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
4▼CD: Dizzier and Dizzier
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1Lover, Come Back to Me
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1948)
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (in 1948)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:33
2I'm Be Boppin' Too
recording of:
I'm Be Boppin' Too
composer:
Lorraine Gillespie
2:17
3Swedish Suite
recording of:
Swedish Suite
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
2:55
4St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:07
5Katy (Dizzier and Dizzier)
3:03
6Jump Di-Le-Ba
recording of:
Jump Did-Le Ba
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
2:32
7Hey Pete! Let's Eat Mo' Meat
recording of:
Hey Pete! Let's Eat More Meat
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding and Lester Peterson
3:02
8Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
recording of:
Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Unichappell Music
3:05
9In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee
recording of:
In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee
composer:
Milt Orent and Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:36
10Say When
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-21)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1949-11-21) and Jimmy Heath (on 1949-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1949-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1949-11-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1949-11-21)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1949-11-21) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21), Charles Greenlee (on 1949-11-21) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21)
lead vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21) and Tiny Irvin (on 1949-11-21)
recording of:
Say When (on 1949-11-21)
writer:
Helen Davis, Jimmy Mundy and Otis Pellard (songwriter, 1940s)
3:15
11You Stole My Wife, You Horsethief
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-21)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1949-11-21) and Jimmy Heath (on 1949-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1949-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1949-11-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1949-11-21)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1949-11-21) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21), Charles Greenlee (on 1949-11-21) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21)
lead vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21) and Tiny Irvin (on 1949-11-21)
recording of:
You Stole My Wife, You Horse Thief (on 1949-11-21)
writer:
Paul Reif and Harry Sims
3:12
12Coast to Coast
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-01-09)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1950-01-09) and Jimmy Heath (on 1950-01-09)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
bongos:
Francisco Pozo (on 1950-01-09)
congas:
Carlos Duchesne (percussionist) (on 1950-01-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1950-01-09)
guitar:
Floyd Smith (30s/40s blues guitarist) (on 1950-01-09)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1950-01-09) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09), Charles Greenlee (on 1950-01-09) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09)
lead vocals:
Tiny Irvin (on 1950-01-09)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09)
recording of:
Coast to Coast (on 1950-01-09)
writer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Buster Harding
3:20
13Oo-La-La
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-01-09)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1950-01-09) and Jimmy Heath (on 1950-01-09)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
bongos:
Francisco Pozo (on 1950-01-09)
congas:
Carlos Duchesne (percussionist) (on 1950-01-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1950-01-09)
guitar:
Floyd Smith (30s/40s blues guitarist) (on 1950-01-09)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1950-01-09) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09), Charles Greenlee (on 1950-01-09) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09)
lead vocals:
Tiny Irvin (on 1950-01-09)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09)
recording of:
Oo-La-La (on 1950-01-09)
writer:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist), Dizzy Gillespie and Rudy Williams (US jazz saxophonist)
2:53
14Bloomdido
recording of:
Bloomdido
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
15An Oscar for Treadwell
recording of:
An Oscar for Treadwell
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:25
16Mohawk
recording of:
Mohawk
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:37
17My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:26
18Leap Frog
recording of:
Leap Frog
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:32
19Relaxin' With Lee
recording of:
Relaxin' with Lee
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:49
20Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:55
21Lullaby of the Leaves
2:28
22What Is There to Say?
recording of:
What Is There to Say?
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
BMG Songs, Next Decade Entertainment and T.B. Harms Co.
2:46
23Alone Together
recording of:
Alone Together
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
writer:
Schwartz & Dietz (Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz (lyricist and composer respectively))
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:45
24On the Alamo
recording of:
On the Alamo
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
2:20
25Interlude in C
recording of:
Interlude in C
2:35