Dizzy's Party is an album by Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1976 and released on the Pablo label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | September 15 & 16, 1976 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:50 | |||
| Label | Pablo 2310-784 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review stated: "A fairly standard date from Dizzy Gillespie's mid-'70s tenure at Pablo Records, Dizzy's Party is primarily a straightforward bop session, with the trumpeter backed by a simple sax/guitar/bass/drums quartet, plus Brazilian percussionist... Dizzy's Party is fine stuff that occasionally approaches excellence".[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
- "Dizzy's Party" (Rodney Jones) - 9:44
- "Shim Sham Shimmy on the St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 7:05
- "Harlem Samba" (Laurindo Almeida, Gillespie) - 3:29
- "Land of Milk and Honey" - 12:32
Personnel
edit- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Ray Pizzi – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Rodney Jones – guitar
- Benjamin Franklin Brown – electric bass
- Mickey Roker – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
References
edit- ^ "Dizzy Gillespie Catalog". Jazzdisco.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ Kohlhaase, Bill (24 July 1993). "Tilting at Woodwinds". Los Angeles Times. p. B2.
- ^ a b Stewart Mason. "Allmusic: Dizzy's Party album – review". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.