Ultimate Dizzy Gillespie

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Annotation

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145575352

Annotation last modified on 2006-06-29 17:22 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Birks' Works
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-04-07) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1957-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Root (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-04-07)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1957-04-07)
double bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-04-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-04-07)
solo tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-04-07)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-04-07) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-04-07)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07), E. V. Perry (on 1957-04-07), Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-04-07) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-07)
recording of:
Birk's Works (on 1957-04-07)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
4:57
2Bloomdido
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1950-06-06)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1950-06-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1950-06-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-06-06)
orchestra:
Charlie Parker Quintet (on 1950-06-06)
recording of:
Bloomdido (on 1950-06-06)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
3Sometimes I'm Happy
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie
instrumental cover recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
5:23
4Wee (a.k.a. Allen's Alley)
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie
cover recording of:
Wee (Allen's Alley)
composer:
Denzil Best
8:29
5I Remember Clifford
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1957-07-06)
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-07-06) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1957-07-06)
baritone saxophone:
Pee Wee Moore (on 1957-07-06)
bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-07-06)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-07-06) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-07-06)
trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1957-07-06), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-07-06) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-07-06)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-07-06), Ermit V. Perry (on 1957-07-06), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-07-06), Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-07-06) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-07-06)
arranger:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-07-16)
live cover recording of:
I Remember Clifford (on 1957-07-06)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
version of:
I Remember Clifford (instrumental original)
4:51
6Con Alma
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-11)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1957-12-11)
bass:
Tommy Bryant (on 1957-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-12-11)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1957-12-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-12-11)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-11)
recording of:
Con Alma (on 1957-12-11)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Dizlo Music Corp.
9:28
7Ool Ya Koo
alto saxophone:
Leo Wright
bass guitar:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chuck Lampkin
horn:
John Barrows (American wind instrumentalist), Richard Berg, Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) and Gunther Schuller (US horn player, conductor, composer)
percussion:
Ray Barretto, Julio Collazo (percussionist) and José Mangual
piano:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.), George Matthews (trombone), Arnett Sparrow and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
John Frosk, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter), Nick Travis and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter)
tuba:
Don Butterfield
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) and Dizzy Gillespie
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
recording of:
Ool-Ya-Koo
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
5:41
8The Umbrella Man
bass guitar:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist)
congas:
Francisco Pozo
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
flute and guitar:
Les Spann
piano:
Junior Mance
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie
instrumental cover recording of:
The Umbrella Man
lyricist:
James Cavanaugh
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
2:41
9Fiesta Mojo
producer:
Hal Mooney
editor:
Deborah Hay
bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1964-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Collins (drums) (on 1964-11-06)
flute:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1964-11-06)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1964-11-06)
surdo:
Kansas Fields (on 1964-11-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1964-11-06)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1964-11-06)
recording of:
Fiesta Mojo
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:51
10Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1962-05)
producer:
Quincy Jones (in 1962-05)
alto saxophone, flute and woodwind:
Leo Wright (in 1962-05)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Charlie Ventura (in 1962-05)
cabasa:
Carmen Costa (in 1962-05)
double bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (in 1962-05)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Collins (drums) (in 1962-05)
guitar:
Jose Paula (in 1962-05) and Bola Sete (in 1962-05)
percussion:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (in 1962-05)
piano:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer) (in 1962-05)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1962-05)
vocals:
Carmen Costa (in 1962-05)
arranger:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
instrumental recording of:
Chega de saudade (in 1962-05)
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Bendig Music and Hollis Music, Inc.
6:02
11Come Sunday
engineered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-04-27)
bass:
George Duvivier (on 1960-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1960-04-27)
flute:
Robert DiDomenica (American composer and flutist) (on 1960-04-27)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Ernest Bright (on 1960-04-27), John Murtaugh (saxophone) (on 1960-04-27), Paul Richie (on 1960-04-27) and Stan Webb (US jazz saxophone, flute) (on 1960-04-27)
French horn:
Ray Alonge (french horn) (on 1960-04-27), Richard Berg (on 1960-04-27) and Joe Singer (on 1960-04-27)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1960-04-27)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1960-04-27)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1960-04-27)
tuba:
Jay McAllister (tuba player) (on 1960-04-27)
vibraphone:
George Devens (on 1960-04-27)
conductor:
Clare Fischer
arranger:
Clare Fisher
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (on 1960-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
3:01
12Be-Bop
bass guitar:
Chris White (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Collins (drums)
piano:
Kenny Barron
tenor saxophone:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie
recording of:
Be-Bop
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
6:17

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