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The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band | ||||
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Live album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | November 7, 1968 | |||
Venue | Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Berlin Jazz Festival, Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:34 | |||
Label | MPS | |||
Producer | Joachim-Ernst Berendt | |||
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The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (subtitled 20th and 30th Anniversary) is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968 and released by MPS.
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "This little-known LP actually contains one of Dizzy Gillespie's greatest performances of the 1960s... Although already 51, the trumpeter is heard at his best on this hard-to-find but essential LP".
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Track listing
- "Things to Come" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) - 5:29
- "One Bass Hit" (Gillespie, Fuller) - 6:35
- "Frisco" (Mike Longo) - 7:55
- "Con Alma" (Gillespie) - 10:15
- "The Things Are Here" (Gillespie) - 7:40
- "Theme - Birks' Works" (Gillespie, Barney Kessel) - 1:40
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Stu Hamer – trumpet
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- Victor Paz – trumpet
- Dizzy Reece – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Ted Kelly – trombone
- Tom McIntosh – trombone
- James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Chris Woods – alto saxophone
- Paul Jeffrey – tenor saxophone
- Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
- Mike Longo – piano
- Paul West – double bass
- Otis Finch – drums
References
- MPS Records discography accessed April 12, 2012
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012
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