Released 1988 Length 61:27 Release date 1988 Genre Jazz | Recorded 1988 Artist Moe Koffman Quintet Label Duke Street Records | |
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Oop-Pop-A-Da
(1988) Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(1989) Similar Dizzy Gillespie and the M, Jazz MaturityWhere It's Comin, Oscar Peterson and the T, New Faces, Dizzy's Party | ||
Oop-Pop-A-Da is an album by the Moe Koffman Quintet featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1988 and released on the Soundwing label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Diz's trumpet playing was clearly past its prime by 1988, but his scat singing on "Oop-Pop-A-Da" is quite virtuosic and outstanding, easily the high point of this little-known set".
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
- "Oop-Pop-A-Da" (Babs Gonzales) - 10:15
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:13
- "Fried Banana" (Moe Koffman) - 4:40
- "Elie's Dream" (Koffman) - 4:54
- "No Siesta Ees Fiesta" (Koffman) - 4:32
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 11:08
- "Fun" (Bernie Senensky) - 6:03
- "Groovin' High" - 8:20
- "Jade Eyes" (Senesky) - 6:22
Personnel
Songs
1Oop-Pop-A-Da10:17
2Lush Life5:19
3Fried Banana4:44
References
Oop-Pop-A-Da Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA