Released 1956 World Statesman
(1956) Dizzy in Greece
(1957) Release date 1956 Label Norgran Records | Length 40:09 Artist Dizzy Gillespie Producer Norman Granz Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded May 18 & 19 and June 6, 1956
New York City Similar Dizzy Gillespie albums, Jazz albums | ||
Dizzy gillespie orchestra doodlin pee wee moore on baritone
World Statesman is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1956 and released on the Norgran label. The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions.
Contents
- Dizzy gillespie orchestra doodlin pee wee moore on baritone
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Reception
The Allmusic review states "This set introduced the new Dizzy Gillespie big band which was making headlines for the acclaim it received (and for the excitement it caused) during its State Department-sponsored world tours... this brilliant (and historic) orchestra really shows a great deal of spirit, power and creativity".
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
Side One:
- "Dizzy's Business" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:37
- "Jessica's Day" (Quincy Jones) - 4:50
- "Tour de Force" - 5:04
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 2:55
- "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) - 3:56
Side Two:
- "A Night in Tunisia" - 5:34
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:07
- "The Champ" - 4:42
- "My Reverie" (Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy) - 2:52
- "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) - 2:32
Personnel
Songs
1Dizzy's Business3:39
2A Night In Tunisia5:36
3Jessica's Day4:52
References
World Statesman Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA