The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
| The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8328[1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.[2]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing -- if not all that essential -- date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter."[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
- "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" - 7:06
- "Always" (Irving Berlin) - 5:34
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 7:20
- "Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) - 3:19
- "Lorraine" - 4:14
- "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 7:41
- "Constantinople" - 7:00
- "Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) - 2:40
The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album
Personnel
[edit]- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, (vocals track 1 and 8)
- Junior Mance - piano
- Les Spann - guitar, flute
- Sam Jones - bass
- Lex Humphries - drums
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas (tracks 4 and 5)
References
[edit]- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
- ^ Gitler, Ira (26 May 1960). "Dizzy Gillespie: The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 11. p. 28.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
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