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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name name = Dizzy in Greece
| Type type = Album
| Artist artist = [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
| Cover cover = Dizzy in Greece.jpg
| Releasedalt = 1957 =
| Recordedreleased = 1957
| recorded = May 18 or 19, June 6, 1956 and April 7 & 8, 1957<br><small>[[New York City]] </small>
| Genre venue = [[Jazz]]
| Length studio =
| Label genre = [[Verve Records|VerveJazz]]<br><small>MGV 8017
| Producerlength = [[Norman Granz]]
| label = [[Verve Records|Verve]]<br><small>MGV 8017<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&q=Dizzy+in+Greece+1957&pg=PA2121|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169|via=Google Books}}</ref></small>
| Chronology = [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
| Lastproducer album = ''[[WorldNorman StatesmanGranz]]''<br>(1956)
| This album chronology = '''''[[Dizzy in Greece'''''<br>(1957)Gillespie]]
| prev_title = [[World Statesman]]
| Next album = ''[[For Musicians Only]]''<br>(1957)▼
| prev_year = 1956
▲| Next album next_title = ''[[For Musicians Only]]''<br>(1957)
| next_year = 1957
}}
 
'''''Dizzy in Greece''''' is an album by trumpeter [[Dizzy Gillespie]], recorded in 1956 and 1957 and released on the [[Verve Records|Verve]] label.<ref name="Dizzy Gillespie discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/dizzy-gillespie/catalog/#verve-mgv-8017Dizzy Gillespie discography] accessed March 26, 2012</ref> The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation ''[[Birks' Works|Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions]]''.<ref>Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/birks-works-verve-big-band-sessions-r227762 ''Birks Works'' Allmusic Review] accessed March 26, 2012</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xs_8j7s8xdoC&q=Dizzy+in+Greece+1957&pg=PA57|title=Bebop|first=Scott|last=Yanow|date=May 14, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306083|via=Google Books}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
The [[AllmusicAllMusic]] review awarded the album 4.5 stars.<ref name="Allmusic"> [http://allmusic.com/album/dizzy-in-greece-r139362 Allmusic Review] accessed April 4, 2012</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[AllmusicAllMusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=Dizzy+in+Greece+1957&pg=PA1414|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|first=Colin|last=Larkin|date=May 27, 2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|via=Google Books}}</ref>
}}
 
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'''''Side Two:'''''
# "Cool Breeze" ([[Tadd Dameron]], [[Billy Eckstine]], Gillespie) - 4:55
# "School Days" ([[Will D. Cobb]], [[Gus Edwards (vaudeville)|Gus Edwards]]) - 4:23
# "[[That's All (1952 song)|That's All]]" (AlanPete BrandtAnson, [[Bobcomposer and Haymes]]arranger) - 3:13
# "[[Stablemates (jazz standard)|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==
*[[Dizzy Gillespie]] - [[trumpet]]
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*[[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 (musician)|Jimmy Powell]], [[Phil Woods]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[alto saxophone]]
*[[Benny Golson]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Billy Mitchell (jazz musiciansaxophonist)|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]]
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 14 January 2023

Dizzy in Greece
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1957
RecordedMay 18 or 19, June 6, 1956 and April 7 & 8, 1957
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
MGV 8017[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
World Statesman
(1956) 		Dizzy in Greece
(1957) 		For Musicians Only
(1957)

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]

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]

Track listing[edit]

Side One:

  1. "Hey Pete" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding, Lester Peterson) - 5:39
  2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 3:46
  3. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 4:17
  4. "Groovin' for Nat" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:21
  5. "Annie's Dance" (Melba Liston) - 4:05

Side Two:

  1. "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) - 4:55
  2. "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) - 4:23
  3. "That's All" (Pete Anson, composer and arranger) - 3:13
  4. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) - 4:12
  5. "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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Gillespie discography accessed March 26, 2012
  3. ^ Yanow, S. Birks Works Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott (May 14, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.


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