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Closer to the Source (Dizzy Gillespie album)

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Released
  
1985

Producer
  
T. Brooks Shepard

Artist
  
Dizzy Gillespie

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
38:02

Closer to the Source (1984)
  
New Faces (1985)

Release date
  
1985

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
1985 Bear Tracks, New York, A&M Studios, California and Criteria Studio, Miami

Similar
  
Dizzy Gillespie albums, Jazz albums

Closer to the Source is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1985, featuring an all star cast of guest musicians and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This set of commercial material (with guest spots by Stevie Wonder, tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and bassist Marcus Miller) is quite forgettable -- throwaway funk tunes with the parts of the sidemen sounding as if they were phoned in".

Track listing

  1. "Could It Be You" (Marcus Miller) - 5:15
  2. "It's Time for Love" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:01
  3. "Closer to the Source" (Leroy Hutson, Lonnie Reaves, Alfonzo Surrett) - 4:58
  4. "You're No. 1 in My Book" (Dana Meyers, Wilmer Raglin Jr., Leon F. Silvers, William Zimmerman) - 4:23
  5. "Iced Tea" (Vincent Fielder) - 6:21
  6. "Just Before Dawn" (Delores Allen, Al Foster) - 4:54
  7. "Textures" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:10

Personnel

  • Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
  • Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
  • Branford Marsalis - tenor saxophone (track 2)
  • Barry Eastmond, Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
  • Hiram Bullock - guitar
  • Tom Barney - bass
  • Marcus Miller - synthesizer, bass
  • Stevie Wonder - synthesizer, harmonica
  • Buddy Williams, Tony Cintron Jr. - drums
  • Angel Rogers - vocals
  • Songs

    1Could It Be You5:14
    2It's Time For Love5:00
    3Closer To The Source4:57

    References

    Closer to the Source (Dizzy Gillespie album) Wikipedia