Triple Play (1998)

About this title: In 1992, over the course of 47 shows packed into a month of dates, Dizzy Gillespie held forth at the Blue Note in New York City. With a core rhythm section that included Junior Mance on piano, some 40 musicians whom Diz had influenced were brought onstage to mix it up with the master. These shows were ultimately distilled into three albums, which are packaged together in this box set as "the final recordings." Over the course of the three albums he's joined by Doc Cheatham, Wynton Marsalis, Red Rodney, Wallace Roney, Claudio Roditi, Jon Faddis, Benny Golson, Bobby McFerrin, David Sanchez, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Billie's Bounce [Parker]
2. Confirmation [Harris/Parker]
3. Mood Indigo [Bigard/Ellington/Mi]
4. Straight, No Chaser [Monk]
5. A Night in Tunisia [Gillespie/Paparelli]
6. Billie's Bounce [Parker]
7. Bebop [Gillespie]
8. Ornithology [Harris/Parker]
9. Anthropology [Gillespie/Parker]
10. Oop-Pop-A-Da [Gillespie/Gonzales]
11. The Diamond Jubilee Blues [Gillespie]
12. The Theme [Gillespie]
13. Ornithology [Harris/Parker]
14. Con Alma [Gillespie]
15. Confirmation [Harris/Parker]
16. A Night in Tunisia [Gillespie/Paparelli]
17. The Diamond Jubilee Blues [Gillespie]
18. Theme [Gillespie]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.