Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy's Diamonds

Verve    314 513 875-2  (1992)

Jazz
CD, 3   Discs, 40   Tracks, 222:45  Length
Big Band 72:20
01 Prelude Lalo Schifrin 05:56
02 'Bout to Wail Dizzy Gillespie 06:48
03 Umbrella Man James Cavanaugh; Larry Stock; Vincent Rose 03:02
04 The Chains Lalo Schifrin 09:11
05 Birks' Works Dizzy Gillespie 04:58
06 Stella by Starlight Ned Washington; Victor Young 04:08
07 Dizzy's Business Ernie Wilkins 03:38
08 Autumn Leaves Jacques Prévert; Johnny Mercer; Joseph Kosma 03:11
09 Dizzy's Blues Ahmad Kharab Salim 11:51
10 Flamingo Edmund Anderson; Ted Grouya 03:56
11 Jordu Duke Jordan 04:15
12 Evening Sound Dizzy Gillespie 04:47
13 Take the "A" Train Billy Strayhorn 06:39

Small Groups & Guests

73:59
01 Blue 'n' Boogie Dizzy Gillespie 11:51
02 Bonnie's Blues Mal Waldron 04:01
03 Ool-Ya-Koo Dizzy Gillespie 05:38
04 Blues After Dark Benny Golson 06:30
05 The Heat's On Roy Eldridge 06:35
06 Leap Frog Charlie Parker 02:31
07 Where's Adam? (Traditional) 03:40
08 There Is No Greater Love Isham Jones; Marty Symes 03:26
09 Just One of Those things Cole Porter 06:12
10 I Know that You Know Anne Caldwell; Vincent Youmans 05:31
11 Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac Dizzy Gillespie 07:09
12 Dizzy Atmosphere Dizzy Gillespie 10:55

In An Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove

76:26
01 Manteca Chano Pozo; Dizzy Gillespie; Gil Fuller 06:27
02 Fiesta Mojo Dizzy Gillespie 03:56
03 A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie; Frank Paparelli 04:17
04 And Then She Stopped Dizzy Gillespie 03:21
05 Tin Tin Deo Chano Pozo; Gil Fuller 04:18
06 Desafinado Antônio Carlos Jobim 03:29
07 Africana Lalo Schifrin 07:36
08 Pergunte Ao Joao (Ask John) Carmen Costa 02:45
09 Caravan Duke Ellington; Irving Mills; Juan Tizol 07:21
10 This Lovely Feeling Arif Mardin; Margo Guryan 03:04
11 Ungawa Dizzy Gillespie; Oswaldo Nunes 03:22
12 Begin the Beguine Cole Porter 04:55
13 Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie 05:02
14 Rio Pakistan Dizzy Gillespie 11:32
15 Jambo Dizzy Gillespie 05:01
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Trumpet Dizzy Gillespie
Personal Details
Index # 1324
Owner Dave
Tags Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Bop, Bossa Nova
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
Many of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's recordings for the Verve label in the '50s and early '60s show him at the peak of his powers. This three-CD set is a sampler of his legacy, with the discs subtitled "Big Band," "Small Groups & Guests" and "In an Afro Cuban, Bossa Nova, Calypso Groove." The programming jumps all over the place and makes little sense but this set serves as a good excuse to acquire 40 performances by the great Gillespie and the many all-stars who recorded with him. Few but the most fanatical veteran Gillespie fans will have all of these selections. This collection filled a void until Verve got around to doing a much more comprehensive Dizzy Gillespie reissue program. -- Scott Yanow (allmusic.com)