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| label = [[Verve Records|Verve]]<br><small>MGV 8017<ref>{{Cite |
| 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> |
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| producer = [[Norman Granz]] |
| producer = [[Norman Granz]] |
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| chronology = [[Dizzy Gillespie]] |
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'''''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 |
'''''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> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The [[AllMusic]] review awarded the album 4.5 stars.<ref name="Allmusic"> |
The [[AllMusic]] 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> |
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| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> |
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|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
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|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite |
|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:''''' |
'''''Side Two:''''' |
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# "Cool Breeze" ([[Tadd Dameron]], [[Billy Eckstine]], Gillespie) - 4:55 |
# "Cool Breeze" ([[Tadd Dameron]], [[Billy Eckstine]], Gillespie) - 4:55 |
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# "School Days" ([[Will D. Cobb]], [[Gus Edwards (vaudeville)]]) - 4:23 |
# "School Days" ([[Will D. Cobb]], [[Gus Edwards (vaudeville)|Gus Edwards]]) - 4:23 |
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# "That's All" (Pete Anson, composer and arranger) - 3:13 |
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# "Stablemates" ([[Benny Golson]]) - 4:12 |
# "[[Stablemates (jazz standard)|Stablemates]]" ([[Benny Golson]]) - 4:12 |
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# "[[Groovin' High]]" (Gillespie) - 3:53 |
# "[[Groovin' High]]" (Gillespie) - 3:53 |
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*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) |
*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) |
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==Personnel== |
==Personnel== |
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*[[Dizzy Gillespie]] - [[trumpet]] |
*[[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 |
*[[Al Grey]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Rod Levitt]], [[Melba Liston]], [[Frank Rehak]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - trombone |
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*[[Ernie Henry]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Jimmy Powell (musician)|Jimmy Powell]], [[Phil Woods]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[alto saxophone]] |
*[[Ernie Henry]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Jimmy Powell (musician)|Jimmy Powell]], [[Phil Woods]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[alto saxophone]] |
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*[[Benny Golson]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Billy Mitchell ( |
*[[Benny Golson]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Billy Mitchell (saxophonist)|Billy Mitchell]], [[Ernie Wilkins]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - tenor saxophone |
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*Billy Root (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Marty Flax]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[baritone saxophone]] |
*Billy Root (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Marty Flax]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[baritone saxophone]] |
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*[[Wynton Kelly]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Walter Davis Jr.]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[piano]] |
*[[Wynton Kelly]] (Side Two, tracks 3-5), [[Walter Davis Jr.]] (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - [[piano]] |
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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 | |||
Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Track listing[edit]
Side 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.