The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950

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Annotation

As usual, a very decent effort from Proper to provide budget priced anthologies. These looking for a good reference about the best Gillespie's years may sure dig this.

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-12 23:19 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Groovin' High
2▶CD: Things to Come
3▼CD: Ool-Ya-Koo
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1Moody Speaks
recording of:
Moody Speaks
composer:
Dave Burns (trumpet) and James Moody (jazz saxophonist)
2:33
2Emanon
recording of:
Emanon
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:08
3Ow!
recording of:
Ow!
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
2:59
4Oop-Pop-A-Da
recording of:
Oop-Pop-A-Da
composer:
Babs Gonzales
3:13
5Two Bass Hit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22), Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (on 1947-08-22) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-08-22)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22), James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-08-22) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (on 1947-08-22), Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22), Bill Shepherd (blues) (on 1947-08-22), William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet) (on 1947-08-22), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22), Ray Orr (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Two Bass Hit (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
2:48
6Stay on It
recording of:
Stay on It
composer:
Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie
3:14
7A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:08
8Dizzy Atmosphere
recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:03
9Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:15
10Confirmation
recording of:
Confirmation
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
5:40
11Koko
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
4:09
12Leap Here
3:27
13Algo Bueno (Woody 'n' You)
3:00
14Cool Breeze
recording of:
Cool Breeze
composer:
Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie
2:46
15Cubana Be
recording of:
Cubana Be
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Russell (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:41
16Cubana Bop
recording of:
Cubana Bop
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Russell (American jazz pianist and composer)
3:08
17Manteca
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22), Ernie Henry (on 1947-08-22) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1947-08-22) and Teddy Stewart (on 1947-08-22)
percussion:
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-08-22), Louis “Sabu” Martinez (on 1947-08-22) and Chano Pozo (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
James Forman Jr. (piano) (on 1947-08-22) and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22), Budd Johnson (on 1947-08-22) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22), Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22), Bill Shepherd (blues) (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet), Benny Bailey (on 1947-08-22) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Manteca (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
3:06
18Good Bait
instrumental recording of:
Good Bait
lyricist:
Tadd Dameron
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:48
19Ool-Ya-Koo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1947-08-22)
percussion:
Chano Pozo (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22), Bill Shepherd (blues) (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet), Benny Bailey (on 1947-08-22) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Ool-Ya-Koo (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
2:51
20Minor Walk
recording of:
Minor Walk
composer:
Linton Garner and Dizzy Gillespie
2:45
21Guarachi Guaro
recording of:
Guarachi Guaro
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:12
22Duff Capers
recording of:
Duff Capers
composer:
Linton Garner
4:16
4▶CD: Dizzier and Dizzier