Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Gil Fuller featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD combined with Fuller's Night Flight (Pacific Jazz, 1965) on the Blue Note label as Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody in 2008.[2]
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | October 1965 Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:12 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 93 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review called the album "A bit of a disappointment... the big band is mostly heard from in a purely accompanying role behind the great trumpeter and little interplay occurs".[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Gil Fuller except as indicated
- "Man from Monterey" (Phil Moore) - 4:00
- "Angel City" - 8:20
- "Love Theme from the Sandpiper" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:48
- "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:27
- "Be's That Way" - 4:39
- "Big Sur" - 4:37
- "Moontide" - 3:56
- "Things Are Here" (Gillespie) - 4:19
Personnel
edit- Gil Fuller - arranger, conductor
- Dizzy Gillespie, John Audino, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Freddie Hill, Melvin Moore - trumpet
- Gabe Baltazar, Buddy Collette - alto saxophone
- Bill Green, Carrington Visor - tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone
- Sam Cassano, David Duke, Herman Lebow, Alan Robinson - French horn
- Jim Amlotte, Bob Fitzpatrick, Lester Robinson - trombone
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Phil Moore - piano
- Jimmy Bond - bass
- Earl Palmer - drums
References
edit- ^ Gil Fuller discography accessed April 13, 2012
- ^ Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody Allmusic album entry accessed April 13, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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