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Dizzy Gillespie

Friday 28 March 2008 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)

Bandleader Pete Long joins Alyn Shipton to discuss the work of the hugely influential trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Jazz Library Dizzy Gillespie

DISC 1
Title Blue Rhythm Fantasy
Artist Teddy Hill and His Orchestra:
Composer C. Willett, T. Hill
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 1 Track 1


Personnel: Teddy Hill (ts, dir); Bill Dillard (t, v); Shad Collins, Dizzy Gillespie (t); Dicky Wells (tb); Russell Procope (cl, as); Howard Johnson (as); Robert Carroll (ts); Sam Allen (p); John Smith (g); Richard Fullbright (b); Bill Beason (d).17/5/37 NYC

DISC 2
Title Woody 'n' You
Artist Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra
Composer: Gillespie
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 1 Track 8

Personnel: Coleman Hawkins (ts, ldr); Dizzy Gillespie, Vic Coulson, Ed Vandever (t); Leo Parker, Leonard Lowry (as); Budd Johnson, Don Byas, Ray Abrams (ts); Clyde Hart (p); Oscar Pettiford (b); Max Roach (d). 22/2/44 NYC

DISC 3
Title: I Stay Ih The Mood For You
Artist: Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra:
Composer: Eckstine
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 1 Track 10

Billy Eckstine (vo, ldr); Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian, Shorty McConnell, Freddie Webster (t); Claude Jones, Howard Scott, Trummy Young tb); Tommy Crump, Wardell Gray, Rudy Rutherford, reeds; Clyde Hart(p); Connie Wainwright (g); Oscar Pettiford (b); Shadow Wilson (d); Billy Eckstine (vo). 5/12/44 NYC


DISC 4
Title I Can't Get Started (Excerpt)
Artist Bunny Berigan
Composer V Duke / I Gershwin
Album Great Soloists
Label Topaz
Number: TPZ 1032 Track 8

Personnel: Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra 23 Jan 1937

DISC 5
Title I Can't Get Started
Artist Dizzy Gillespie All Stars
Composer: V. Duke, I. Gershwin
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 1 Track 11

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (t); Trummy Young (tb); Don Byas (ts); Clyde Hart (p); Oscar Pettiford (b); Shelly Manne (d). 9/1/45 NYC

DISC 6
Title: A Night In Tunisia
Artist: Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra:
Composer: D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli
Album Dizzy Gillespie Vol. 5
Label Media 7
Number Masters of Jazz 110 Track 12

Personnel: Boyd Raeburn with Roy Eldridge April 1944


DISC 7
Title: A Night In Tunisia
Artist: Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra:
Composer: D. Gillespie, F. Paparelli
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 1 Track 16

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Fishelson, Tommy Allison, Benny Harris (t); Jack Carmen, Walt Robertson, Ollie Wilson, Trummy Young (tb); Johnny Bothwell, Hal McKusick (as); Joe Magro, Al Cohn (ts); Serge Chaloff (bar, b cl); Boyd Raeburn (bsx, dir); Ike Carpenter (p); Steve Jordan (g); Oscar Pettiford (b); Shelly Manne (d). 26/1/45 NYC

DISC 8
Title Shaw Nuff
Artist Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Composer Gillespie, Brown, Fuller
Album The Dizzy Gillespie Story
Label Proper
Number Properbox 30 CD 1 Track 23

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (t); Charlie Parker (as); Al Haig, p; Curley Russell b: Sid Catlett (d). 11 May 1945 NYC

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DISC 9
Title Our Delight
Artist Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
Composer Dameron
Album Groovin High
Label Living Era
Number AJA 5565 Track 15

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Ray Orr, Talib Ahmad Dawud, (t); Slim Moore, Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson, Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, Pee Wee Moore, reeds; Milt Jackson p; Ray Brown b: Kenny Clarke (d). 10 June 1946 NYC

DISC 10
Title Things To Come
Artist Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
Composer Gillespie, Fuller
Album Groovin High
Label Living Era
Number AJA 5565 Track 16

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns,John Lynch, Talib Ahmad Dawud, Elmon Wright (t); Slim Moore, Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas, tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson, Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, Pee Wee More, reeds; Milt Jackson, vib; John Lewis, p; Ray Brown b: Kenny Clarke (d). 9 July1946 NYC

DISC 11
Title Manteca
Artist Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
Composer Gillespie, Fuller, Pozo
Album Groovin High
Label Living Era
Number AJA 5565 Track 20

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Benny Bailey, Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright, Jr (t); Bill Shepherd, Ted Kelly tb; John Brown, Howard Johnson, Joe Gayles, Big Nick Nicholas, Cecil Payne reeds; Milt Jackson, vib; John Lewis, p; Ray Brown b: Kenny Clarke (d). 30 Dec 1947 NYC

DISC 12
Title School Days
Artist Dizzy Gillespie quintet
Composer Edwards
Album Dizzy Digs Paris
Label MSI
Number 200461 Track 16

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, t; Bill Graham, bar; Wade Legge, p; Lou Hackney, b; Al Jones, d; Joe Carroll. voc. 9 Feb 1953
(originally on French Vogue)

DISC 13
Title: Dizzy's Blues
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
Composer: Salim
Album: Dizzy's Diamonds
Label Verve
Nuber 513 875 2 CD 1 Track 9

Personnel: DG, Talib Dawud, Lee Morgan, Ermat Oerry, Carl Watrwick, t; Ray Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston, tb; Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell, Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell. Pee Wee Moore, Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Wesy, b; Cahrlie Persip d. 6 July 1957 Newport.


DISC 14
Title Sunny Side of the street
Artisy Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
Composer Fields , McHugh
Album Sunny Side Up
Label Verve
Nujmber 8262 Track ?

Personnel: DG, t: Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, ts;. Ray Bryant, p; Tommy Bryant, b; Charlie Persip, d. 19 Dec 1957.

DISC 15
Title Do I Do
Artist Stevie Wonder
Composer Wonder
Album: Original Musicquarium
Label Motown
Number 159364 CD 2 Track 8

Personnel: Stevie Wonder, voc; Dizzy Gillespie t; plus Trevor Laurence, Steve Madaio, Reggie McBride, The Jackson 5, Benjamin Bridges, Nathan LaMar Watts, Buzzy Feiton, Rick Zunigar, Scott Edwards, Daniel Ben Zebulon, Gloria Barley, Lani Groves, Jim Gilstrap, Raymond Pounds, Mike Sembello, Hank Redd, Raymond Maldonado.. 1982




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