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Radio 4,19 Jan 1980,40 mins

Dizzy Gillespie

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Roy Plomley's castaway is jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Favourite track: Parker's Mood by Charlie Parker All Stars Book: Baha'i Prayer Book Luxury: Trumpet

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Rockin' Chair
    Rockin' Chair
    Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa Band
  3. 2.
    Body and Soul
    Body and Soul
    Art Tatum
  4. 3.
    Lament
    Lament
    Charlie Parker's Reboppers