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To Diz with Love
To Diz with Love is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note in 1992 and released on the Telarc label.[1] The album, along with To Bird with Love and Bird Songs: The Final Recordings, represent the last recordings made by the trumpeter before his death in 1993.
| To Diz with Love | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 29-31 and February 1, 1992 | |||
| Venue | Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 65:48 | |||
| Label | Telarc 83307-25 | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review stated "Although he was no longer up to the competition, the love that these fellow trumpeters had for Gillespie (and some fine solos) makes this historic CD worth getting."[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing edit
- "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 14:31
- "Confirmation" (Parker) - 10:27
- "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 12:48
- "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:22
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 16:40
Personnel edit
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Doc Cheatham (track 3), Jon Faddis (track 3), Wynton Marsalis (tracks 2 & 4), Claudio Roditi (tracks 1 & 5), Wallace Roney (tracks 1 & 5), Charlie Sepulveda (track 4), Lew Soloff (unbilled, track 5) - trumpet
- Red Rodney - flugelhorn (track 2)
- Junior Mance - piano
- Peter Washington - bass
- Kenny Washington - drums
References edit
- ^ Concord Music Group website accessed April 20, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 20, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.