
Stablemates " (
Benny Golson ) - 4:12
"
Groovin' High " (Gillespie) - 3:53
Recorded in New York City on May 18 or 19 (Side One, track 1), June 6, 1956 (Side One, tracks 2-5 and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) and April 7 & 8, 1957 (Side Two, tracks 3-5)
Personnel
Dizzy Gillespie -
trumpet
Talib Daawud (Side Two, tracks 3-5),
Joe Gordon (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2),
Quincy Jones (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2),
Lee Morgan (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet
Al Grey (Side Two, tracks 3-5),
Rod Levitt ,
Melba Liston ,
Frank Rehak (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - trombone
Ernie Henry (Side Two, tracks 3-5),
Jimmy Powell ,
Phil Woods (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) -
alto saxophone
Benny Golson (Side Two, tracks 3-5),
Billy Mitchell ,
Ernie Wilkins (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - tenor saxophone
Billy Root (Side Two, tracks 3-5),
Marty Flax (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) -
baritone saxophone
Wynton Kelly (Side Two, tracks 3-5),
Walter Davis Jr. (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) -
piano
Nelson Boyd (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Paul West (Side Two, tracks 3-5) -
bass
Charlie Persip -
drums
References
^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009).
Goldmine Record Album Price Guide . Penguin.
ISBN
9781440229169 – via Google Books.
^
Gillespie discography accessed March 26, 2012
^ Yanow, S.
Birks Works Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
^ Yanow, Scott (May 14, 2000).
Bebop . Hal Leonard Corporation.
ISBN
9780879306083 – via Google Books.
^
a
b
Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press.
ISBN
9780857125958 – via Google Books.
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