The Chronological Classics: Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1951-1952

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1We Love to Boogie
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1951-03-01)
executive producer:
Steve Backer
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1951-03-01)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Kansas Fields (on 1951-03-01)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1951-03-01)
piano and vibraphone and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-03-01)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-03-01)
vocals:
Freddy Strong (on 1951-03-01)
recording of:
We Love to Boogie (on 1951-03-01)
writer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:55
2Tin Tin Daeo
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1951-03-01)
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1951-03-01)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Kansas Fields (on 1951-03-01)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1951-03-01)
piano and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-03-01)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-03-01)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD. (holding company - normally not a release label)
recording of:
Tin Tin Deo (on 1951-03-01)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Consolidated Music (a division of Music Sales Corp.), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Music Sales Corp. (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:42
3Birks Works
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1951-03-01)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Kansas Fields (on 1951-03-01)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1951-03-01)
piano and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-03-01)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-03-01)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-03-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD. (holding company - normally not a release label)
recording of:
Birk's Works (on 1951-03-01)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet3:08
4Lady Be Good
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-04-16)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1951-04-16)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-04-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-04-16)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1951-04-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:43
5Love Me Pretty Baby
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-04-16)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1951-04-16)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-04-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-04-16)
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet3:05
6The Champ, Part 1
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-04-16)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1951-04-16)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-04-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-04-16)
recording of:
The Champ (on 1951-04-16)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Skyview Music
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:26
7The Champ, Part 2
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-04-16)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-04-16)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1951-04-16)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1951-04-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-04-16)
recording of:
The Champ (on 1951-04-16)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Skyview Music
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet3:14
8I'm in a Mess
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-08-16)
executive producer:
Steve Backer
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-08-16)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-08-16)
piano and vibraphone and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-08-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-08-16)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1951-08-16) and Melvin Moore (Trumpet, Violin, Voice) (on 1951-08-16)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:13
9Schooldays
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-08-16)
executive producer:
Steve Backer
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-08-16)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-08-16)
piano and vibraphone and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-08-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-08-16)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1951-08-16) and Melvin Moore (Trumpet, Violin, Voice) (on 1951-08-16)
recording of:
School Days (on 1951-08-16)
lyricist:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) (in 1907)
writer:
Will D. Cobb (lyricist and composer) and Gus Edwards
composer:
Gus Edwards (in 1907)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet3:11
10Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-08-16)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-08-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-08-16)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-08-16)
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (on 1951-08-16)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dizzy Gillespie
parody version of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet3:11
11Bopsie's Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-08-16)
executive producer:
Steve Backer
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-08-16)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-08-16)
piano and vibraphone and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-08-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-08-16)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1951-08-16) and Melvin Moore (Trumpet, Violin, Voice) (on 1951-08-16)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:36
12I Couldn't Beat the Rap
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-08-16)
executive producer:
Steve Backer
baritone saxophone and saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-08-16)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-08-16)
piano and vibraphone and vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-08-16)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-08-16)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1951-08-16) and Melvin Moore (Trumpet, Violin, Voice) (on 1951-08-16)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:59
13Caravan
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
recording of:
Caravan (on 1951-10-25)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
arranger:
György Vukán
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:55
14Nobody Knows
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:41
15The Bluest Blues
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
recording of:
The Bluest Blues (on 1951-10-25)
composer:
Gary McFarland and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:56
16Sunny Side of the Street
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1951-10-25)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet3:07
17Stardust
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1951-10-25)
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
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet3:08
18Time on My Hands
baritone saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-25)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1951-10-25)
piano:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-10-25)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1951-10-25)
recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1951-10-25)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:25
19Groovin' With the Nursery Rhymes
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1952-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1952-02-29)
saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-02-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1952-02-29)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1952-02-29)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1952-02-29)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:56
20This Is Happiness
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1952-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1952-02-29)
saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-02-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1952-02-29)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1952-02-29)
recording of:
This Is Happiness (on 1952-02-29)
composer:
Tadd Dameron
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:34
21Diz's Tune (Mrs. Diz)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1952-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1952-02-29)
saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-02-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1952-02-29)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1952-02-29)
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet3:22
22Our Love Is Here to Stay
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1952-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (on 1952-02-29)
saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-02-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1952-02-29)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1952-02-29)
vocals:
Joe Carroll (jazz singer) (on 1952-02-29)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (on 1952-02-29)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet2:45

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1286) (order: 795)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000027179 [info]