"except as indicated"" Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with saxophonist Phil Woods Quintet recorded in 1986 and released on the Dutch Timeless label. The Allmusic review stated ""This European studio session features Dizzy as a special guest sitting in with one of Woods' greatest quintets, with pianist Hal Galper and the brilliant trumpeter and flugelhornist Tom Harrell. In fact Dizzy's chops had already slipped somewhat during the decade and Harrell clearly outplays him even though he clearly isn't trying to embarrass the legendary trumpeter"". ""All compositions"
"Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1956. In October 1957, Count Basie needed a fill-in for his European tour and hired Grey. After 1961, Grey performed only occasionally with Basie. He is featured on Count Basie recordings with Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra and recorded ""Snap your Fingers"". Apart from leading his own combos, he appeared with many jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and even Ray Charles. His trombone skills were also featured on the soundtrack for ""The Color Purple"". Al Grey's early trombone style was inspired by Trummy Young. He developed a wild, strong and full sound."
"more fully"". ""All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated"" Bird Songs: The Final Recordings Bird Songs: The Final Recordings is a live album trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City in 1992 and released on the Telarc label. The album, along with ""To Bird with Love"" and ""To Diz with Love"", represent the last recordings made by the legendary trumpeter before his death in 1993. The Allmusic review stated ""This album and its companions might have worked better as videos, where one could still bask in Dizzy's"
"Bird Songs: The Final Recordings Bird Songs: The Final Recordings is a live album trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City in 1992 and released on the Telarc label. The album, along with ""To Bird with Love"" and ""To Diz with Love"", represent the last recordings made by the legendary trumpeter before his death in 1993. The Allmusic review stated ""This album and its companions might have worked better as videos, where one could still bask in Dizzy's live presence and thus experience the atmosphere of this celebration"
"player. Holloway accepted and found himself touring the world with Gillespie, performing for audiences that varied from club capacity to popular American television shows which included the Johnny Carson and Arsenio Hall shows. During his time with Gillespie, Holloway recorded two albums with the trumpeter; ""The Symphony Sessions"" on Pro Arte and ""Dizzy Gillespie - Live! at Blues Alley"" on the Blues Alley label. He also played the top jazz and music festivals theaters, and concert halls around the world with Gillespie. Holloway was a member of Gillespie's quintet from June 1989 until his death on January 6, 1993. In"
"as a pianist so Hines could hire her under the jurisdiction of the musicians' union (American Federation of Musicians) rather than the singers union (American Guild of Variety Artists). But after Cliff Smalls joined the band as a trombonist and pianist, her duties were limited to singing. The Earl Hines band in this period is remembered as an incubator of bebop, as it included trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, saxophonist Charlie Parker (playing tenor saxophone rather than alto), and trombonist Bennie Green. Gillespie arranged for the band, although the contemporary recording ban by the musicians' union meant that no commercial recordings exist."
"Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3 stars stating ""A strangely popular album for Dizzy Gillespie, ""Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac"" represents a period in his career where he was adapting to the times, keeping his goof factor on board, and individually playing as well as he ever had... This is not an essential listing in the vast discography of such a great jazz artist, but remains a curiosity in"
"tune"" that ""demonstrates...<nowiki>[Gillespie's]</nowiki> skill in fashioning interesting textures using only six instruments"". The song has been used to title many compilation albums and also the 2001 biography ""Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie"". First published on the 1945 album ""Shaw 'Nuff"", the song is one of seven on that album that, according to jazz critic Scott Yanow, ""shocked"" Gillespie's contemporaries, contributing to that album's ""permanently [changing]...jazz and (indirectly) the entire music world"". In ""Jazz: A Regional Exploration"", Yanow explained that at the time such songs ""were unprecedented...displaying a radically different language"" from contemporary swing. But though fans and fellow"
"they hold on Dizzy's shelf as he transitioned from the bebop of the 1940s into the hard bopping, big-group wailing of the 1950s. Highly recommended"". ""All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated"" Disc One: Disc Two: Recorded on March 25 (Disc One, tracks 1-6), April 5 (Disc One, tracks 7-21) and April 6 (Disc Two, tracks 1-8), 1952 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and on February 22 (Disc Two, tracks 9-16), 1953 at the Studio Pathe Magellan in Paris, France The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953 The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953 is a compilation album by trumpeter Dizzy"
"and Dizzy Gillespie, who arose from small jazz clubs in New York City. Country music is primarily a fusion of African American blues and spirituals with Appalachian folk music, adapted for pop audiences and popularized beginning in the 1920s. The origins of country are in rural Southern folk music, which was primarily Irish and British, with African and continental European musics. Anglo-Celtic tunes, dance music, and balladry were the earliest predecessors of modern country, then known as ""hillbilly music"". Early hillbilly also borrowed elements of the blues and drew upon more aspects of 19th-century pop songs as hillbilly music evolved"
"Bird and Diz Bird and Diz is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950 in New York City. Two tracks featured on the original pressing, ""Passport"" and ""Visa"", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with a different personnel than that of the other tracks, in March and May 1949. The album was originally issued in 1952 in 10"" format as a collection of 78 rpm singles on the Verve subsidiary label Clef Records. Although produced by Norman Granz, known for large ensembles at the time, the"
"1977. From 1982 to 1984 Lee worked with the McCoy Tyner Quintet. In July 1984 Lee became Dizzy Gillespie's bassist, touring and recording with Dizzy's Quintet, his Big Band, his grammy winning ""United Nation Orchestra"", and the Back to the Future Band that Dizzy co-lead with Miriam Makeba until January 1993 when he died. Lee has performed at concert halls and jazz clubs in over 100 countries around the world. He has also toured in the bands of Sonny Rollins, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Pharoah Sanders, Jackie McLean, Gary Bartz, Gregory Hines, Hank Jones, Walter Davis Jr., Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Alphonse"
"album contains compositions performed with the standard bebop instrumentation of saxophone, trumpet, piano, bass, and drums. In a 1952 four-star review of ""Bird and Diz"", a ""Down Beat"" magazine columnist wrote of Granz's contribution to the album's sound, stating ""Though there is no mention of bop in Norman Granz'[s] notes, we owe him a salvo for reminding us through this LP that this music is still very much alive."" It is the final collaborative studio recording by Parker and Gillespie, and has been reissued several times by Verve and PolyGram Records. Included on the original LP, ""Passport"" and ""Visa"" were"
"Dizzy Gillespie Lammar Wright Jr. Lammar Wright Jr. (September 26, 1924 – July 8, 1983) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of trumpeter Lammar Wright Sr., and died in Los Angeles. Wright's credits are not always clear because many records do not append the suffix ""Jr."" or ""Sr."" to the player's name. Furthermore, father and son would sometimes substitute for each other on some recordings. Lammar Wright Jr. worked with Lionel Hampton from 1943 to 1946, then followed with stints in Dizzy Gillespie's band (1947) and as the principal soloist for Charlie"
"Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Dizzy Gillespie album) Live at the Royal Festival Hall is an album by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1992. The concert was also released on DVD. The AllMusic review stated ""every selection on this excellent CD works"" and awarded the album four stars. The ""JazzTimes"" review stated ""Though Dizzy's tone and technique had slipped a bit in his 72nd year, he could always summon the magic when he needed to... It's a wonder the walls of the Hall didn't come"
"Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk, to Cape Town with Moeketsi modeling his sound and style on Parker's. This group was the first in South Africa to cut a record in the bebop style, but their contemporaries, the Blue Notes, led by pianist Chris McGregor, were no less involved in the local jazz scene. Together, these two groups formed the backbone of South African bebop. An early use of jazz as an anti-apartheid tool was the production of a musical entitled ""King Kong"". Written as a social commentary on young black South Africans, much of the music was arranged"
"and was hosted by journalist and jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason, who would go on to co-found Rolling Stone magazine. The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet had its debut on the program on January 17, 1961. Personal were Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet) Leo Wright (Flute, Saxophone) Lalo Schifrin (Piano) Bob Cunningham (Bass) and Chuck Lampkin (Drums) They performed: ""Norm's Norm"", ""Blues After Dark"", ""Lorraine"", ""Tocatta from Gillespiana"", ""Jazz Casual"". In 1956, The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet became part of a campaign by the State Department to spread American culture and music around the world during the Cold War, especially into countries whose allegiances were"
"omitted from the reissue because they were not recorded during the 1950 ""Bird and Diz"" session. The Verve/PolyGram remaster editions feature 18 additional takes and liner notes by music scholar James Patrick and producer Norman Granz. Bird and Diz Bird and Diz is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950 in New York City. Two tracks featured on the original pressing, ""Passport"" and ""Visa"", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with a different personnel than that of the other tracks, in March and May 1949. The"
"Dizzy Gillespie. In 1957, she accompanied Kay Starr. The Gellers' only child, Lisa, was born in September 1957. Lorraine Geller performed at the first Monterey Jazz Festival in 1958. On October 13, 1958, Lorraine Geller died suddenly of heart failure. Lorraine Geller Lorraine Winifred Geller (née Walsh; September 11, 1928, Portland, Oregon – October 13, 1958, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz pianist. She started out with the all-female big band, Sweethearts of Rhythm, a successor to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. She met alto saxophonist Herb Geller, then playing with Claude Thornhill, in 1950, and married him in"
"Dizzy Gillespie's big band (which included saxophonists John Coltrane, Paul Gonsalves, and pianist John Lewis) in New York for a time, when Wilson disbanded his orchestra in 1948. Liston initially performed in a supporting role and was nervous when asked to take solos, but with encouragement she became more comfortable as a featured voice in the bands. She toured with Count Basie for a time, and then with Billie Holiday (1949) but was so profoundly affected by the indifference of the audiences and the rigors of the road that she gave up playing and turned to education instead. Liston taught"
"Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions is a compilation album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and originally released on Gillespie's own Dee Gee Records label. Many of the tracks were first released as 78 rpm records but were later released on albums including ""School Days"" (Regent) and ""The Champ"" (Savoy). The Allmusic review stated ""Instrumentally concise, always with a harmonic depth and technical brilliance that punctuates bebop, and a recording technology enhanced from the '40s, ""Dee Gee Days"" will stand forever as one of the most important albums"
"his collection, especially considering the two-day time frame where much more music could have been considered to be issued. It is not to be completely ignored, but less worthy than many of his other seminal groundbreaking recordings"". Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3 stars stating ""A strangely popular album for Dizzy Gillespie, ""Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac"" represents a period in his career where he was adapting to the"
"Have Trumpet, Will Excite! Have Trumpet, Will Excite! is a 1959 studio album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The Penguin Guide to Jazz rates the album three stars and states ""there's a case for saying that this is one of the best of all Gillespie's small-group albums: the playing has a steely refinement that makes the audacious moments stand out even further, the relatively neutral setting puts a more decisive face on the trumpet choruses, and it's a rare chance to hear Gillespie work through what might have been a hard-bop programme of standard tunes."" Ronnie Lankford's Allmusic review says of"
"to respond to all these questions"". He wanted to be remembered as a humanitarian. This was my first experience with jazz as something beyond a style of music. ""I remember one time playing a solo, and I was very proud of playing in the bebop language, everybody was complimenting me, but Dizzy said: 'That's good young man, but you can bring some more of your Panamanian folklore into it. ""I will never forget that."" Pérez remained a member of the United Nations Orchestra until Gillespie’s passing in 1992. In December, 1989 he returned to his native Panama to perform for"
"For Musicians Only For Musicians Only is a 1958 jazz album by Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt incorporating bebop influences. Recorded in Los Angeles, California on October 16, 1956, it has been described as the ""real thing, no pretense"". Drummer Stan Levey's son, Bob, described the recording session as told by his father: The story behind this from my Dad's (Stan Levey) point of view is that everything was done in one take no 2nd takes no over dubbing. He had spent the whole day recording for TV, Mission Impossible Mannix etc. So he thought a date with"
"At night, he played jazz in the Paris clubs. In 1955, Schifrin played piano with Argente bandoneon giant Ástor Piazzolla, and represented his country at the International Jazz Festival in Paris. After returning home to Argentina in his twenties, Schifrin formed a jazz orchestra, a 16-piece band that became part of a popular weekly variety show on Buenos Aires TV. Schifrin also began accepting other film, television and radio assignments. In 1956, Schifrin met Dizzy Gillespie and offered to write an extended work for Gillespie's big band. Schifrin completed the work, ""Gillespiana"", in 1958 (it was recorded in 1960). Later"
"Musical artists who appear in Brown's photographs include Dizzy Gillespie; jazz trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, who played with Lionel Hampton and recorded with Gillespie; the Hampton Sisters; the Willis Dyer Band, with Dyer playing a Hammond organ; drummer Les Fisher, who later played with Count Basie; Buddy Parker and his tenor saxophone; the Milt Buckner Trio, with Buckner on the piano and Hammond organ; and The Mills Brothers, among others. Brown also photographed notable individuals in Indianapolis's African-American community, including Judge Mercer Moore; Francis D. Hummons, a well-known local physician; and evangelist T. R. Murff, as well as nationally known boxers"
"the back line, particularly bassist Ray Brown, for keeping some semblance of the original tune going behind the solos. For Musicians Only For Musicians Only is a 1958 jazz album by Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt incorporating bebop influences. Recorded in Los Angeles, California on October 16, 1956, it has been described as the ""real thing, no pretense"". Drummer Stan Levey's son, Bob, described the recording session as told by his father: The story behind this from my Dad's (Stan Levey) point of view is that everything was done in one take no 2nd takes no over dubbing."
"tumbling down"". All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted. Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Dizzy Gillespie album) Live at the Royal Festival Hall is an album by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1992. The concert was also released on DVD. The AllMusic review stated ""every selection on this excellent CD works"" and awarded the album four stars. The ""JazzTimes"" review stated ""Though Dizzy's tone and technique had slipped a bit in his 72nd year, he could always summon the magic when he needed to..."
"in the Army, he returned to New York City and joined Joe Marsala's band. He changed his musical style after hearing Charlie Parker, recording with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945. Frustrated with the difficulty of getting the sound he wanted, he considered switching to saxophone. Bill Crow writes that Wayne was one of the first jazz guitarists to learn bebop. Two examples are ""Groovin' High"" and ""Blue 'n' Boogie"" recorded with Dizzy Gillespie. Wayne was a member of Woody Herman's First Herd and worked with Coleman Hawkins, Red Norvo, Bud Powell, Jack Teagarden, George Shearing, Lester Young, and Barbara Carroll. During"
"who also played with Dizzy Gillespie. This Pee Wee Moore played with the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, recorded with Floyd Ray late in the 1930s, and worked with Gillespie in the Les Hite big band in 1939-42 before recording with Gilliespie's ensemble in 1946-47. With Dizzy Gillespie With James Moody Pee Wee Moore Numa Smith ""Pee Wee"" Moore (born March 5, 1928, Raleigh, North Carolina, d. April 13, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist. Moore attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia as a pre-med student where he switched his major to music after one semester. He joined the Royal Hamptonians and toured"
"Mike Longo Michael Josef Longo (born March 19, 1939) is a jazz pianist, composer, and author. He is most known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie. Longo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He came from a musical background. His father played bass, his mother played organ at church, and his music training began at a young age. Mike recalled seeing Sugar Child Robinson playing boogie woogie piano: ""The first time I saw him, man, he knocked me out. I must have been three or four years old. He played after the Count Basie show, so I went home and started"
"Paula - guitar, tambourine, percussion, vocals) Carmen Costa - cabasa, güiro, vocals Recorded: New York City, May 1962 [ Dizzy Gillespie - New Wave] at Allmusic Dizzy Gillespie - Discography at University of Idaho library New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album) New Wave! is an album by Dizzy Gillespie consisting of live and studio performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Philips label in 1963. In his ""Down Beat"" magazine review of March 14, 1963 jazz critic Don DeMichael wrote that ""Dizzy plays marvelously on this record... There's a spirit evident that is all too often missing from today's record"