The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950

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Annotation

As usual, a very decent effort from Proper to provide budget priced anthologies. These looking for a good reference about the best Gillespie's years may sure dig this.

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-12 23:19 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Groovin' High
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1Blue Rhythm Fantasy
recording of:
Blue Rhythm Fantasy
composer:
Teddy Hill and Chappie Willett
2:45
2Hot Mallets
recording of:
Hot Mallets
composer:
Lionel Hampton
2:18
3Pickin' the Cabbage
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-03-08)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-03-08)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-03-08)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-03-08), Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-08) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-03-08)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-03-08) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1940-03-08)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-03-08), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-03-08) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-08)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-03-08), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-03-08) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-03-08)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-03-08)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-03-08)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-08)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-2983)
2:50
4Bye Bye Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-06-27)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-06-27)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-06-27)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-06-27)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-06-27)
reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-06-27)
saxophone [alto, baritone saxophone]:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Chu Berry (on 1940-06-27) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-06-27)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-06-27), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-06-27) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-06-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-06-27) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-06-27)
lead vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
vocals and conductor:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-06-27)
orchestra:
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-06-27)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
part of:
Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: WC-3164-A)
recording of:
Bye Bye Blues (on 1940-06-27)
composer:
Dave Bennett (Songwriter) (until 1925), Chauncey Gray (until 1925), Fred F. Hamm (until 1925) and Bert Lown (until 1925)
2:55
5Once in a Lovetime
recording of:
Once in a Lovetime
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Harry Akst
2:49
6Stardust
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:27
7Little John Special
3:12
8Woody 'n' You
recording of:
Woody ’n’ You
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
2:58
9Disorder at the Border
recording of:
Disorder at the Border
composer:
Coleman Hawkins
2:55
10I Stay in the Mood for You
2:57
11I Can't Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:01
12Good Bait
instrumental recording of:
Good Bait
lyricist:
Tadd Dameron
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:01
13Bebop
recording of:
Be-Bop
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:10
14Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
2:55
15Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:54
16A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:08
17Groovin' High
recording of:
Groovin’ High
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:39
18Blue 'n' Boogie
recording of:
Blue ’n’ Boogie
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
2:57
19Groovin' High
recording of:
Groovin’ High
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:41
20All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:48
21Dizzy Atmosphere
recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:47
22Salt Peanuts
recording of:
Salt Peanuts
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:15
23Shaw 'Nuff
recording of:
Shaw 'Nuff
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
2:58
24Hot House
recording of:
Hot House
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
3:07
25Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
3:44
26Congo Blues
recording of:
Congo Blues
composer:
Red Norvo
3:52
2▼CD: Things to Come
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1Ten Lessons With Timothy
2:43
2Slim's Jam
recording of:
Slim's Jam
writer:
Slim Gaillard
3:20
3Dizzy Atmosphere
recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:49
4Diggin' Diz
recorded in:
Glendale, California, United States (on 1946-02-05)
producer:
Ross Russell (US jazz producer 1940's-)
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1946-02-05)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1946-02-05)
electric guitar [guitar] and guitar:
Arvin Garrison (on 1946-02-05)
piano:
George Handy (on 1946-02-05)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1946-02-05)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-02-05)
orchestra:
Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen (on 1946-02-05)
recorded at:
Electro Broadcast Studios (Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, California) in Glendale, California, United States (on 1946-02-05)
recording of:
Diggin' Diz (on 1946-02-05)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Handy
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated)
2:54
5Confirmation
recording of:
Confirmation
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
2:57
6Diggin' for Diz
producer:
Ross Russell (US jazz producer 1940's-)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-02-06)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1946-02-06)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1946-02-06)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1946-02-06)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-02-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1946-02-06)
recorded at:
Electro Broadcast Studios (Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, California) in Glendale, California, United States (on 1946-02-06)
recording of:
Diggin' Diz (on 1946-02-06)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Handy
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated)
2:53
7Dynamo A
recording of:
Dynamo
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:04
8When I Grow Too Old to Dream
recording of:
When I Grow Too Old to Dream
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1934)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1934)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music
translated version of:
Altijd zal het zomer zijn
2:57
9'Round About Midnight
recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
2:53
10The Way You Look Tonight
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:48
11Why Do I Love You?
recording of:
Why Do I Love You? (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act II
2:23
12Who
2:57
13All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:18
1452nd Street Theme
recording of:
52nd Street Theme
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:05
15A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:06
16Ol' Man Rebop
recording of:
Ol' Man Rebop
composer:
Leonard Feather
2:45
17Anthropology
recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:38
18One Bass Hit, Part 1
2:55
19Oop Bop Sh'Bam
recording of:
Oop Bop Sh’ Bam
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Alice Roberts (Jazz vocalist)
3:00
20That's Earl, Brother
recording of:
That's Earl, Brother
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
2:44
21Our Delight
recording of:
Our Delight
composer:
Tadd Dameron
2:31
22Good Dues Blues
3:02
23Ray's Idea
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-07-09)
baritone saxophone:
Leon Parker (on 1946-07-09)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Gordon Thomas (trombone player), Leon Comegys (on 1946-07-09), Al Moore (trombonist) (on 1946-07-09) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet), John Lynch (Jazz trumpet player), Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09), Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1946-07-09) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1946-07-09)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1946-07-09)
cover recording of:
Ray's Idea (on 1946-07-09)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
2:23
24Things to Come
recording of:
Things to Come
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
2:45
25For Hecklers Only
recording of:
For Hecklers Only
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
2:57
26Smokey Hollow Jump
recording of:
Smokey Hollow Jump
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
3:01
27Boppin' the Blues
recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues (Dizzy Gillespie)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
3:06
3▼CD: Ool-Ya-Koo
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1Moody Speaks
recording of:
Moody Speaks
composer:
Dave Burns (trumpet) and James Moody (jazz saxophonist)
2:33
2Emanon
recording of:
Emanon
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:08
3Ow!
recording of:
Ow!
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
2:59
4Oop-Pop-A-Da
recording of:
Oop-Pop-A-Da
composer:
Babs Gonzales
3:13
5Two Bass Hit
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22), Howard Johnson (saxophone (1905-1991)) (on 1947-08-22) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-08-22)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22), James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-08-22) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (on 1947-08-22), Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22), Bill Shepherd (blues) (on 1947-08-22), William Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet) (on 1947-08-22), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22), Matthew McKay (jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22), Ray Orr (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Two Bass Hit (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
2:48
6Stay on It
recording of:
Stay on It
composer:
Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie
3:14
7A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:08
8Dizzy Atmosphere
recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:03
9Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:15
10Confirmation
recording of:
Confirmation
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
5:40
11Koko
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
4:09
12Leap Here
3:27
13Algo Bueno (Woody 'n' You)
3:00
14Cool Breeze
recording of:
Cool Breeze
composer:
Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie
2:46
15Cubana Be
recording of:
Cubana Be
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Russell (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:41
16Cubana Bop
recording of:
Cubana Bop
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and George Russell (American jazz pianist and composer)
3:08
17Manteca
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22), Ernie Henry (on 1947-08-22) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1947-08-22) and Teddy Stewart (on 1947-08-22)
percussion:
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-08-22), Louis “Sabu” Martinez (on 1947-08-22) and Chano Pozo (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
James Forman Jr. (piano) (on 1947-08-22) and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22), Budd Johnson (on 1947-08-22) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22), Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22), Bill Shepherd (blues) (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet), Benny Bailey (on 1947-08-22) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Manteca (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
3:06
18Good Bait
instrumental recording of:
Good Bait
lyricist:
Tadd Dameron
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:48
19Ool-Ya-Koo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-22)
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-08-22) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-08-22)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-08-22)
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1947-08-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1947-08-22)
percussion:
Chano Pozo (on 1947-08-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-08-22)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-08-22) and George Nicholas (Australian producer, composer, and mixer) (on 1947-08-22)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-22), Bill Shepherd (blues) (on 1947-08-22) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-22)
trumpet:
Dave Bruns (trumpet), Benny Bailey (on 1947-08-22) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-08-22)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1947-08-22)
recording of:
Ool-Ya-Koo (on 1947-08-22)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
2:51
20Minor Walk
recording of:
Minor Walk
composer:
Linton Garner and Dizzy Gillespie
2:45
21Guarachi Guaro
recording of:
Guarachi Guaro
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:12
22Duff Capers
recording of:
Duff Capers
composer:
Linton Garner
4:16
4▼CD: Dizzier and Dizzier
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1Lover, Come Back to Me
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1948)
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (in 1948)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:33
2I'm Be Boppin' Too
recording of:
I'm Be Boppin' Too
composer:
Lorraine Gillespie
2:17
3Swedish Suite
recording of:
Swedish Suite
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
2:55
4St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:07
5Katy (Dizzier and Dizzier)
3:03
6Jump Di-Le-Ba
recording of:
Jump Did-Le Ba
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
2:32
7Hey Pete! Let's Eat Mo' Meat
recording of:
Hey Pete! Let's Eat More Meat
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding and Lester Peterson
3:02
8Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
recording of:
Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid
composer:
Lester Young (saxophonist)
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music and Unichappell Music
3:05
9In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee
recording of:
In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee
composer:
Milt Orent and Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
2:36
10Say When
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-21)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1949-11-21) and Jimmy Heath (on 1949-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1949-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1949-11-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1949-11-21)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1949-11-21) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21), Charles Greenlee (on 1949-11-21) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21)
lead vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21) and Tiny Irvin (on 1949-11-21)
recording of:
Say When (on 1949-11-21)
writer:
Helen Davis, Jimmy Mundy and Otis Pellard (songwriter, 1940s)
3:15
11You Stole My Wife, You Horsethief
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-21)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1949-11-21) and Jimmy Heath (on 1949-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1949-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1949-11-21)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1949-11-21)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1949-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1949-11-21) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21), Charles Greenlee (on 1949-11-21) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1949-11-21)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-11-21)
lead vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1949-11-21) and Tiny Irvin (on 1949-11-21)
recording of:
You Stole My Wife, You Horse Thief (on 1949-11-21)
writer:
Paul Reif and Harry Sims
3:12
12Coast to Coast
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-01-09)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1950-01-09) and Jimmy Heath (on 1950-01-09)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
bongos:
Francisco Pozo (on 1950-01-09)
congas:
Carlos Duchesne (percussionist) (on 1950-01-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1950-01-09)
guitar:
Floyd Smith (30s/40s blues guitarist) (on 1950-01-09)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1950-01-09) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09), Charles Greenlee (on 1950-01-09) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09)
lead vocals:
Tiny Irvin (on 1950-01-09)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09)
recording of:
Coast to Coast (on 1950-01-09)
writer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Buster Harding
3:20
13Oo-La-La
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-01-09)
alto saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1950-01-09) and Jimmy Heath (on 1950-01-09)
baritone saxophone:
Al Gibson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
bongos:
Francisco Pozo (on 1950-01-09)
congas:
Carlos Duchesne (percussionist) (on 1950-01-09)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1950-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (on 1950-01-09)
guitar:
Floyd Smith (30s/40s blues guitarist) (on 1950-01-09)
piano:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist) (on 1950-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1950-01-09) and Jesse Powell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09), Charles Greenlee (on 1950-01-09) and Sam Hurt (US 1940/50s jazz trombonist) (on 1950-01-09)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09), Don Slaughter (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09) and Elmon Wright (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-01-09)
lead vocals:
Tiny Irvin (on 1950-01-09)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1950-01-09)
recording of:
Oo-La-La (on 1950-01-09)
writer:
Johnny Acea (US jazz pianist), Dizzy Gillespie and Rudy Williams (US jazz saxophonist)
2:53
14Bloomdido
recording of:
Bloomdido
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:27
15An Oscar for Treadwell
recording of:
An Oscar for Treadwell
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:25
16Mohawk
recording of:
Mohawk
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
3:37
17My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:26
18Leap Frog
recording of:
Leap Frog
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:32
19Relaxin' With Lee
recording of:
Relaxin' with Lee
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
2:49
20Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:55
21Lullaby of the Leaves
2:28
22What Is There to Say?
recording of:
What Is There to Say?
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
BMG Songs, Next Decade Entertainment and T.B. Harms Co.
2:46
23Alone Together
recording of:
Alone Together
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
writer:
Schwartz & Dietz (Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz (lyricist and composer respectively))
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:45
24On the Alamo
recording of:
On the Alamo
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
2:20
25Interlude in C
recording of:
Interlude in C
2:35