Dizzy's Diamonds - Best of the Verve Years

~ Release by Dizzy Gillespie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Big Band
#TitleRatingLength
1Prelude
recording of:
Prelude
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
part of:
Gillespiana Suite
5:57
2'Bout to Wail
arranger:
Buster Harding
recording of:
'Bout to Wail
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
6:49
3Umbrella Man
instrumental recording of:
The Umbrella Man
lyricist:
James Cavanaugh
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Larry Stock
3:03
4The Chains
recording of:
The Chains
composer:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
9:12
5Birks' Works
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-04-07) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1957-04-07)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Root (jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-04-07)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1957-04-07)
double bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-04-07)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-04-07)
solo tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-04-07)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-04-07) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-04-07)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07), E. V. Perry (on 1957-04-07), Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-04-07) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-04-07)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-07)
recording of:
Birk's Works (on 1957-04-07)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
4:59
6Stella by Starlight
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1956-06-06) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1956-06-06)
baritone saxophone:
Marty Flax (American jazz saxophonist. Also played flute, clarinet and trombone) (on 1956-06-06)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1956-06-06)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-06) and Ernie Wilkins (on 1956-06-06)
trombone:
Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-06) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
E. V. Perry (on 1956-06-06), Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-06), Quincy Jones (on 1956-06-06) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-06)
arranger:
Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
instrumental recording of:
Stella by Starlight (on 1956-06-06)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
4:08
7Dizzy's Business
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1956-06-06)
baritone saxophone:
Marty Flax (American jazz saxophonist. Also played flute, clarinet and trombone) (on 1956-06-06)
bass trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (on 1956-06-06)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1956-06-06)
drums (drum set):
Charli Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1956-06-06)
piano:
Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1956-06-06)
solo alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1956-06-06)
solo trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1956-06-06)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-06) and Ernie Wilkins (on 1956-06-06)
trombone:
Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-06) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-06)
trumpet:
E. V. Perry (on 1956-06-06), Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-06), Quincy Jones (on 1956-06-06) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-06)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
Coastal Recording in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-06)
cover recording of:
Dizzy’s Business (on 1956-06-06)
composer:
Ernest Brooks “Ernie” Wilkins
3:39
8Autumn Leaves
instrumental recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves)
3:12
9Dizzy's Blues
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1957-07-06)
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-07-06) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist, most active 1930s-1950s) (on 1957-07-06)
baritone saxophone:
Pee Wee Moore (on 1957-07-06)
bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-07-06)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer) (on 1957-07-06) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-07-06)
trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1957-07-06), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-07-06) and Melba Liston (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-07-06)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-07-06), Ermit V. Perry (on 1957-07-06), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-07-06), Lee Morgan (jazz trumpeter / composer) (on 1957-07-06) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-07-06)
live cover recording of:
Dizzy’s Blues (on 1957-07-06)
composer:
Ahmad Khatab “A. K.” Salim
11:51
10Flamingo
cover recording of:
Flamingo
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
3:56
11Jordu
recording of:
Jordu
composer:
Duke Jordan (in 1953)
4:15
12Evening Sound
arranger:
Buster Harding
recording of:
Evening Sound
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
4:47
13Take the "A" Train
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie
vocal:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
The Duke Ellington Orchestra (led by Mercer Ellington)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
6:39
2▶CD: Small Groups & Guests
3▶CD: In an Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove

Credits

Release

manufactured by and marketed by:Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
ASIN:US: B0000046LW [info]