Gillespiana

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Released 1960 Release date 1960 Label Aleph Records		Length 41:19 Producer Norman Granz Genre Jazz

Recorded November 14, 15 & 16, 1960New York City Gillespiana(1960) An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet(1961) Artist Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra Similar The New Continent, Carnegie Hall Concert, An Electrifying Evening, Have Trumpet - Will Excite!, Dizzy in Greece

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Gillespiana is an album by trumpter Dizzy Gillespie featuring compositions by Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label. The album features Schifrin's suite written to feature Gillespie and his orchestra.

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Track listing

All compositions by Lalo Schifrin

"Prelude" - 5:52
"Blues" - 11:16
"Panamericana" - 4:39
"Africana" - 7:31
"Toccata" - 12:01

Personnel

Dizzy Gillespie, John Frosk, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder - trumpet

Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Britt Woodman - trombone

Paul Faulise - bass trombone

Jim Buffington (tracks 1-3), William Lister (tracks 4 & 5), Al Richman (tracks 1-3), Gunther Schuller, Morris Secon (tracks 4 & 5), Julius Watkins - French horn

Don Butterfield - tuba

Leo Wright - alto saxophone, flute

Lalo Schifrin - piano, arranger

Art Davis - bass

Chuck Lampkin - drums

Candido Camero - conga

Jack Del Rio - bongos

Willie Rodriguez - timpani