Jazz / Big Band, World Fusion, Bop, Latin Jazz, Hard Bop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Recorded: New York, New York (1945 - 1952); Detroit, Michigan
Three original albums with bonus tracks
Digitally remastered
CD 1:
Tracks 1-13: Birk's Works
CD 2
Tracks 1-7: Afro
Tracks 8-17: World Statesman
Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet)
Gil Fuller, Sarah Vaughan (vocals); Kenny Burrell, Remo Palmieri (guitar); Barbara Whitney (harp); Stuff Smith, Victor Arno, Walter Edelstein, Jack Shukman (violin); Felix Slatkin, Eleanor Slatkin, Cy Bernhard (cello); Askell Issenbuth (flute); Phil Shukin (alto flute); Harry Steinfeld (oboe); Shirley Thompson (bassoon); John Coltrane (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bill Graham (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey, Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone); Leo Parker (baritone saxophone); Dave Burns, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, Talib Dawuud (trumpet); John Graas (French horn); Harold Smith, Henry Coker, J.J. Johnson, Pee Wee Moore, Dick Kenny, Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas (trombone); Milt Jackson (piano, vibraphone); Clyde Hart, Al Haig, Paul Smith (piano); Curly Russell, Percy Heath, Ray Brown, Roy Brown, Slam Stewart, Jack Cascales (bass instrument); John Lewis, Cozy Cole, Kansas Fields, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Sid Catlett, Specs Wright (drums); Carlos Vidal Bolado (congas)
Timeless Dizzy Gillespie represents a nice single-disc overview of the bop stylings that the influential trumpeter/vocalist recorded during the late '40s and early '50s. Although there are better and more representative compilations out there, the Savoy Timeless series is a nice place for curious listeners to start. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide |
