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Released
  
1976

Carter, Gillespie Inc. (1976)
  
Dizzy's Party (1976)

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
51:29

Release date
  
1976

Label
  
Pablo Records

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Recorded
  
April 27, 1976 RCA Studios, Los Angeles, California

Artists
  
Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter

Similar
  
Dizzy Gillespie albums, Jazz albums

Carter, Gillespie Inc. (re-released on CD as Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie Inc.) is an album by saxophonist Benny Carter and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1976 and released on the Pablo label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Although they were from different musical generations (Benny Carter was born ten years before Dizzy Gillespie), it is little wonder that the swing altoist and the bop trumpeter could match up so well on this sextet session; they were quite compatible".

Track listing

  1. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) - 10:41
  2. "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 7:48
  3. "The Courtship" (Benny Carter) - 6:29
  4. "Constantinople" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 8:57
  5. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) - 9:08
  6. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 8:26

Personnel

  • Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
  • Benny Carter - alto saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Joe Pass - guitar
  • Al McKibbon - bass
  • Mickey Roker - drums

    • Songs

    1Sweet and Lovely10:44
    2Broadway7:52
    3The Courtship6:35

    References

    Carter, Gillespie Inc. Wikipedia
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