Singer: Dizzy Gillespie
Title: Dizzy Gillespie (1946-1949)
Label: AMIGA ‎– 8 50 449, AMIGA ‎– 8 55 449
Series: AMIGA JAZZ –
Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Repress
Country: German Democratic Republic (GDR)
Date of released: 1976
Category: Jazz
Style: Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop
Size MP3 zip: 1682 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1569 mb
Rating: 4.5✭
Format: MP3 ADX ASF WMA MIDI DXD MP2 MP4 FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	–Dizzy Gillespie Septet	A Night In Tunesia Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, F. Paparelli*	3:05
A2	–Dizzy Gillespie Septet	Ol' Man Rebop Composed By – Floyd Wilson	2:45
A3	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Ow Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie	2:51
A4	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Oop-Pop-A-Da Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, Brown*	3:08
A5	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Two Bass Hit Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis	2:45
A6	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Stay On It Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron	3:08
A7	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Algo Bueno Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie	2:56
A8	–Metronome All-Stars Band*	Overtime Composed By, Arranged By – Pete Rugolo	4:30
B1	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Manteca Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, Luciano "Chano Pozo" Gonzales	3:05
B2	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Good Bait Composed By – Count Basie, Tadd Dameron	2:47
B3	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Cool Breeze Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron	2:41
B4	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Cubana Be Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, George Russell	2:42
B5	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Cubana Bop Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, George Russell	3:05
B6	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Minor Walk Composed By – Dizzy Gillespie, Linton Garner	2:45
B7	–Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Swedish Suite Composed By – Walter "Gil" Fuller*	2:55
B8	–Metronome All-Stars Band*	Victory Ball Composed By – Billy Bauer, Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano	4:10

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – RCA
• Made By – VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Charlie Parker (tracks: A8, B8), Ernie Henry (tracks: B7), Howard Johnson (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), John Brown (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B7)
• Baritone Saxophone – Al Gibson (tracks: B7), Cecil Payne (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), Ernie Caceres (tracks: A8, B8)
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B7), Eddie Safranski (tracks: A8, B8), Ray Brown (tracks: A1, A2)
• Clarinet – Buddy De Franco* (tracks: A8, B8)
• Congas – Vincent Guerra (tracks: B7)
• Congas, Vocals – Luciano "Chano Pozo" Gonzales (tracks: A7, B1 to B6)
• Drums – J.C. Heard (tracks: A1, A2), Kenny Clarke (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), Shelly Manne (tracks: A8, B8), Teddy Stewart (tracks: B7)
• Guitar – Bill De Arango (tracks: A1, A2), Billy Bauer (tracks: A8, B8), John Collins (tracks: A3 to A6)
• Piano – Al Haig (tracks: A1, A2), James Forman Jr. (tracks: B7), John Lewis (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), Lennie Tristano (tracks: A8, B8)
• Tenor Saxophone – Big Nick Nicholas (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), Charlie Ventura (tracks: A8, B8), Don Byas (tracks: A1, A2), Joe Gayles (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B7), William Evans (tracks: B7)
• Trombone – Andy Duryea (tracks: B7), J.J. Johnson (tracks: A8, B8), Jesse "Rip" Tarrant (tracks: B7), Kai Winding (tracks: A8, B8), Sam Hurt (tracks: B7), Ted Kelly (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), Bill Shepherd* (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6)
• Trumpet – Benny Bailey (tracks: A7), Bennie Harris* (tracks: B7), Dave Burns (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B6), Elmon Wright (tracks: A3 to A7, B1 to B7), Fats Navarro (tracks: A8, B8), Lamar Wright Jr.* (tracks: A7, B1 to B6), Matthew McKay (tracks: A3 to A6), Miles Davis (tracks: A8, B8), Raymond Orr (tracks: A3 to A6), Willie Cook (tracks: B7)
• Trumpet, Vocals – Dizzy Gillespie
• Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: A1, A2)
• Vocals – Kenny Hagood (tracks: A4, B3)

Notes

A1 rec. 22.02.1946, New York City
A2 rec. 22.02.1946, New York City
A3 rec. 22.08.1947, New York City
A4 rec. 22.08.1947, New York City
A5 rec. 22.08.1947, New York City
A6 rec. 22.08.1947, New York City
A7 rec. 22.12.1947, New York City
A8 rec. 03.01.1949, New York City
B1 rec. 30.12.1947, New York City
B2 rec. 30.12.1947, New York City
B3 rec. 22.12.1947, New York City
B4 rec. 22.12.1947, New York City
B5 rec. 22.12.1947, New York City
B6 rec. 30.12.1947, New York City
B7 rec. 14.04.1949, New York City
B8 rec. 03.01.1949, New York City

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
8 50 449	Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie (1946-1949) ‎(LP, Comp)	AMIGA	8 50 449	German Democratic Republic (GDR)	1975
731 068	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	Volume 2 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	RCA Victor	731 068	France	Unknown

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