Jazz / Bop; Afro-Cuban Jazz
Recorded: Jun 6, 1950-Nov 6, 1964
Many of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's recordings for the Verve label in the '50s and early '60s show him at the peak of his powers. This three-CD set is a sampler of his legacy, with the discs subtitled "Big Band," "Small Groups & Guests" and "In an Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove." The programming jumps all over the place and makes little sense but this set serves as a good excuse to acquire 40 performances by the great Gillespie and the many all-stars who recorded with him. Few but the most fanatical veteran Gillespie fans will have all of these selections. This collection filled a void until Verve got around to doing a much more comprehensive Dizzy Gillespie reissue program.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic
Includes liner notes by Phil Schaap and an interview with Jon Faddis by Kenny Washington.
Disc 1: Big Band - 72:00 min.
Disc 2: Small Groups & Guests - 76:00 min.
Disc 3: In an Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove - 74:00 min.
Dizzy Gillespie - vocals, trumpet
Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Charlie Parker - alto saxophone
Benny Carter - alto saxophone
Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone
Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Quincy Jones - trumpet
Julius Watkins - French horn
J.J. Johnson - trombone
Thelonious Monk - piano
Duke Ellington - piano
Oscar Peterson - piano
Wynton Kelly - piano
Walter Davis Jr. - piano
Kenny Barron - piano
Ray Bryant - piano
Bud Powell - piano
Herb Ellis - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Pierre Michelot - bass
Mel Lewis - drums
Louis Hayes - drums
Louis Bellson - drums
Buddy Rich - drums
Ray Barretto - percussion
Candido Camero - percussion
Carlos "Patato" Valdez - percussion
Emil Richards - percussion |
