Released 1968 The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band
(1968) It's My Way
(1969) Release date 1968 Label MPS Records | Length 39:34 Artist Dizzy Gillespie Producer Joachim-Ernst Berendt Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded November 7, 1968
Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin Similar Dizzy Gillespie albums, Jazz albums | ||
The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (subtitled 20th and 30th Anniversary) is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968 and originally released on the German MPS label.
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Reception
The Allmusic review stated "This little-known LP actually contains one of Dizzy Gillespie's greatest performances of the 1960s... Although already 51, the trumpeter is heard at his best on this hard-to-find but essential LP".
Track listing
- "Things to Come" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) - 5:29
- "One Bass Hit" (Gillespie, Fuller) - 6:35
- "Frisco" (Mike Longo) - 7:55
- "Con Alma" (Gillespie) - 10:15
- "The Things Are Here" (Gillespie) - 7:40
- "Theme - Birks Works" (Gillespie, Barney Kessel) - 1:40
Personnel
References
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