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1977 live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie Jam
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released1977
RecordedJuly 14, 1977
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length44:24
LabelPablo Live
2308-211
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Gifted Ones
(1977)
Dizzy Gillespie Jam
(1977)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4
(1979)
Original LP Cover

Dizzy Gillespie Jam is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977 and released on the Pablo label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Los Angeles Times
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The AllMusic review stated that "few fireworks occur in what should have been an explosive encounter".

Track listing

  1. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 13:56
  2. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 7:51
  3. "Medley: Once in a While/But Beautiful/Here's That Rainy Day" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green/Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen/Burke, Van Huesen) - 13:03
  4. "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:34

Personnel

References

  1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 18, 2012.
  3. Feather, Leonard (27 Aug 1989). "Norman Granz and the Pablo Jazz Jam". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 60.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 281.
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