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The Source (Dizzy Gillespie album)

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Released
  
1973

Artist
  
Dizzy Gillespie

Label
  
America Records

Length
  
36:13

Release date
  
1973

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 13, 1973 Paris, France

Similar
  
The Great Blue Star Sessions, Closer to the Source, Dizzy Digs Paris, Dizzy Gillespie and the M, The Giant

The Source is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in Paris, France in 1973 and first released on the French America label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This CD finds trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie at age 55, just beginning to slip. Gillespie plays well enough... Still, the edge is missing on these explorations of standards and recent originals".

Track listing

  1. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 13:30
  2. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 5:26
  3. "Brother "K"" (Gillespie) - 9:27
  4. "Wheatleigh Hall" (Gillespie) - 7:50

Personnel

  • Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
  • Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 4)
  • Kenny Drew - piano
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass
  • Kenny Clarke - drums
  • Humberto Canto - conga drums
  • References

    The Source (Dizzy Gillespie album) Wikipedia