A 90th birthday tribute to trumpeter and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie

featuring Charlie Parker, Milt Jackson, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Joe Pass, James Moody, Kenny Barron, Don Byas, Lalo Schifrin, Ray Brown and Max Roach

All tracks feature Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) with:

[1'13] Shaw Nuff (Guild single 1945) Charlie Parker- as, Al Haig- p, Curley Russell- b, Sid Catlett- d
[4'11] Whisper Not (Birks' Works, Verve 1957) Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick- tp; Al Grey, Rod Levitt, Melba Liston- tb; Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell- as; Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson- ts; Billy Root- bars; Wynton Kelly- p; Paul West- b; Charli Persip- d
[9'24] Bebop (Something Old, Something New, Philips 1963) James Moody- ts; Kenny Barron- p; Chris White- b; Rudy Collins- d
[15'39] Afro Cuban Suite (Cubana Be/ Cubana Bop) (Dizzy Gillespie and Max Roach in Paris, Vogue 1948) Benny Bailey, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright- tp; Ted Kelly, Bill Shepherd- tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson- as; Joe Gayles, Big Nick Nicholas- ts; Cecil Payne- bars; John Lewis- p; Al McKibbon- b; Kenny Clarke- d; Chano Pozo- cga
[21'26] The Champ (Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 1, Dee Gee 1951) J.J. Johnson- tb; Budd Johnson- ts; Milt Jackson- vib, p; Percy Heath- b; Art Blakey- d
[27'05] I Can't Get Started (Manor single 1945) Trummy Young- tb; Don Byas- ts; Clyde Hart- p; Oscar Pettiford- b; Shelly Manne- d
[30'10] Tour De Force (World Statesman, Norgran 1956) Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick- tp; Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak- tb; Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods- as; Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins- ts; Marty Flax- bars; Walter Davis Jr.- p; Nelson Boyd- b; Charli Persip- d
[35'10] Jitterbug Waltz (Dizzy's Big 4, Pablo 1974) Joe Pass- g; Ray Brown-b; Mickey Roker- d
[42'01] Toccata (Gillespiana, Verve 1960) John Frosk, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder- tp; Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Britt Woodman- tb; Paul Faulise- btb; William Lister, Morris Secon, Gunther Schuller, Julius Watkins- Frh; Don Butterfield- tu; Leo Wright- as, fl; Lalo Schifrin- p; Art Davis- b; Chuck Lampkin- d; Candido Camero- cga; Jack Del Rio- bgo; Willie Rodriguez- timb
[54'00] Wee (Jazz at Massey Hall, Debut 1953) Charlie Parker- as; Bud Powell- p; Charles Mingus- b; Max Roach- d
[60'42] Manteca (At Newport, Verve 1957) Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick- tp; Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston- tb; Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell- as; Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell- ts; Pee Wee Moore- bars; Wynton Kelly- p; Paul West- b; Charli Persip- d
[67'40] 52nd Street Theme [take 2] (Victor, 1946) Don Byas- ts; Milt Jackson- vib; Al Haig- p; Bill DeArango- g; Ray Brown- b; J.C. Heard- d
[70'45] Cool Breeze (Dizzy In Greece, Verve 1956) Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick- tp; Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak- tb; Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods- as; Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins- ts; Marty Flax- bars; Walter Davis Jr.- p; Nelson Boyd- b; Charli Persip- d
[75'37] A Night In Tunisia (An Electrifying Evening with..., Verve 1961) Leo Wright- fl, as; Lalo Schifrin- p; Bob Cunningham- b; Chuck Lampkin- d
[82'08] Things To Come (Musicraft single 1946) Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright- tp; Leon Comegys, Alton 'Slim' Moore, Gordon Thomas- tb; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt- as; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky- ts; Leo Parker- bars; Milt Jackson- vib; John Lewis- p; Ray Brown- b; Kenny Clarke- d
[84'52] They Can't Take That Away From Me (Blue Star 1952) Arnold Ross- p; Jean-Jacques Tilche- g; Joe Benjamin- b; Bill Clark- d
[88'04] And Then She Stopped (Jambo Caribe, Limelight 1964) James Moody- fl, ts; Kenny Barron- p; Chris White- b; Rudy Collins- d; Kansas Fields- perc
[91'21] Ow! (Victor single, 1947) Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr- tp; Taswell Baird, Bill Shepherd- tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson- as; James Moody, Joe Gayles- ts; Cecil Payne- bars; Milt Jackson- vib; John Lewis- p; John Collins- g; Ray Brown- b; Joe Harris- d
[94'15] Moonglow (Have Trumpet, Will Excite!, Verve 1959) Junior Mance- p; Les Spann- fl; Sam Jones- b; Lex Humphries- d
[100'35] The Chains (New Continent, Limelight 1962) Conte Candoli, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson- tp; Mike Barone, Bob Edmondson, Frank Rosolino, Kenny Shroyer- tb; Luis Kant, Stewart Rensey, Chris Thompson- Frh; Red Callender- tu; Charlie Kennedy, Phil Woods- as; James Moody, Bill Perkins- ts; Bill Hood- bars; Lalo Schifrin- p; Al Hendrickson- g; Buddy Clark, Chris White- b; Rudy Collins, Mel Lewis- d; Francisco Aquabella, Larry Bunker, Emil Richards- perc
[109'42]

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