The Real Thing | ||||
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Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:55 | |||
Label | Perception PLP 002 | |||
Producer | Dizzy Gillespie | |||
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Allmusic |
The Real Thing is an album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring James Moody recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Perception label.
Track listing
All compositions by Mike Longo except as indicated
- "N'Bani" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:05
- "Matrix" - 4:04
- "Alligator" - 5:06
- "Closer" / "Closer" (George Davis) - 3:17
- "Soul Kiss" - 4:07
- "High on a Cloud" (Fred Norman, Cliff Owens) - 3:20
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin) - 3:46
- "Let Me Outta Here" - 5:13
- "Ding-A-Ling" - 5:03
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- James Moody - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5-8 & 10)
- Eric Gale (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 10), George Davis (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9) - guitar
- Mike Longo - piano
- Nate Edmonds - organ (track 6)
- Chuck Rainey (track 6), Phil Upchurch (tracks 2-4, 7 & 8) - electric bass
- Paul West - bass (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10)
- Otis "Candy" Finch (track 1, 7 & 10), David Lee (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9), Bernard Purdie (track 6) - drums
References
- Allmusic review
- University of Idaho Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 4, 2012
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