Groovin' High (Dizzy Gillespie album)

Reception

Jazz critic Scott Yanow concedes that the music included is classic, but dismisses the compilation over-all as "so-so" because of its brevity, because of the out of date and lightweight liner notes and because the material presented does not represent the complete sessions at which the material was played. The compilation features Gillespie with a number of combinations and other musicians, including his 1946 big band, Charlie Parker, a sextet with Dexter Gordon and a combo featuring Sonny Stitt.

Track listing

1. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 3:00
2. "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) - 2:40
3. "Dizzy Atmosphere" (Gillespie) - 2:45
4. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) - 2:52
5. "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) - 2:27
6. "Salt Peanuts" (Kenny Clarke, Gillespie) - 2:20
7. "Oop Bop Sh'Bam" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Gillespie) - 3:06
8. "That's Earl, Brother" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) - 2:55
9. "Things to Come" (Fuller, Gillespie) - 2:47
10. "One Bass Hit, Pt. 2" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) - 2:46
11. "Ray's Idea" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) - 3:09
12. "Our Delight" (Dameron) - 2:40
13. "Emanon" (Gillespie, Shaw) - 3:11

Personnel