Jazz
Recorded: New York, February 17-20, 1959
DIZZY GILLESPIE - trumpet & vocals
JUNIOR MANCE - piano
LES SPANN - guitar & flute
SAM JONES - bass
LEX HUMPHRIES - drums
Johny Hodges (alto sax) added on CD2, track 4
Francisco "Chino" Pozo (congas) added on CD1, tracks 5 & 12-13.
Bonus tracks (CD2, tracks 10-17):
Recorded: New York, May 25 & June 8, 1954
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vcl)
Hank Mobley (ts), Wade Lege (p), Lou Hackney (b), Charlie Persip (d)
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) added on 14-16
Digitally remastered two CD set. This collection contains the complete studio recordings made by the outstanding 1959 Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with Junior Mance and Les Spann. Included are the albums Have Trumpet, Will Excite and The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie in their entirety, as well as all of the other tracks by this formation originally issued on singles and compilations. Two complete rarely heard 1954 sessions by the Gillespie quintet/sextet featuring Hank Mobley and Jimmy Cleveland have been added as a bonus.
This collection presents the complete studio recordings made by the outstanding 1959 Dizzy Gillespie Quintet with Junior Mance and Les Spann. These recordings are also interesting in that, with the sole exception of Les Spann's flute on a few tracks, no other horn is heard here but Dizzy`s trumpet. Included are the albums Have Trumpet, Will Excite and The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie in their entirety, as well as all of the other tracks by this formation originally issued on singles and compilations. Two complete rarely heard 1954 sessions by the Gillespie quintet/sextet featuring Hank Mobley and Jimmy Cleveland have been added as a bonus.
Total Time: 73:50 + 74:48 min. |
