The Dizzy Gillespie Story: 1939-1950 [Box Set] (2002) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

This four-disc, 100-track box set traces famed bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's career from his early years with Teddy Hill, Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway through his work with figures like Coleman Hawkins and Billy Eckstine. It includes his 1947 concert at Carnegie Hall with Charlie Parker and concludes with the famous sessions that Gillespie ...

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Odyssey: 1945-1952 (2002) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

This excellent three-disc set contains 64 great songs performed by Dizzy Gillespie and company in varied settings. Odyssey: 1945-1952 chronicles the master trumpeter in small groups, big bands, a session with strings, and also some blues. Among the rare treats on the collection are a full-fledged Gillespie big band score "Interlude (A Night in ...

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Shaw Nuff (1993) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

This CD has Dizzy Gillespie's classic Musicraft sides (all except "A Handfulla Gimme"), some of the most famous recordings of his long career. These influential performances (which set the standard for bebop) include "Blue 'N' Boogie" (with tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon), seven gems with Charlie Parker (highlighted by "Groovin' High," "Hot House ...

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Anthology [2004] (2004) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

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Things to Come [Telarc] (2002) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars

The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars are a "ghost" band of sorts run by trumpeter and Gillespie protégé Jon Faddis. Recorded to celebrate the music and memory of Gillespie, Things to Come is a fiery live recording made in September of 2000 at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; all proceeds from the sale of this disc go directly to the Craftsmen's ...

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Jazz After Hours (2001) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

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Introduction: His Best Recordings: 1937-1947 (2000) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

Here we find trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie leading his orchestra from 1937 through 1947. At various times during this period his band included Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Don Byas, Lucky Thompson, James Moody -- and that's just the saxophone section! This material chronicles Dizzy as champion of the emerging bebop revolution while holding together a ...

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The Dizzy Gillespie Story/Dizzy in Paris (2001) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

This two-disc set from Ember Records features a pair of Dizzy Gillespie LPs: The Dizzy Gillespie Story and Dizzy in Paris. Highlights among the 22 tracks include several Gillespie classics, including "Groovin' High," "Opp Bop Sh'bam," and "Dizzy Atmosohere." Al Campbell, All Music Guide

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1946-1948 (2000) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

If you're exploring Dizzy Gillespie's '40s output for the first time, the best starting point would be RCA's comprehensive two-CD set The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1937-1949, which boasts all of the trumpeter's essential recordings from that period. But this French CD of 1999, despite its flaws, also contains its share of Gillespie gems from ...

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1946-1947, Vol. 9 (1999) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

The former East Germans who complained about choosing between 25 different kinds of salami should probably not try to collect Dizzy Gillespie records. As a contrast to a plethora of somewhat similar packagings of the trumpeter's most famous works -- typically spanning a decade or more in the course of the program -- is this type of Giants of Jazz ...

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