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1943 - 1959
1-1 Sweet Georgia Brown
Bass – Oscar PettifordTenor Saxophone – Charlie ParkerWritten-By – Casey*, Pinkard*
7:40
1-2 A Night In Tunisia
Written-By – Paparelli*
5:10
1-3 Dizzy Atmosphere
Written-By – Parker*
3:56
1-4 Groovin' High
Alto Saxophone – Charlie ParkerBass – Al McKibbonDrums – Joe Harris Piano – John Lewis Written-By – Parker*
5:10
1-5 How High The Moon
Alto Saxophone – Howard Johnson , John Brown Baritone Saxophone – Cecil PayneBass – Al McKibbonDrums – Joe Harris Piano – John Lewis Tenor Saxophone – James Moody, Joe GaylesTrombone – Taswell Baird, Bill Shepherd*Trumpet – Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr*Vibraphone – Milt JacksonVocals – Ella FitzgeraldWritten-By – Lewis*, Hamilton*
4:27
1-6 Birks Works 5:15
1-7 Lady Be Good 3:31
1-8 Oop-Pop-A-Dah
Alto Saxophone – Hubert FolBass – Pierre MichelotDrums – Pierre LemarchandPiano – Raymond FolTenor Saxophone – Don ByasTrombone – Bill TamperVocals – Dizzy Gillespie
6:32
1-9 Embraceable You
Bass – Lou HackneyDrums – Al JonesPiano – Wade LeggeTenor Saxophone – Hank MobleyVocals – Sarah Vaughan
3:00
1-10 Dizzy's Blues 3:28
1-11 Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Washington*, Young*
4:24
1-12 Tangorine
Alto Saxophone – Ernie Henry, Phil WoodsBaritone Saxophone – Marty FlaxBass – Nelson BoydDrums – Charlie PersipPiano – Walter Bishop*Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell, Ernie WilkinsTrombone – Frank Rehak, Melba Liston, Rod LevittTrumpet – Carl Warwick, Ermet Perry, Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones
3:50
1-13 My Heart Belongs To Daddy 4:59
1-14 Be Bop
Bass – Art DavisCongas – Potato Valdes*Drums – Les Humphries*Guitar – Les SpannPiano – Junio Mance*
7:50
1960 - 1968
2-1 S'Wonderful
Bass – Bill CronkCornet – Bobby HackettDrums – Buzzy DrootinPiano – Pepe Moreale
6:53
2-2 Emanon 15:15
2-3 Chega De Saudade
Written-By – Jobim*, Demoraes*
9:30
2-4 Con Alma
Bass – Chris White Drums – Rudy CollinsDrums, Congas – Pepito Riestra*Flute, Alto Saxophone – Leo WrightFrench Horn – Andy McGovin, John Burden, Julius WatkinsPiano – Lalo SchifrinTrombone – Frank Rehak, Jimmy Wallace , Ake Person*Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham, Roger Guerin*, Stan Roderic*Tuba – Billy Butterfield
8:45
2-5 Things To Come 6:18
2-6 One Bass Hit
Written-By – Pettiford*
5:00
2-7 Manteca
Written-By – Pozo*
7:15
2-8 Nbani
Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne, Sahib Shibab*Drums – Candy FinchFlute, Alto Saxophone – Chris Woods, James MoodyPiano – Michael LongoTenor Saxophone – Paul JeffreyTrombone – Curtis Fuller, Ted Kelly, Thomas Mc Intosh*Trumpet – Dizzy Reece, Jimmy Owens, Victor Paz
11:00

Credits

  • Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie
  • Written-By – Porter* (tracks: 1-13, 1-14), Gillespie* (tracks: 1-2 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 1-12, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-8), G. & I. Gershwin* (tracks: 1-7, 1-9, 2-1)

Notes

1-1 Jam Session Private Recording, Room 305, Savoy Hotel, Chicago, 15th February 1943
1-4 & 1-5 Broadcast "A Night From Carnegie Hall": Carnegie Hall, NYC, 29th September, 1947
1-8 Concert Recording, Milan, 1952
1-9 Concert Recording, Paris, 1954
1-12 Broadcast from Birdland, NYC, December 1956
1-14 Recorded In Concert, Europe, 1959
2-1 Jam Session, 1960
2-4 Recorded In Concert, Juan-Les-Pins, July 23, 1962
2-8 Recorded In Concert, Milan, November 3, 1968

Track 2-4 is listed as Alma on the release, but Dizzy himself introduces it as Con Alma on the recording. This is the usual name for this tune, so it's probably a misprint.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
R2CD 40-43 Dizzy Gillespie The Gold Collection - Classic Performances ‎(2xCD, Comp) Retro R2CD 40-43 Europe 1997

Dizzy Gillespie - The Gold Collection - Classic Performances

Performer: Dizzy Gillespie

Album Title: The Gold Collection - Classic Performances

Genre: Jazz

Label: Retro ‎– R2CD 40-43
Series: The Gold Collection –
Type: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Date of released: 1997
Category: Jazz
Style: Bop, Latin Jazz

MP3 album zip size: 1879 mb

FLAC album zip size: 1380 mb

Rating: 3.6 / 5

Votes: 436

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