Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz - Diz And Getz (1955)

Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz - Diz And Getz (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 220MB

Verve

Allmusic:
Dizzy Gillespie was at the peak of his powers throughout the 1950s, still the pacesetter among trumpeters. This CD matches Dizzy with Stan Getz, the Oscar Peterson Trio and drummer Max Roach. Getz, although identified with the "cool" school, thrived on competition and is both relaxed and combative on the uptempo explorations of "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Impromptu."

Tracks
-1. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 6:40
-2. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 6:19
-3. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:01
-4. "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 6:55
-5. "Impromptu" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:50
-6. "One Alone" (Gillespie) – 3:04
-7. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) – 3:19
-8. "Siboney, Pt. 1" (Ernesto Lecuona, Theodora Morse) – 4:23
-9. "Siboney, Pt. 2" – 4:10

Personnel
* Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
* Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
* Herb Ellis - guitar
* Oscar Peterson – piano
* Ray Brown – double bass
* Max Roach - drums

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Dizzy Gillespie - Perceptions (1961) (eac-log-cover)

Dizzy Gillespie - Perceptions (1961)
jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 230MB

Verve | limited edition

AMG:
This unusual session consists of a complex six-movement suite by J.J. Johnson featuring Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet over a brass choir (six trumpets, two trombones, two bass trombones, four French horns and two tubas), bass, drums, percussion and two harps. Often reminiscent of classical music, Johnson's writing allows plenty of room for Gillespie to improvise. The result is a rather unique set of music that is well worth searching for.

Tracks:
-1 -The Sword Of Orion 4:34
-2 -Jubelo 6:38
-3 -Blue Mist 6:53
-4 -Fantasia 7:35
-5 -Horn Of Plenty 5:09
-6 -Ballade 3:30

Personnel:
*Bass - George Duvivier
*Conductor - Gunther Schuller
*Drums - Charlie Persip
*Engineer [Recording] - Rudy Van Gelder
*French Horn - Jim Buffington , John Barrows , Paul Ingraham , Robert Northern
*Harp - Gloria Agostini , Laura Newell
*Percussion - Michael Colgrass
*Producer - Creed Taylor
*Trombone - Jimmy Knepper , Urbie Green
*Trombone [Bass] - Paul Faulise , Dick Hixson*
*Trumpet - Bernie Glow , Dizzy Gillespie , Doc Severinsen , Ernie Royal , Joe Wilder , Nick Travis , Robert Nagel
*Tuba - Bill Stanley , Harvey Phillips
*Written-By, Arranged By - J.J. Johnson

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Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side Up (1957) (eac-log-cover)

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side Up (1957)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 290MB

Verve Master Edition | 20-bit remaster

AMG:
Dizzy Gillespie brings together tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins for four extended cuts, and in the process comes up with one of the most exciting "jam session" records in the jazz catalog. While the rhythm section of pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip provides solid rhythmic support, Stitt and Rollins get down to business trading fours and reeling off solo fireworks. Apparently, Gillespie had stoked the competitive fires before the session with phone calls and some gossip, the fallout of which becomes palpable as the album progresses. On "The Eternal Triangle," in particular, Stitt and Rollins impress in their roles as tenor titans, with Stitt going in for sheer muscle as that most stout of bebop cutters and Rollins opting for some pacing as a more thematic player. In the midst of the rivalry (certainly some torch was being passed, since Rollins was soon to become the top tenor saxophonist in jazz), an embarrassment of solo riches comes tumbling out of both these men's horns. Gillespie adds his own split commentary on the proceedings with a casual solo on "After Hours" and a competitively blistering statement on "I Know That You Know." With an at ease rendition of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" rounding things out, Sonny Side Up comes off as both a highly enjoyable jazz set and something of an approximation of the music's once-revered live cutting session.

Tracks:
-1. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)5:43
-2. "The Eternal Triangle" (Stitt) 14:10
-3. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) 12:21
-4. "I Know That You Know" (Vincent Youmans) 5:28

Personnel:
* Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocal (track 1)
* Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone
* Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
* Ray Bryant - piano
* Tommy Bryant - double bass
* Charlie Persip - drums

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Dizzy Gillespie - Gillespiana & Carnegie Hall Concert (1960&61) (eac-log-cover)

Dizzy Gillespie - Gillespiana & Carnegie Hall Concert (1960&61)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 515MB

Verve | rel: 1993

AMG:
This CD combines two complete and related LPs. When Lalo Schifrin joined the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet in 1960, he was encouraged by Gillespie to write an extended work for him. "Gillespiana" was the result, an impressive five-movement suite that showcased the trumpeter's talents with a large orchestra. The latter half of this CD was recorded at Carnegie Hall the same day that "Gillespiana" was debuted live, but those five pieces are more conventional, highlighted by remakes of "Manteca" and "A Night in Tunisia" (the latter as the more involved "Tunisian Fantasy"). Only an overly silly version of "Ool-Ya-Koo" with Joe Carroll detracts from this otherwise superb release.

Tracks:
01. Prelude (5:56)
02. Blues (11:20)
03. Panamerica (4:42)
04. Africana (7:35)
05. Toccata (12:05)
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06. Manteca (6:27)
07. This is the Way (3:53)
08. Ool Ya Koo (5:41)
09. Kush (4:14)
10. Tunisian Fantasy (13:14)

Original Releases:
* Dizzy Gillespie - Gillespiana (Verve MGV 8394), 1960
* Dizzy Gillespie - Carnegie Hall Concert (Verve MGV 8394), 1961

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