Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Studio album by Arturo Sandoval
Released	May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
Recorded	April–September 2011
Studio	Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California) G Studio Digital (Studio City, California) Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) Stepbridge Studios (Santa Fe, New Mexico) Turi's Music Recording Studio (Miami Springs, Florida) Markee Sound Studios (Deerfield Beach, Florida)
Genre	Jazz
Length	69:45
Label	Concord Jazz
Producer	Arturo Sandoval Gregg Field
Arturo Sandoval chronology
Arturo Sandoval & WDR Big Band Mambo Nights (2011) Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) (2012) At Middleton (2014)

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Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2013. The album is Sandoval's tribute to his friend, Dizzy Gillespie. Musicians on the album include Gary Burton, Eddie Daniels, Joey DeFrancesco, and Bob Mintzer.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Be Bop"	Dizzy Gillespie	8:18
2.	"Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)"	Gillespie, Kenneth Clarke	6:48
3.	"And Then She Stopped"	Gillespie	5:18
4.	"Birks Works (a la Mancini)"	Gillespie	6:04
5.	"Things to Come"	Gillespie, Walter Gilbert Fuller	7:11
6.	"Fiesta Mojo"	Gillespie	5:09
7.	"Con Alma (With Soul)"	Gillespie	6:00
8.	"Tin Tin Deo"	Walter Fuller, Chano Pozo	6:52
9.	"Algo Bueno (Woody and Me)"	Gillespie	6:15
10.	"A Night in Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!)"	Gillespie, Frank Paparelli	7:23
11.	"Every Day I Think of You"	Arturo Sandoval	4:27

Personnel

• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, vocals (11)
• Shelly Berg – grand piano, piano solo (1), arrangements (4)
• Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond B3 organ, B3 solo (3-5)
• Wally Minko – grand piano (8, 10), arrangements (10)
• Dustin Higgins – guitars
• Brian Nova – guitars
• Chuck Berghofer – bass
• Carlitos Del Puerto – bass
• Gregg Field – drums
• Johnny Friday – drums (10)
• Joey De Leon – percussion
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion
• Andy García – bongos
• Freddie Greene – shaker (1)
• Gary Burton – vibraphone, vibes solo (2)
• Rusty Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute
• Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute, flute, piccolo flute, arrangements (8, 9), alto sax solo (9)
• Greg Huckins – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Rob Lockart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (2, 5)
• Brian Scanlon– tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor sax solo (5)
• Plas Johnson – tenor sax solo (4)
• Eddie Daniels – clarinet (6)
• Ed Calle – tenor sax solo (10)
• Craig Gosnell – bass trombone
• Steve Holtman – trombone
• Andy Martin – trombone, trombone solo (9)
• Bruce Otto – trombone
• Bob McChesney – trombone (10)
• Wayne Bergeron – lead trumpet, flugelhorn
• Dan Fornero – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Willy Murillo – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Trevor Handy – cello (7)
• Roland Kato – viola (7)
• Ralph Morrison – violin (7), concertmaster (7)
• Sara Parkins – violin (7)
• Gordon Goodwin – arrangements (1, 2, 5)
• Chris Walden – arrangements (3, 6, 11)
• Nan Schwartz – arrangements (7)
• Joe Pesci – vocals (2)
• Manolo Gimenez – vocals (8)

Production

• John Burk – executive producer
• Arturo Sandoval – producer
• Gregg Field – producer, recording, mixing
• Don Murray – recording, mixing
• Andrew Click – additional engineer
• Steve Genewick – additional engineer
• Dustin Higgins – additional engineer
• Gerrit Kinkel – additional engineer, assistant engineer
• Eddie Perez – additional engineer
• Bill Smith – additional engineer
• Chad Carlisle – assistant engineer
• Paul Blakemore – mastering at CMG Mastering (Cleveland, Ohio)
• Mary Hogan – A&R administration
• Albert J. Roman – package design
• Manny Iriarte – photography
• Phil Quartararo – management

Charts

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)	9