Dizzy in Greece is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1956 and 1957 and released on the Verve label.[2] The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions.[3][4]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | May 18 or 19, June 6, 1956 and April 7 & 8, 1957 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8017[1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
Track listing
editSide One:
- "Hey Pete" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding, Lester Peterson) - 5:39
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 3:46
- "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 4:17
- "Groovin' for Nat" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:21
- "Annie's Dance" (Melba Liston) - 4:05
Side Two:
- "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) - 4:55
- "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) - 4:23
- "That's All" (Pete Anson, composer and arranger) - 3:13
- "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) - 4:12
- "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) - 3:53
- Recorded in New York City on May 18 or 19 (Side One, track 1), June 6, 1956 (Side One, tracks 2-5 and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) and April 7 & 8, 1957 (Side Two, tracks 3-5)
Personnel
edit- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Talib Daawud (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Joe Gordon (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Quincy Jones (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Lee Morgan (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet
- Al Grey (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - trombone
- Ernie Henry (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - alto saxophone
- Benny Golson (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - tenor saxophone
- Billy Root (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Marty Flax (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - baritone saxophone
- Wynton Kelly (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Walter Davis Jr. (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - piano
- Nelson Boyd (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Paul West (Side Two, tracks 3-5) - bass
- Charlie Persip - drums
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gillespie discography accessed March 26, 2012
- ^ Yanow, S. Birks Works Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
- ^ Yanow, Scott (May 14, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
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