1937 (age 20)
Shad Collins, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Dillard (tp, vo -1, tp -2) Dicky Wells (tb) Russell Procope (cl, as) Howard Johnson (as) Robert Carroll, Teddy Hill (ts) Sam Allen (p) John Smith (g) Richard Fullbright (b) Bill Beason (d)
NYC, May 17, 1937
| 1. 010206-1 | San Anton'
|
| 2. 010210-1 | King Porter Stomp
|
Shad Collins, Bill Dillard, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Dicky Wells (tb) Russell Procope (cl, as) Howard Johnson (as) Robert Carroll, Teddy Hill (ts) Sam Allen (p) John Smith (g) Richard Fullbright (b) Bill Beason (d): Dillard plays (tp)
NYC, May 17, 1937
| 010207-1 | I'm Happy, Darling, Dancing With You
|
| 010211-1 | Blue Rhythm Fantasy
|
Shad Collins, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Dillard (tp, vo) Dicky Wells (tb) Russell Procope (cl, as) Howard Johnson (as) Robert Carroll, Teddy Hill (ts) Sam Allen (p) John Smith (g) Richard Fullbright (b) Bill Beason (d): Dillard plays (tp, vo)
NYC, May 17, 1937
| 010208-1 | Yours And Mine
|
| 010209-1 | I'm Feeling Like A Million
|
1941
Dizzy Gillespie, unknown (tp) Chu Berry, Don Byas (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Nick Fenton (b) Harold "Doc" West (d)
"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, May, 1941
Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Guy (tp) Kenny Kersey (p) Nick Fenton (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
omit Guy
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1932-2.
1942 (age 25)
Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Wilder, Walter Williams (tp) Alfred Cobbs, Leon Comegys, Allen Durham (tb) John Brown, Floyd Turnham (as) Roger Hurd, Quedellis "Que" Martyn (ts) Sol Moore (bars) Gerry Wiggins (p) Frank Pasley (g) Benny Booker (b) Oscar Bradley (d) Jimmy Anderson (vo -1) Les Hite (dir)
NYC, circa January, 1942
| 1. W151 | I Remember You
|
| 2. W152 | Jersey Bounce
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Wilder, Walter Williams (tp) Alfred Cobbs, Leon Comegys, Allen Durham (tb) John Brown, Floyd Turnham (as) Roger Hurd, Quedellis "Que" Martyn (ts) Sol Moore (bars) Gerry Wiggins (p) Frank Pasley (g) Benny Booker (b) Oscar Bradley (d) Jimmy Anderson (vo -2) Les Hite (dir)
NYC, circa January, 1942
| 1. W153 | Idaho
|
| 2. W154 | One Dozen Roses
|
1943
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
Room 305 Of Savoy Hotel, Chicago, IL, February 15, 1943
| Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1
|
| Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Stan Levey (d)
"Lincoln Square", NY, May 30, 1945
| Sweet Georgia Brown (incomplete)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) unknown (p) Red Callender (b) Doc West (d)
California, February, 1946
| Lover Come Back To Me, Pt. 1
|
| Lover Come Back To Me, Pt. 2
|
** also issued on Stash STCD 260.
1944
Vic Coulsen, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vanderveer (tp) Leonard Lowry, Leo Parker (as) Ray Abrams, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, February 16, 1944
| R1000 | Woody'n You
|
| R1001 | Bu-Dee-Daht
|
| R1002 | Yesterdays
|
Johnson plays (ts, bars)
NYC, February 22, 1944
| R1003 | Disorder At The Border
|
| R1004 | Feeling Zero
|
| R1005 | Rainbow Mist (Body And Soul)
|
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p, arr) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond) Tadd Dameron (arr)
NYC, December 5, 1944
| 118-2 | If That's The Way You Feel
|
| 119-4 | I Want To Talk About You
|
| 120-3 | Blowing The Blues Away
|
| 121-2 | Opus X
|
| 122 | I'll Wait And Pray
|
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p, arr) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond) Tadd Dameron (arr): same session
NYC, December 5, 1944
| 120 | Blowing The Blues Away
|
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald "Gerry" Valentine (tb, arr) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p, arr) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb, cond) Tadd Dameron (arr): same session
NYC, December 5, 1944
| 123 | The Real Thing Happened To Me
|
1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Trummy Young (tb, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Mike Bryan (g) Al Hall (b) Specs Powell (d) Rubberlegs Williams (vo -1/5)
NYC, January 4, 1945
| 1. W3301 | What's The Matter Now?
|
| 2. W3302 | I Want Every Bit Of It
|
| 3. W3303 | That's The Blues
|
| 4. W3304 | G.I. Blues
|
| 5. - | G.I. Blues (4-F Blues)
|
| 6. W3305 | Dream Of You
|
| 7. W3306 | Seventh Avenue
|
| 8. W3307 | Sorta Kinda
|
| 9. W3308 | Ooh Ooh, My My, Ooh Ooh
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Nat Jaffe (p -1,3) Tadd Dameron (p -2) Bill DeArango (g) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)
NYC, May 25, 1945
| 1. W3325 | What More Can A Woman Do?
|
| 2. W3326 | I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream
|
| 3. W3327 | Mean To Me
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Don Byas (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Irv Kluger (d)
NYC, January 9, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Don Byas (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Irv Kluger (d): same session
NYC, January 9, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Don Byas (ts) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Irv Kluger (d): same session
NYC, January 9, 1945
| W1225 | Salt Peanuts (Salted Peanuts)
|
| W1226 | Be-Bop (Dizzy's Fingers)
|
Tommy Allison, Stan Fishelson, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Harris (tp) Walter Robertson (tp, tb) Jack Carmen, Ollie Wilson, Trummy Young (tb) Johnny Bothwell, Hal McKusick (as) Al Cohn, Joe Megro (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Ike Carpenter (p) Steve Jordan (g) Mickey Mendi (b) Shelly Manne (d) Boyd Raeburn (arr, cond)
NYC, January 27, 1945
| G543-1 | March Of The Boyds
|
| G549-2 | Summertime
|
Oscar Pettiford (b) replaces Mendi
NYC, January, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Frank Paparelli (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Murray Shipinski (b) Shelly Manne (d)
NYC, February 9, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Frank Paparelli (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Murray Shipinski (b) Shelly Manne (d): same session
NYC, February 9, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Clyde Hart (p) Remo Palmieri (g) Slam Stewart (b) Cozy Cole (d)
NYC, February 28, 1945
| G554A-1 | Groovin' High
|
| G556 | All The Things You Are
|
| G557 | Dizzy Atmosphere
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Sidney Catlett (d)
NYC, May 11, 1945
| G565A-1 | Salt Peanuts
|
| G568A-1 | Hot House
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Sonny Stitt (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts (vo)
NYC, May 15, 1946
| 5498 | Oop Bop Sha Bam
|
| 5500 | That's Earl, Brother
|
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Ray Orr (tp) Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Al Moore (tb) John Brown, Howard Johnson (as) Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Milt Jackson (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Alice Roberts (vo)
NYC, June 10, 1946
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Elmon Wright (tp) Leon Comegys, Alton "Slim" Moore, Gordon Thomas (tb) Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Alice Roberts (vo)
NYC, July 9, 1946
| 5609 | One Bass Hit, Pt. 2
|
| 5610 | Ray's Idea
|
| 5611 | Things To Come
|
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, Elmon Wright (tp) Taswell Baird, Al Moore, Gordon Thomas (tb) John Brown, Scoops Carey (as) Bill Frazier, James Moody (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Ray Brown (b) Joe Harris (d) Kenny Hagood (vo)
NYC, November 12, 1946
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Gene Sedric (cl) Sammy Price (as) Don Byas (ts) Leonard Ware (g) Oscar Smith (b) Harold "Doc" West (d) Albinia Jones (vo)
NYC, April 14, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Gene Sedric (cl) Sammy Price (as) Don Byas (ts) Leonard Ware (g) Oscar Smith (b) Harold "Doc" West (d) Albinia Jones (vo): same session
NYC, April 14, 1945
| NSC50 | Salty Papa Blues
|
| NSC51 | Albinia's Blues
|
| NSC52 | Don't You Wear No Black
|
Wendell Culley, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Killian, Joe Morris, Dave Page, Lammar Wright (tp) Abdul Hamid, Al Hayse, John Morris, Andrew Penn (tb) Gus Evans (cl, as) Herbie Fields (cl, as, ss) Arnett Cobb, Jay Peters (ts) Charlie Fowlkes (bars) Lionel Hampton (vib, p, d) Milt Buckner (p) Billy Mackel (g) Charlie Harris, Ted Sinclair (b) Fred Radcliffe (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, April 15, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Sidney Catlett (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo -2)
NYC, May 11, 1945
| 1. G566A-1 | Shaw 'Nuff
|
| 2. G567A-1 | Lover Man
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Sonny Stitt (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts (vo)
NYC, May 15, 1946
| 5497 | One Bass Hit, Pt. 1
|
| 5499 | A Handfulla Gimme
|
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Ray Orr (tp) Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Al Moore (tb) John Brown, Howard Johnson (as) Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Milt Jackson (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Alice Roberts (vo)
NYC, June 10, 1946
Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Elmon Wright (tp) Leon Comegys, Alton "Slim" Moore, Gordon Thomas (tb) Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Alice Roberts (vo)
NYC, July 9, 1946
| 5612 | He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped
|
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, Elmon Wright (tp) Taswell Baird, Al Moore, Gordon Thomas (tb) John Brown, Scoops Carey (as) Bill Frazier, James Moody (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Ray Brown (b) Joe Harris (d) Kenny Hagood (vo)
NYC, November 12, 1946
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Red Norvo (vib) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Stan Levey (d)
"Academy Of Music", Philadelphia, PA, June 5, 1945
| Blue 'N' Boogie (incomplete)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Slam Stewart (b) Specs Powell (d)
WOR Recording Studios, NYC, June 6, 1945
| T8-A | Hallelujah
|
| T8-F | -
|
| T9-B | Get Happy
|
| T9-D | -
|
J.C. Heard (d) replaces Powell
| T10-A | Slam Slam Blues (Bird's Blues)
|
| T10-B | Slam Slam Blues
|
| T11-A | Congo Blues
|
| T11-AA | Congo Blues (uncomplete take)
|
| T11-BB | -
|
| T11-C | Congo Blues
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Slam Stewart (b) Specs Powell (d)
WOR Recording Studios, NYC, June 6, 1945
| T8-E | Hallelujah (Sing Hallelujah!)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Slam Stewart (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Recording Studios, NYC, June 6, 1945
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts -1,2,6,7) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d -1/5) Sid Catlett (d -6,7)
"Town Hall", NYC, June 22, 1945
| 1. | Intro
|
| 2. | Bebop
|
| 3. | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 4. | Groovin' High
|
| 5. | Salt Peanuts
|
| 6. | Hot House
|
| 7. | 52nd Street Theme
|
Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1, tp, p -2) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5849-1 | Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1)
|
| 2. S5853-2 | Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (Cocoa)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jack McVea (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Slim Gaillard (p, g, vo) Bam Brown (b, vo) Zutty Singleton (d)
probably Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1945
| BTJ38-2 | Dizzy Boogie (take 2)
|
| BTJ39-2 | Flat Foot Floogie (orig.-take 2)
|
| BTJ40-2 | Popity Pop (orig.-take 1)
|
| BTJ41RE | Slim's Jam (new-take 2)
|
Miles Davis (tp -1/7) Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1/7,9, tp, p -8) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5850-1 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 1)
|
| 2. S5850-2 | Billie's Bounce (short-take 2)
|
| 3. S5850-3 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 3)
|
| 4. S5850-4 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 4)
|
| 5. S5851-1 | Now's The Time (short-take 1)
|
| 6. S5851-2 | Now's The Time (short-take 2)
|
| 7. S5851-3 | Now's The Time (new-take 3)
|
| 8. S5853-1 | Ko-Ko (short-take 1)
|
| 9. | Meandering (new-take 1)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5850-5 | Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d) Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman (ann)
AFRS Jubilee, NBC Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 29, 1945
| Dizzy Atmosphere
|
| Shaw 'Nuff
|
| Groovin' High
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) and others
probably NYC, 1945
1946
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as, vo) Luckey Tompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
WEAF radio broadcast, "Billy Berg's Supper Club", Hollywood, CA, January 24, 1946
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Al Killian (tp -3,4) Willie Smith (as) Charlie Parker (as -3,4) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (ts) Mel Powell (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 1. 411 | 266 | Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 1
|
| 2. 412 | 267 | Crazy Rhythm, Pt. 2
|
| 3. 413 | 268 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 1
|
| 4. 414 | 269 | Sweet Georgia Brown, Pt. 2
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Willie Smith (as) Charlie Ventura, Lester Young (ts) Mel Powell (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Lee Young (d)
"Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, January 28, 1946
| 309 | The Man I Love, Pt. 1
|
| 310 | The Man I Love, Pt. 2
|
| 311 | The Man I Love, Pt. 3
|
| 312 | The Man I Love, Pt. 4
|
| 313 | The Man I Love, Pt. 5
|
| 314 | The Man I Love, Pt. 6
|
Karl George, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee, Snooky Young (tp) Ralph Bledsoe, Henry Coker, Vic Dickenson, George Washington (tb) Marvin Johnson, Willie Smith (as) Freddie Simon, Lucky Thompson (ts) Gene Porter (bars) Wilbert Baranco (p, vo) Buddy Harper (g) Charles Mingus (b) Earl Watkins (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January, 1946
| BW183-2R | Night And Day
|
| BW184-2 | Weepin' Willie
|
| BW185-2L | Every Time I Think Of You
|
| BW186-2L | Baranco Boogie
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Roy Hall (d) Johnny Richards (arr) + 6 strings, 4 woodwinds, a harp, a french horn
Los Angeles, CA, January or February, 1946
| PAR-101-A | The Way You Look Tonight (Part One)
|
| PAR-101-B | Why Do I Love You? (Part Two)
|
| PAR-102-A | Who? (Part Three)
|
| PAR-102-B | All The Things You Are (Part Four)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) George Handy (p) Arvin Garrison (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 5, 1946
| D1000 | Diggin' Diz (Bongo Beep)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Lucky Thompson (ts, vo) Milt Jackson (vib, vo) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946
| D1001-E | Confirmation
|
| D1002-E | Diggin' For Diz
|
| D1003-A | Dynamo A (Dynamo)
|
| D1003-B | Dynamo B (Dynamo A)
|
| D1004-E | When I Grow Too Old To Dream
|
| D1005-A | 'Round Midnight
|
| D1005-B | -
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Lucky Thompson (ts, vo) Milt Jackson (vib, vo) Al Haig (p) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d): same session
Electro Broadcast Studios, Glendale, CA, February 7, 1946
| D1004-B | When I Grow Too Old To Dream
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Tony Scott (cl, as) Ben Webster (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Gene Ramey (b) Eddie Nicholson (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo -1)
NYC, March 6, 1946
| 1. S1120 | All Too Soon
|
| 2. S1121 | You're Only Happy When I'm Blue
|
| 3. S1122 | Ten Lessons With Timothy
|
Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore (tb) Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Milt Jackson (vib -8/11) Thelonious Monk (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, May-June, 1946
| 1. | Our Delight
|
| 2. | Ray's Idea
|
| 3. | Cool Breeze
|
| 4. | One Bass Hit
|
| 5. | Groovin' High
|
| 6. | Second Balcony Jump
|
| 7. | unknown title
|
| 8. | 'Round Midnight
|
| 9. | Oo-Bup-Sh' Bam
|
| 10. | The Man I Love
|
| 11. | Things To Come
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, June 18, 1946
| Things To Come
|
| Things To Come (alt. take)
|
| Second Balcony Jump
|
| Groovin' High
|
| Our Delight
|
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)
"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, June, 1946
Kenny Dorham (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, July 6, 1946
| unknown title
|
| One Bass Hit
|
| The Man I Love
|
| Oop Bop Sh'bam
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Ray's Idea
|
| Cool Breeze
|
Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John Brown (as) James Moody (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Joe Harris (d) Gil Fuller (arr)
NYC, September 25, 1946
| S3354-2 | For Hecklers Only
|
| S3355B | Smoky Hollow Jump
|
| S3356B | Boppin' The Blues (Dizz-Moody)
|
| S3357B | Moody Speaks
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Henry Coker, Dick Kenny, Harold Smith (tb) John Graas (frh) Philip Shuken (afl) Askell Issenbuth (fl) Harry Steinfeld (ob) Shirley Thompson (basn) Victor Arno, Walter Edelstein, Jack Shulman (vln) Cy Bernhard, Eleanor Slatkin, Felix Slatkin (vlc) Barbara Whitney (harp) Paul Smith (p) Jack Cascales (b) Specs Wright (d) Carlos Vidal Bolado (cga) Johnny Richards (arr, cond)
Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1950
| D385-5 | D393 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
|
| D386-4 | D394 | Lullaby Of The Leaves
|
| D387-3 | D395 | Million Dollar Baby
|
| D388-5 | D396 | What Is There To Say
|
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 1950
| D389-6 | D397 | Alone Together
|
| D390-7 | D398 | These Are The Things I Love
|
| D391-5 | D399 | On The Alamo
|
| D392-3 | D340 | Interlude In C
|
1947 (age 30)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)
WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 13, 1947
| Ko-Ko, I
|
| Hot House
|
| Fine And Dandy
|
Carl Caruso (ann) replaces Elliott, Ulanov
WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 20, 1947
| Ko-Ko, II
|
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
| How Deep Is The Ocean?
|
| Tiger Rag
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
** also issued on Zim ZM 1001.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Joe Harris (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 29, 1947
| 13000 | A Night In Tunisia, Pt. 1
|
| 13001 | A Night In Tunisia, Pt. 2
|
| 13002 | Dizzy Atmosphere
|
| 13003 | Groovin' High, Pt. 1
|
| 13004 | Groovin' High, Pt. 2
|
| 13005 | Confirmation (Riff Warmer)
|
| Ko-Ko
|
Dave Burns, Matthew McKay, Ray Ore, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Joe Taswell Baird, William Shepherd (tb) John Brown, Howard Johnson (as) Joe Gayles, James Moody (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p, arr) Al McKibbon (b) Joe Harris (d) Chano Pozo (cga) Lorenzo Salan (bgo) Kenny "Pancho" Hagood (vo) Tadd Dameron, Gil Fuller, George Russell (arr)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 29, 1947
| N1791-E | Festival In Cuba
|
| N1792-2E | Panic In Puerto Rico
|
| N1793-2E | Bop Salad
|
| N1794-E | A Serenade In Fifths
|
| N1795-B2 | To Be Sure
|
1948
Benny Bailey, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Lammar Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Ted Kelly, Bill Shepherd (tb) John Brown, Howard Johnson (as) Joe Gales, Big Nick Nicholas (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Chano Pozo (cga) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, February 28, 1948
| Oop-Pop-A-Da
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Woody'n You (Algo Bueno)
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| Two Bass Hit
|
| Good Bait
|
| Afro-Cuban Suite
|
| Ool-Ya-Koo
|
| Things To Come
|
** also issued on Mode (F) CMDINT 9849 entitled "
Paris-Salle Pleyel 28 Fevrier 1948: The Many Faces Of Jazz, Vol. 43". Vogue (E) VRL 3011 entitled "
Paris-Salle Pleyel 28 Fevrier 1948". Prestige PR 7818 entitled "
The Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra At Salle Pleyel, Paris, France".
Dave Burns, Willie Cook, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Cindy Duryea, Bill Shepherd, Jesse Tarrant (tb) Ernie Henry (as) John Brown (as, vo) Joe Gayles, James Moody (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) James Forman (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Teddy Stewart (d) Chano Pozo (cga, vo)
"Civic Auditorium", Pasadena, CA, July 19, 1948
| Emanon
|
| Ool-Ya-Koo
|
| Stay On It
|
| Good Bait
|
| One Bass Hit
|
| Manteca
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
** also issued on Jazz Legacy (F) JL 60 entitled "
Pasadena Concert 1948: Jazz Legacy 10". GNP/ZYX (E) GNPD 23 entitled "
Dizzy Gillespie And His Big Band In Concert Featuring Chano Pozo".
1949
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Miles Davis, Fats Navarro (tp -1,2,5) Kai Winding (tb) J.J. Johnson (tb -1,2,5) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Charlie Ventura (ts) Ernie Caceres (bars -1,2,5) Lennie Tristano (p -1,2, p, arr -3/5) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr -1,2)
RCA Studios, NYC, January 3, 1949
| 1. D9VB-0021-1 | Overtime (long version)
|
| 2. D9VB-0021-2 | Overtime (short version)
|
| 3. D9VB-0022-1 | Victory Ball (long version)
|
| 4. D9VB-0022-2 | Victory Ball (short version (alt. take))
|
| 5. D9VB-0022-3 | Victory Ball (short version)
|
** also issued on RCA Bluebird ND 87636 entitled "
The Metronome All Star Bands".
Willie Cook, Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Matthew Gee, Charles Greenlee, Sam Hurt (tb) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Paul Gonsalves, Jesse Powell (ts) Al Gibson (bars) John Acea (p) John Collins (g) Al McKibbon (b) Charles "Specs" Wright (d) Tiny Irvin (vo)
NYC, November 21, 1949
| 4316 | Say When
|
| 4317 | Tally Ho
|
| 4318 | You Stole My Wife, You Horse Thief
|
Floyd Smith (g) Carlos Duchesne (cga) Francisco Pozo (bgo) Joe Carroll (vo) replaces Collins
NYC, January 9, 1950
** also issued on Capitol (H) 5C 052.80852.
Willie Cook, Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Matthew Gee, Charles Greenlee, Sam Hurt (tb) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Paul Gonsalves, Jesse Powell (ts) Al Gibson (bars) John Acea (p) John Collins (g) Al McKibbon (b) Charles "Specs" Wright (d) Tiny Irvin (vo): John Collins (g) replaces Smith, Duchesne, Pozo, Carroll
NYC, November 21, 1949
Floyd Smith (g) Carlos Duchesne (cga) Francisco Pozo (bgo) Joe Carroll (vo) replaces Collins
NYC, January 9, 1950
1950
Willie Cook, Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Matthew Gee, Charles Greenlee, Sam Hurt (tb) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Paul Gonsalves, Jesse Powell (ts) Al Gibson (bars) John Acea (p) Floyd Smith (g) Al McKibbon (b) Charles "Specs" Wright (d) Carlos Duchesne (cga) Francisco Pozo (bgo) Joe Carroll, Tiny Irvin (vo)
NYC, January 9, 1950
Willie Cook, Don Slaughter, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Matthew Gee, Charles Greenlee, Sam Hurt (tb) John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath (as) Paul Gonsalves, Jesse Powell (ts) Al Gibson (bars) John Acea (p) Floyd Smith (g) Al McKibbon (b) Charles "Specs" Wright (d) Carlos Duchesne (cga) Francisco Pozo (bgo) Joe Carroll, Tiny Irvin (vo): same session
NYC, January 9, 1950
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Stan Getz (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Lennie Tristano (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Pete Rugolo (arr)
NYC, January 10, 1950
| CO42629-1A | Double Date
|
| CO42630-1A | No Figs
|
** also issued on Harmony HL 7044.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d)
NYC, June 6, 1950
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d): same session
NYC, June 6, 1950
| 411-3 | An Oscar For Treadwell
|
| 411-4 | -
|
| 412-3 | Mohawk
|
| 412-6 | -
|
| 413-2 | My Melancholy Baby
|
| 414-4 | Leap Frog
|
| 414-6 | -
|
| 415-2 | Relaxin' With Lee
|
| 415-3 | -
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d): same session
NYC, June 6, 1950
| 413-0 | My Melancholy Baby (coda rehearsal)
|
| 413-1 | My Melancholy Baby
|
| 414-1 | Leap Frog
|
| 414-2 | -
|
| 414-3 | -
|
| 414-5 | -
|
| 414-7 | -
|
| 414-9 | -
|
| 414-10 | -
|
| 415-1 | Relaxin' With Lee
|
| 415-5 | -
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Jimmy Heath (as) Jimmy Oliver (ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Joe Harris (d)
NYC, September 16, 1950
| 108 | She's Gone Again
|
| 109A | Nice Work If You Can Get It
|
| 110A | Thinking Of You
|
| 111 | Too Much Weight
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 16002.
1951
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) John Coltrane (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Birdland", NYC, January 6, 1951
| Congo Blues
|
| Yesterdays
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
add J.J. Johnson (tb)
"Birdland", NYC, February 3, 1951
| Birks' Works
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
John Lewis (p) Carl "Kansas" Fields (d) replaces Taylor, Blakey
"Birdland", NYC, March 17, 1951
| Birks' Works (air check 2)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) John Coltrane (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Birdland", NYC, January 6, 1951
| Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete)
|
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
| Birks' Works
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (incomplete)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) John Coltrane (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Billy Taylor (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll (vo): same session
"Birdland", NYC, January 13, 1951
| Good Groove
|
| Tin Tin Deo, No. 1
|
same personnel
"Birdland", NYC, January 20, 1951
| Groovin' High
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
add J.J. Johnson (tb)
"Birdland", NYC, February 3, 1951
John Lewis (p) Carl "Kansas" Fields (d) replaces Taylor, Blakey
"Birdland", NYC, March 17, 1951
| Tin Tin Deo, No. 3
|
| The Champ
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John Coltrane (as, ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Carl "Kansas" Fields (d) Freddy Strong (vo)
Detroit, MI, March 1, 1951
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vo)
NYC, April 16, 1951
| 3636 | Lady Be Good
|
| 3637 | Love Me Pretty Baby
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vo)
NYC, August 16, 1951
| 1206 | I'm In A Mess
|
| 1210 | School Days
|
| Bopsie's Blues
|
| I Couldn't Beat The Rap
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p, org, vo) Stuff Smith (violin) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
NYC, October 25, 1951
| 2301 | Nobody Knows The Trouble (I've Seen)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Bernie Griggs (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
Chicago, IL, July 18, 1952
| 2307 | Umbrella Man
|
| 2308 | Pop's Confessin'
|
** also issued on Savoy MG 12204 entitled "
Dizzy Gillespie - Milt Jackson - Joe Carroll".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John Coltrane (as, ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Carl "Kansas" Fields (d) Freddy Strong (vo)
Detroit, MI, March 1, 1951
| 4015 | Tin Tin Deo
|
| 4020 | Birks' Works
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d) Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vo)
NYC, April 16, 1951
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vo)
NYC, August 16, 1951
| 1500 | Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p, org, vo) Stuff Smith (violin) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
NYC, October 25, 1951
| 2300 | Caravan
|
| 2302 | The Bluest Blues
|
| 2303 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
| 2304 | Stardust
|
| 2305 | Time On My Hands
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Bernie Griggs (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
Chicago, IL, July 18, 1952
| 2309 | Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee
|
| 2310 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
"Birdland", NYC, March 31, 1951
| Blue 'N' Boogie
|
| Anthropology
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Billy Taylor (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
radio broadcast, Voice Of America, "Birdland", NYC, spring 1951
| How High The Moon
|
| Ornithology
|
| Hot House
|
| Embraceable You
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vo)
NYC, August 16, 1951
| Bopsie's Blues (alt. take)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p, org, vo) Stuff Smith (violin) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
NYC, October 25, 1951
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Bernie Griggs (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
Chicago, IL, July 18, 1952
1952 (age 35)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dick Hyman (p) Sandy Block (b) Charlie Smith (d)
Dumont TV Studios, NYC, February 24, 1952
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Graham (as, bars) Milt Jackson (vib, p) Percy Heath (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo -1,4)
NYC, February 29, 1952
| 1. 805 | Groovin' The Nursery Rhymes
|
| 2. 806 | This Is Happiness
|
| 3. 807 | Dizz' Tune (Mrs. Diz)
|
| 4. 808 | Love Is Here To Stay
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Art Simmons (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Humberto Morales (cga)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, March 25, 1952
Arnold Ross (p) replaces Simmons, Morales
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 6, 1952
| 15174 | 939 | Lullaby In Rhythm
|
| 15175 | 945 | Just Blues (One More Blues)
|
| 15180 | 938 | Mama's Blues (Blues Chante) (Mrs. Dizzy Blues)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Art Simmons (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Humberto Morales (cga)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, March 25, 1952
| 14776 | 875 | Cocktails For Two
|
| 14780 | 941 | Blue And Sentimental
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Guy Destanges, Andre Gosset, Rene "Benny" Vasseur (tb) Rene Bigerille (fl) Robert Jeannoutot (ob) Jean Louchez (basn) Albert Gillot (cl) Yvan Allouche, Maurice Elhan, Lionel Galt, Leon Locatelli, Octave Marchesini, Georges Mignot, Albert Mousseux, Roger Sanard, Jean Sauvage (vln) Gabriel Beauvais, Andre Saulnier (vla) Pierre Coddee, Georges Schwartz (vlc) Bernard Galais (harp) Arnold Ross (p) Jean-Jacques Tilche (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Jo Boyer, Daniel White (arr)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 5, 1952
| 14789 | The Man I Love
|
| 14790 | Night And Day
|
| 14791 | Sweet And Lovely
|
| 14792 | My Old Flame
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 6, 1952
| 15173 | 943 | When It's Sleepy Time Down South
|
| 15179 | Blue Moon
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) unidentified tbs, g, woodwinds, harp and strings
Studio Pathe Magellan, Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 17106 | Stormy Weather
|
| 17107 | Jealousie
|
| 17108 | The Very Thought Of You
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Art Simmons (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Humberto Morales (cga)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, March 25, 1952
| 14778 | 876 | Moon Nocturne
|
| 14779 | 942 | Sabla-Y-Blu
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Guy Destanges, Andre Gosset, Rene "Benny" Vasseur (tb) Rene Bigerille (fl) Robert Jeannoutot (ob) Jean Louchez (basn) Albert Gillot (cl) Yvan Allouche, Maurice Elhan, Lionel Galt, Leon Locatelli, Octave Marchesini, Georges Mignot, Albert Mousseux, Roger Sanard, Jean Sauvage (vln) Gabriel Beauvais, Andre Saulnier (vla) Pierre Coddee, Georges Schwartz (vlc) Bernard Galais (harp) Arnold Ross (p) Jean-Jacques Tilche (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Jo Boyer, Daniel White (arr)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 5, 1952
| 14790 | Night And Day (alt. take)
|
| 14791 | Sweet And Lovely (alt. take 1)
|
| - | Sweet And Lovely (alt. take 2)
|
| 14792 | My Old Flame (alt. take)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Arnold Ross (p) Jean-Jacques Tilche (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d)
| 14795 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| - | They Can't Take That Away From Me (alt. take)
|
| 14796 | Taking A Chance On Love (alt. take 1)
|
| - | Taking A Chance On Love (alt. take 2)
|
| - | Taking A Chance On Love (Break At The Beginning)
|
Gillespie plays (tp, vo). Don Byas (ts) replaces Tilche
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 6, 1952
| 15174 | Lullaby In Rhythm (alt. take)
|
| 15178 | Summertime
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) unidentified tbs, g, woodwinds, harp and strings
Studio Pathe Magellan, Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 17104 | Undecided
|
| 17105 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Art Simmons (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Humberto Morales (cga)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, March 25, 1952
| 14781 | 878 | Just One More Chance
|
Arnold Ross (p) replaces Simmons, Morales
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 6, 1952
| 15177 | 944 | Ain't Misbehavin'
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) unidentified tbs, g, woodwinds, harp and strings
Studio Pathe Magellan, Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 17109 | Fine And Dandy
|
| 17110 | I've Got You Under My Skin
|
| 17111 | Pennies From Heaven
|
** also issued on Fontana (E) TL 5343.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Umberto Canto (cga)
Studio Jouvenet, Paris, France, March 27, 1952
| 52V4210-1 | BN2003 | Hurry Home
|
| 52V4213 | I Cover The Waterfront
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Tamper (tb) Hubert Fol (as) Don Byas (ts) Raymond Fol (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Pierre Lemarchand (d)
Schola Cantorum, Paris, France, April 11, 1952
| 52V4224 | BN2010 | CCC Blues (Cripple Crapple Crutch)
|
| 52V4227-1 | BN2006 | She's Funny That Way
|
| 52V4228 | BN2005 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
|
| 52V4229 | BN2001 | Sweet Lorraine
|
| 52V4230 | BN2007 | Everything Happens To Me
|
| 52V4231 | I Don't Know Why
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Nat Peck (tb) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 53V4459 | Always
|
| 53V4460-2 | My Man (alt. take) (Mon Homme (alt. take))
|
| 53V4462 | Watch Out (Fais Gaffe)
|
| 53V4463 | Moon Nocturne
|
| 53V4464 | This Is The Way
|
| 53V4465 | 'S Wonderful
|
** also issued on GNP Crescendo GNP 9028 entitled "
Dizzy!".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Umberto Canto (cga)
Studio Jouvenet, Paris, France, March 27, 1952
| 52V4210-2 | Hurry Home (alt. take)
|
| 52V4211-1 | Afro-Paris (incomplete)
|
| 52V4211-2 | Afro-Paris (alt. take)
|
| 52V4212-1 | BN2008 | Say Eh!
|
| 52V4212-2 | Say Eh! (alt. take)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Tamper (tb) Hubert Fol (as) Don Byas (ts) Raymond Fol (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Pierre Lemarchand (d)
Schola Cantorum, Paris, France, April 11, 1952
| 52V4225 | BN2002 | Lady Bird (Dizzy Song)
|
| 52V4226 | BN2009 | Somebody Loves Me
|
| 52V4227-2 | She's Funny That Way (alt. take)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Umberto Canto (cga)
Studio Jouvenet, Paris, France, March 27, 1952
| 52V4211-3 | BN2004 | Afro-Paris
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Guy Destanges, Andre Gosset, Rene "Benny" Vasseur (tb) Rene Bigerille (fl) Robert Jeannoutot (ob) Jean Louchez (basn) Albert Gillot (cl) Yvan Allouche, Maurice Elhan, Lionel Galt, Leon Locatelli, Octave Marchesini, Georges Mignot, Albert Mousseux, Roger Sanard, Jean Sauvage (vln) Gabriel Beauvais, Andre Saulnier (vla) Pierre Coddee, Georges Schwartz (vlc) Bernard Galais (harp) Arnold Ross (p) Jean-Jacques Tilche (g) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d) Jo Boyer, Daniel White (arr)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 5, 1952
| 14793 | I Waited For You
|
| 14794 | Ghost Of A Chance
|
** originally intended as Clef MGC 747.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d)
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 6, 1952
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Ross (p) Joe Benjamin (b) Bill Clark (d): same session
"Theatre Des Champs-Elysees", Paris, France, April 6, 1952
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Walter Yost (b) Roy Haynes (d) Candido (per) Bob Garrity (ann)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, 2nd set, November 14, 1952
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Jimmy McPartland (cor -2) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Dick Cary (tp -2) Don Elliott (mel -1,3,4, tp -2) Buddy DeFranco (cl -3) Ray Abrams (ts) Ronnie Ball (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)
"Hot versus Cool", "Birdland", NYC, November 24, 1952
| 1. 52S509 | Muskrat Ramble
|
| 2. 52S510 | Battle Of Blues
|
| 3. 52S511 | Indiana
|
| 4. 52S512 | How High The Moon
|
1953
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo, cga) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Sarah Vaughan (vo)
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, February 9, 1953
| 52V4225-2 | Rehearsal Blues (Intro)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo, cga) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Sarah Vaughan (vo): same session
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, February 9, 1953
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo, cga) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Sarah Vaughan (vo): same session
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, February 9, 1953
| Good Bait
|
| Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
|
| My Man (Mon Homme)
|
| (I've Got) The Bluest Blues (Intermission)
|
| Birks' Works
|
| 53V4597 | V7834 | Ooh-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee
|
| 53V4598 | They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| Tin Tin Deo
|
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
| School Days (Ending) (Paris Swing)
|
** also issued on Mode (F) CMDINT 9859 entitled "
The Many Faces Of Jazz, Vol. 48". Vogue (E) VRL 3003 entitled "
Concert Salle Pleyel 1953".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo, cga) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll, Sarah Vaughan (vo): same session
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, February 9, 1953
| (I Don't Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance
|
| Oh, Lady Be Good
|
| Embraceable You
|
| Play, Fiddle, Play
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo, cga) Bill Graham (as, bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Cinema Rex", Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| Minor Walk
|
| Lady Be Good
|
| Birks' Works
|
| Oo-Shoo-Be-Do-Be
|
| Mon Homme
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Pierre Michelot (b)
Dizzy Gillespie, Roger Guerin, Bernard Hulin, Jean Liesse, Fernand Verstraete (tp) Andre Paquinet, Nat Peck, Charles Verstraete (tb) Jack Ary, Robert Cuinet (as) Daniel Dallolmo, Andre Ross (ts) Henri Aspar (bars) Raymond Le Senechal (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Gerard Pochonet (d) Tony Proteau (ldr)
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Two Bass Hit
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Bernard Hulin (tp) Nat Peck (tb) Andre Ross (ts) Wade Legge (p) Pierre Michelot (b)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Nat Peck (tb) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 53V4460 | My Man (Mon Homme)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Nat Peck (tb) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo): same session
Paris, France, February 22, 1953
| 53V4461 | I Got Rhythm (Clappin' Rhythm)
|
| 53V4466 | V7835 | Ooo-Bla-Dee
|
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 135. Contemporary C 2504 entitled "
Dizzy In Paris".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido (undubbed version)
|
| Salt Peanuts (undubbed version)
|
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
|
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)
|
Gillespie plays (tp)
| Allen's Alley (Wee) (undubbed version)
|
| Hot House (undubbed version)
|
| A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 040; Disques Swing (F) M 33312 entitled "
The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido
|
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2
|
| All The Things You Are
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Gillespie plays (tp)
| Allen's Alley (Wee)
|
| Hot House, #1&2
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6003, LP 86003; Original Jazz Classics OJC 044, OJCCD 044-2. America (F) 30 AM 6053 entitled "
Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall".
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Al Jones (d) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Birdland", NYC, May 23, 1953
| The Bluest Blues
|
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Birdland", NYC???, circa late May, 1953
** also issued on Mythic Sound MS 6002-2.
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
NYC, September 2, 1953
| 1280-3 | Jam Blues
|
| 1283-3 | Ballad Medley
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8094.
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d): same session
NYC, September 2, 1953
| 1281-3 | Blue Lou
|
| 1282-3 | Just You, Just Me
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8062.
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d): same session
NYC, September 2, 1953
| 1284-3 | Jammin' For Clef
|
| 1285-2 | Blue Room
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 655; Verve MGV 8053.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 1953
| 1367-4 | Girl Of My Dreams
|
| 1368-7 | 63VK624 | It Don't Mean A Thing
|
| 1369-1 | It's The Talk Of The Town
|
| 1370-1 | Siboney, Pt. 1
|
| 1371-2 | Siboney, Pt. 2
|
| 1372-3 | 63VK622 | Exactly Like You
|
| 1373-3 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
|
| 1374-1 | Impromptu
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Hank Mobley (ts) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, May 25, 1954
** also issued on Verve MGV 8141.
1954
Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (tp) Leon Comegys, J.J. Johnson, George Mathews (tb) George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson (as) Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney, Roberto Rodriguez (b) Charlie Persip (d) Candido Camero, Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Chico O'Farrill (arr)
NYC, May 24, 1954
| 1711-4 | Manteca Theme
|
| 1712-4 | Contraste
|
| 1713-4 | Jungle
|
| 1714-4 | Rhumba Finale
|
| 1715-2 | 6/8
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Gilbert Valdez (fl) Rene Hernandez (p) Robert Rodriguez (b) Candido Camero, Jose Mangual, Ralph Miranda, Umbaldo Nieto (per)
NYC, June 3, 1954
| 1738-10 | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 1739-3 | Caravan
|
| 1740-3 | Con Alma
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8191.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Hank Mobley (ts) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, May 25, 1954
| 1716-3 | Sugar Hips
|
| 1717-2 | Hey Pete
|
| 1719-1 | Money Honey
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb -1/3) Hank Mobley (ts) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 8, 1954
| 1. 1756-5 | Blue Mood
|
| 2. 1757-2 | Rails
|
| 3. 1758-6 | Devil And The Flesh (Devil And The Fish)
|
| 4. 1759-2 | Rhumbola
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Taft Jordan, Ermit V. Perry, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Gigi Gryce, Hilton Jefferson (as) Budd Johnson, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Persip (d) Herb Lance (vo)
NYC, September 12, 1955
| 2514-1 | Seems Like You Just Don't Care
|
Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Willie Smith (as) Curtis Amy, Ed Beel (ts) Clyde Dunn (bars) Carl Perkins (p) George Bledsoe (b) Al Bartee (d) Toni Harper (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1955
| 2551-7 | Taking A Chance On Love
|
| 2552-3 | Play Me The Blues
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8173 entitled "
Jazz Recital".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Hank Mobley (ts) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, June 8, 1954
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Harris (tb -1) Benny Carter (as) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, September 14, 1954
| 1. 1959-1 | Marriage Blues
|
| 2. 1960-1 | Just One Of Those Things
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8135.
Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (tp) Leon Comegys, J.J. Johnson, George Mathews (tb) George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson (as) Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (b) Charlie Persip (d) Buster Harding (arr)
NYC, September 15, 1954
| 1980-3 | Cool Eyes
|
| 1981-1 | Confusion
|
| 1982-4 | Pile Driver
|
| 1983-2 | Hob Nail Special
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Jim Chambers, Fred Klein (frh) Danny Bank (bars) George Berg, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley (woodwinds) Wynton Kelly (p) Percy Heath (b) Jimmy Crawford (d) Johnny Richards (arr, cond) 9 strings
NYC, September 16, 1954
| 1984-6 | Rose Of Picardy
|
| 1985 | Silhouette
|
| 1986-8 | Can You Recall?
|
| 1987-2 | O Solow
|
** also issued on Norgran MGN 1090; Verve MGV 8178 entitled "
Diz Big Band".
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Flip Phillips, Ben Webster (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
"Bushnell Memorial Auditorium", Hartford, CT, September 17, 1954
| Jazz Concert Blues
|
| The Challenges
|
| The Ballad Medley
|
| Drum Solo
|
** also issued on Verve MG VOL.10 entitled "
Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 10".
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
NYC, October 29, 1954
| 2016-1 | 63VK625 | Sometimes I'm Happy
|
| 2020-1 | The Ballad Medley
|
| 2021-1 | Blue Moon
|
| 2025-6 | Limehouse Blues
|
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d): same session
NYC, October 29, 1954
| 2017-3 | Algo Bueno
|
| 2018-1 | Trumpet Blues
|
| 2022-1 | I've Found A New Baby
|
| 2023-5 | Pretty Eyed Baby
|
| 2024-1 | 62VK447 | I Can't Get Started With You
|
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d): same session
NYC, October 29, 1954
| 2019-1 | 62VK460 | The Beat's On
|
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Flip Phillips (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d)
NYC, October 30, 1954
| 2032-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy, Pt. 1
|
| 2033-1 | Stompin' At The Savoy, Pt. 2
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 656; Verve MGV 8054.
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Flip Phillips (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d): same session
NYC, October 30, 1954
| 2034-1 | Lullaby In Rhythm
|
| 2035-1 | Funky Blues No. 2
|
1955
Dizzy Gillespie, Taft Jordan, Ermit V. Perry, Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Gigi Gryce, Hilton Jefferson (as) Budd Johnson, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wade Legge (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Persip (d) Herb Lance (vo)
NYC, September 12, 1955
| 2515-4 | Evening Sound
|
| 2516-3 | About To Wail
|
| 2517-7 | Begin The Beguine
|
| 2518-2 | Shout By Rail
|
Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Willie Smith (as) Curtis Amy, Ed Beel (ts) Clyde Dunn (bars) Carl Perkins (p) George Bledsoe (b) Al Bartee (d) Toni Harper (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1955
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips, Lester Young (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
"Opera House", Chicago, IL, October 2, 1955
| The Blues
|
| The Modern Set
|
| The Swing Set
|
| The Ballad Medley
|
| Buddy Rich's Explosion
|
** also issued on Verve MG VOL.11 entitled "
Jazz At The Philharmonic, Vol. 11".
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich (d)
NYC, November 1, 1955
| 2527-3 | 63VK632 | Gene's Blues
|
| 2528-3 | Buddy's Blues
|
| 2529-1 | Bernie's Tune
|
| 2530-1 | I Never Knew
|
| 2531-2 | Sweethearts On Parade
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8069, MGV 8400, V/V6 8400.
Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d)
NYC, November 2, 1955
| 2540-1 | Tour De Force
|
| 2541-3 | Steeplechase
|
Stan Levey (d) replaces Edison, Rich
Los Angeles, CA, October 16, 1956
Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Willie Smith (as) Curtis Amy, Ed Beel (ts) Clyde Dunn (bars) Carl Perkins (p) George Bledsoe (b) Al Bartee (d) Toni Harper (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1955
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Flip Phillips (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Louis Bellson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo) and others
Berlin, West Germany, 1955
| Easy Does It
|
| Seven Come Eleven
|
| Jam Session, No. 1
|
| Jam Session, No. 2
|
| Willow Weep For Me
|
| I Don't Know Why
|
| Imagination
|
| My Old Flame
|
| Mop Top
|
| Billies Bounce
|
| Ella
|
| Papa Loves Mambo
|
| Perdido
|
1956
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) John Lewis (p) Clifton "Skeeter" Best (g) Percy Heath (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 12, 1956
| 2652-6 | Tour De Force
|
| 2653-1 | Dizzy Meets Sonny
|
| 2654-1 | Ballad Medley
|
| 2655-1 | Blues For The Bird
|
| 2656-1 | Mean To Me
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8166. Verve VE1 2533 entitled "
Dizzy Meets Sonny".
Dizzy Gillespie, Ermit V. Perry, Ernie Royal, Idrees Sulieman (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb) Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab (as) Lucky Thompson, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Wade Legge (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, February 14, 1956
| 2773-4 | Doodlin'
|
| 2774-4 | Sometimes I'm Happy
|
| 2775-3 | Jessica's Day
|
Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (tb) Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods (as) Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Marty Flax (bars) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, May 18 & 19, 1956
| 2831-2 | Dizzy's Business
|
| 2833-1 | 63VK623 | Jessica's Day
|
| 2834-1 | Tour De Force
|
| 2835-1 | I Can't Get Started
|
| 2836-3 | Stella By Starlight
|
| 2837-1 | 62VK237 | Doodlin'
|
| 2838-1 | Night In Tunisia
|
same personnel
NYC, June 6, 1956
| 2839-1 | 63VK621 | The Champ
|
| 2843-1 | My Reverie
|
| 2844-1 | Dizzy's Blues
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8174.
Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (tb) Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods (as) Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Marty Flax (bars) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Charlie Persip (d): same personnel
NYC, May 18 & 19, 1956
same personnel
NYC, June 6, 1956
| 2840-1 | Yesterdays
|
| 2841-2 | Tin Tin Deo
|
| 2842-2 | Groovin' For Nat
|
| 2845-2 | Annie's Dance
|
| 2846-2 | Cool Breeze
|
| 2847-1 | School Days
|
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, April 8, 1957
| 20838-13 | Stablemates
|
| 20839-15 | That's All
|
| 20840-2 | Groovin' High
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Stan Getz (ts) John Lewis (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 16, 1956
| 4029-2 | Bebop
|
| 4030-2 | We (My Honey And Me)
|
| 4031-3 | Dark Eyes
|
| 4032-3 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Stan Getz (ts) John Lewis (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Stan Levey (d): same session
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 16, 1956
| 4031-? | Dark Eyes (alt. take)
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Al Grey, Rod Levitt, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)
"Birdland", NYC, November 4-December 2, 1956
| Introduction
|
| Dizzy's Blues
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Stella By Starlight
|
| Doodlin'
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Al Grey, Rod Levitt, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (ts) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -1)
"Birdland", NYC, December 1, 1956
| 1. | If You Could See Me Now
|
| 2. | Groovin' For Nat
|
| 3. | The Theme
|
| 4. | Introduction / The Theme
|
| 5. | Whisper Not
|
| 6. | Tangerine
|
| 7. | Dizzy's Business (incomplete)
|
1957 (age 40)
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -6/8) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, April 7, 1957
| 1. 20828-5 | Jordu
|
| 2. 20829-8 | 63VK626 | Birks' Works
|
| 3. 20830-12 | Umbrella Man
|
| 4. 20831-13 | Autumn Leaves
|
| 5. 20832-16 | Tangerine
|
| 6. 20833-18 | Over The Rainbow
|
| 7. 20834-21 | You No Quiero Bailer
|
| 8. 20835-29 | If You Could See Me Now
|
omit Cromer
NYC, April 8, 1957
| 20836-5 | Left Hand Corner
|
| 20837-9 | Whisper Not
|
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -7) Ernie Wilkins (arr)
NYC, April 8, 1957
| 1. 20836-1 | Left Hand Corner
|
| 2. 20836-2 | -
|
| 3. 20836-3 | -
|
| 4. 20836-4 | -
|
| 5. 20837-6 | Whisper Not
|
| 6. 20837-8 | -
|
| 7. 20841-29 | Mayflower Rock
|
Gillespie plays (tp) Liston plays (tb) Golson plays (ts). Ray Connor (tb) Pee Wee Moore (bars) replaces Levitt, Root, Cromer, Wilkins
NYC, July 8, 1957
| 21094-4 | You'll Be Sorry
|
| 21095-8 | Wonder Why
|
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, arr) Al Grey, Rod Levitt (tb) Melba Liston (tb, arr) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Billy Mitchell (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Billy Root (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo) Ernie Wilkins (arr): Gillespie plays (tp, arr) Liston plays (tb, arr) Golson plays (ts, arr). Rod Levitt (tb) Billy Root (bars) Austin Cromer (vo) Ernie Wilkins (arr) replaces Connor, Moore
NYC, April 8, 1957
** reissue of Verve 89173.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Wynton Kelly (p) Stuff Smith (violin) Paul West (b) J.C. Heard (d) The Gordon Family: George Gordon, George Gordon Jr., Richard Gordon, Honey Gordon (vocal group -5)
NYC, April 17, 1957
| 1. 20866-5 | Rio Pakistan
|
| 2. 20867-6 | It's Only A Paper Moon
|
| 3. 20868-8 | Purple Sounds
|
| 4. 20869-10 | Russian Lullaby
|
| 5. 20870-12 | Oh, Lady Be Good
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
Chester, PA, June 14, 1957
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Doodlin'
|
| Autumn Leaves
|
| My Reverie
|
| Dizzy's Business
|
| I Remember Clifford
|
| Jordu
|
| Whisper Not
|
| Birks' Works
|
| Jessica's Day
|
| Left Hand Corner
|
| Yesterdays
|
| Cool Breeze
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d) Austin Cromer (vo -10)
Chester, PA, June 14, 1957
| 1. | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 2. | Autumn Leaves
|
| 3. | Dizzy's Business
|
| 4. | Anitra's Dance
|
| 5. | Begin The Beguine
|
| 6. | Left Hand Corner
|
| 7. | I Love You Much To Much
|
| 8. | Yesterdays
|
| 9. | Cool Breeze
|
| 10. | Wonder Why
|
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Ray Nance (tp, violin) Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, June 24, 1957
| 21034-6 | Take The "A" Train
|
** part of Verve MGV 4010-4.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz, Paul Gonsalves, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Wendell Marshall (b) J.C. Heard (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, June 26, 1957
| 21045-3 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
| 21046-1 | Ballad Medley: On The Alamo / Stompin' At The Savoy / This Time The Dream's On Me / Time After Time / Gone With The Wind
|
| 21047-2 | Ballad Medley: I'm Through With Love / Without A Word Of Warning / Sweet Lorraine / Love Walked In / September Song
|
| 21048-2 | Dizzy Atmosphere (All The Things You Are)
|
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
| 63VK577 | Dizzy's Blues
|
| 63VK578 | School Days
|
| Doodlin'
|
| Manteca
|
| I Remember Clifford
|
| Cool Breeze
|
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6023. Verve V6 8830 entitled "
The Newport Years, Vol. 5".
Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Chuck Connors, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Mary Lou Williams (p -1,2) Wynton Kelly (p -3) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
| 1. | Zodiac Suite: Virgo / Libra / Aries
|
| 2. | The Carioca
|
| 3. | A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6025 entitled "
Dizzy Gillespie And Count Basie At Newport".
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d): Gillespie plays (tp). Ray Connor (tb) replaces Connors, Williams
NYC, July 8, 1957
| 21092 | 62VK236 | Joogie Boogie
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d): same session
NYC, July 8, 1957
| 21092 | Joogie Boogie (alt. take)
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d): same session
NYC, July 8, 1957
| 21093-2 | I Remember Clifford
|
Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick (tp) Ray Connor, Al Grey, Melba Liston (tb) Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell (as) Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Charlie Persip (d): same personnel
Chester, PA, July 14, 1957
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Stan Getz (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
"Opera House", Chicago, IL, October 20, 1957
| Now's The Time
|
| Autumn In New York
|
| Wee
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Dear Old Stockholm
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -3,4) Sonny Rollins (ts -1,2) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 11, 1957
| 1. 21845-2 | 62VK451 | Wheatleigh Hall
|
| 2. 21846 | Sumphin'
|
| 3. 21847-1 | Con Alma
|
| 4. 21848-14 | Haute Mon'
|
** part of Verve VE2 2505.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Henry Coker (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, arr) Benny Golson (ts, arr) Pee Wee Moore (bars) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 17, 1957
| 21849 | Blues After Dark
|
| 21850 | Sea Breeze
|
| 21851 | Out Of The Past
|
| 21852 | Shabozz
|
| 21853 | Reminiscing
|
| 21854 | A Night At Toni's
|
| 21855 | Smoke Signals
|
| 21856 | Just By Myself
|
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6117.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 19, 1957
| 21857 | 62VK497 | The Eternal Triangle
|
| 21857A | On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
| 21857B | 62VK498 | After Hours
|
| 21857C | 63VK627 | I Know That You Know
|
** part of Verve VE2 2505.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Barney Wilen (ts) Bud Powell (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Paris, France, 1957
** also issued on Mythic Sound MS 6005-2.
1958
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Gus Johnson (d)
Paris, France, May 1, 1958
| 1389 | Les Tricheurs
|
| 1390 | Clo's Tune
|
| 1391 | Phil's Tune
|
| 1392 | Mic's Jump
|
1959
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Junior Mance (p) Les Spann (g, fl) Sam Jones (b) Lex Humphries (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga)
NYC, February 17, 1959
| 22711-5 | Girl Of My Dreams
|
| 22715 | Ungawa
|
same personnel
NYC, February 18, 1959
| 22718-1 | Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
|
| 22720-1 | Willow Weep For Me
|
| 22721-5 | The Umbrella Man
|
same personnel
NYC, February 20, 1959
| 22723-1 | Constantinople
|
| 22726-2 | Lorraine
|
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6068.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Junior Mance (p) Les Spann (g, fl) Sam Jones (b) Lex Humphries (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga): same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1959
| 22712-5 | My Man
|
| 22713-3 | Moonglow
|
| 22714-5 | There Is No Greater Love
|
| 22716-2 | St. Louis Blues
|
same personnel
NYC, February 18, 1959
| 22717-5 | I Found A Million Dollar Baby
|
| 22719-3 | Always
|
| 22722-1 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy
|
same personnel
NYC, February 20, 1959
| 22724-1 | Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
|
| 22725-2 | Woody'n You
|
** also issued on Verve MGVS 6047.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Leo Wright (as, fl) Junior Mance (p) Art Davis (b) Teddy Steward (d)
live in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 17, 1959
| I Found A Million Dollar Baby
|
| My Man
|
| Lady Be Good
|
| They Can't Take That Away From Me
|
| Wheatleigh Hall
|
| A Short One
|
| Introduction
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Lorraine
|
| Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee
|
| There Is No Greater Love
|
| Woody'n You
|
** also issued on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36024.
1960
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Leo Wright (as) Junior Mance or Sister Rosetta Tharpe (p) Les Spann (g) Art Davis (b) Lex Humphries (d) Katie Bell Nubin (vo)
NYC, January, 1960
| 24000 | When The Bride Groom Comes
|
| 24001 | Virgin Mary
|
| 24002 | Miami Storm
|
| 24003 | Pressin' On
|
| 24004 | I Shall Not Be Moved
|
| 24005 | Angels Watchin' Over Me
|
| 24006 | Where's Adam?
|
| 24007 | Come Over Here
|
| 24008 | Sad To Think Over My Saviour
|
** originally intended as Verve MGV 8372, MGVS 6147.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Leo Wright (as, fl) Junior Mance (p) Art Davis (b) Teddy Stewart (d)
Chicago, IL, March 28 & 29, 1960
| 26600 | Theme From Formula 409, Pt. 1
|
| 26601 | Theme From Formula 409, Pt. 2
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Ray Alonge, Richard Berg, Joe Singer (frh) Jay McAllister (tu) Robert DiDomenica (fl) Ernest Bright, John Murtaugh, Paul Richie, Stan Webb (woodwinds) George Devens (vib) Hank Jones (p) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) Clare Fisher (arr, dir)
NYC, April 27, 1960
| 26644 | Caravan
|
| 26645 | Come Sunday
|
Jones plays (p, cel)
NYC, April 27 & 28, 1960
| 26752 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be
|
| 26753 | Chelsea Bridge
|
| 26754 | Upper Manhattan Medical Group
|
| 26755 | Johnny Come Lately
|
| 26756 | Perdido
|
Jones plays (p)
NYC, April 28, 1960
| 26647 | In A Mellow Tone
|
| 26648 | Sophisticated Lady
|
| 26649 | Serenade To Sweden
|
| 26650 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
|
John Frosk, Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder (tp) Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Britt Woodman (tb) Paul Faulise (btb) Jim Buffington, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller, Julius Watkins (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Leo Wright (as, fl) Lalo Schifrin (p) Art Davis (b) Chuck Lampkin (d) Candido Camero (cga) Jack Del Rio (bgo) Willie Rodriguez (tim)
NYC, November 14 & 15, 1960
| 26850 | Pan Americana
|
| 26851 | Blues
|
| 26852 | Prelude
|
William Lister, Morris Secon (frh) replaces Buffington, Richman
NYC, November 16, 1960
| 26853 | Africana
|
| 26854 | Toccata
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Cannonball Adderley, Benny Carter (as) Lalo Schifrin (p) Art Davis (b) Chuck Lampkin (d)
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, November 21, 1960
| 63VK377 | Bernie's Tune
|
| 63VK378 | Swedish Jam
|
** part of Verve 2V6S 8823.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Victor Feldman (vib, p) Sam Jones (b) Louis Hayes (d)
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, November 21, 1960
| 63VK445 | Blue 'N Boogie (Bop 'N Boogie)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Leo Wright (fl -1) Stan Getz (ts) Lalo Schifrin (p) Art Davis (b) Chuck Lampkin (d) Candido Camero (bgo -2,3)
"Konserthuset", Stockholm, Sweden, November 21, 1960
| 1. 63VK374 | Kush
|
| 2. 63VK375 | The Mooch
|
| 3. 63VK376 | Wheatleigh Hall
|
** part of Verve 2V6S 8823.
1961
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Leo Wright (as, fl) Lalo Schifrin (p) Bob Cunningham (b) Chuck Lampkin (d) Candido Camero (cga)
"The Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, February 9, 1961
| 61VK257 | Kush
|
| 61VK258 | Salt Peanuts
|
| 61VK259 | The Mooche
|
| 61VK260 | A Night In Tunisia
|
John Frosk, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Carl Warwick (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Paul Faulise, George Matthews, Arnett Sparrow, Britt Woodman (tb) John Barrows, Richard Berg, Jim Buffington, Gunther Schuller (frh) Don Butterfield (tu) Leo Wright (as, fl) Lalo Schifrin (p) Art Davis (b) Chuck Lampkin (d) Ray Barretto, Julio Collazo, Jose Mangual (per) Joe Carroll (vo)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 4, 1961
| 61VK248 | This Is The Way
|
| 61VK249 | Manteca
|
| 61VK251 | Ool-Ya-Koo
|
| 61VK256 | Tunisian Fantasy
|
| Kush
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Bernie Glow, Robert Nagel, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis (tp) Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Dick Hixson, Jimmy Knepper (tb) John Barrows, Jim Buffington (frh) Harvey Phillips, William Stanley (tu) Gloria Agostini, Laura Newell (harp) George Duvivier (b) Charlie Persip (d) J.J. Johnson (arr) Gunther Schuller (cond)
NYC, May 18, 1961
| 61VK261 | The Sword Of Orion
|
| 61VK262 | Jubelo
|
| 61VK263 | Blue Mist
|
| 61VK264 | Fantasia
|
| 61VK265 | Horn Of Plenty
|
| 61VK266 | Ballade
|
1962 (age 45)
Conte Candoli, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson (tp) Mike Barone, Bob Edmonson, Frank Rosolino, Kenny Shroyer (tb) Luis Kant, Stewart Rensey, Ches Thompson (frh) Red Callender (tu) Charlie Kennedy, Phil Woods (as) James Moody, Bill Perkins (ts) Bill Hood (bars) Lalo Schifrin (p) Al Hendrickson (g) Buddy Clark, Chris White (b) Rudy Collins, Mel Lewis (d) Francisco Aquabella, Larry Bunker, Emil Richards (per) Benny Carter (cond)
United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, September, 1962
| 22344 | PB5187 | PS2029 | The Conquerors
|
| 22346 | PB5189 | PS2031 | The Sword
|
| 22347 | PB5190 | PS2032 | The Chains
|
| 22350 | PB5193 | PS2035 | Chorale
|
| 22351 | PB5194 | PS2036 | The Legend Of Atlantis
|
| 22352 | PB5195 | PS2037 | The Empire, Pt. 1
|
** originally intended as Philips (US) PHM 200-072, (US) PHS 600-072.
** also issued on Limelight LS 86022.
1963
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bud Powell (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Claudine Barge, Jean-Claude Briodin, Christiane Legrand, Eddy Louiss, Mimi Perrin, Robert Smart, Ward Swingle (vo)
Europasonor Studios, Paris, France, July 8, 1963
| 29173 | One Bass Hit
|
| 29174 | Two Bass Hit
|
| 29175 | Emanon
|
| 29176 | Blue 'N' Boogie
|
| 29177 | The Champ
|
| 29178 | Tin Tin Deo
|
| 29179 | Groovin' High
|
| 29180 | Ow!
|
| 29181 | Hot House
|
| 29182 | Anthropology
|
** also issued on Philips (US) PHS 600-106.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (ts, as, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d)
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, September 11, 1963
same personnel
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, September 12, 1963
| 30624 | Theme From "Picnic"
|
| 30625 | Caesar And Cleopatra Theme
|
| 30626 | Love Theme From "Lolita"
|
same personnel
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, September 13, 1963
| 30627 | Theme From "Lawrence Of Arabia"
|
| 30628 | More
|
| 30629 | Never On Sunday
|
| 30630 | Days Of Wine And Roses
|
same personnel
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, September 14, 1963
| 30631 | Moon River
|
| 30632 | Carioca
|
| 30633 | Walk On The Wild Side
|
** also issued on Philips (US) PHS 600-123.
1964
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (ts, as, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 21, 1964
| 32129 | Bonnie's Blues
|
| 32130 | Coney Island
|
| 32131 | Theme From "The Cool World"
|
same personnel
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 22, 1964
| 32133 | Duke's Fantasy
|
| 32134 | Street Music
|
| 32135 | The Pushers
|
| 32136 | Enter, Priest
|
same personnel
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 23, 1964
| 32137 | Duke's Last Soliloquy
|
| 32138 | Duke's Awakening
|
| 32139 | Coolie
|
| 32140 | Duke On The Run
|
** also issued on Philips (US) PHS 600-138.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (ts, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b, vo -1, b -2) Rudy Collins (d) Kansas Fields (per)
Chicago, IL, November 4, 1964
| 1. 34072 | Barbados Carnival
|
| 2. 34073 | And Then He Stopped
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp -1, tp, vo -2,3) James Moody (ts, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d) Kansas Fields (per)
Chicago, IL, November 5, 1964
| 1. 34074 | Trinidad Hello
|
| 2. 34075 | Jambo
|
| 3. 34076 | Poor Joe
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp -1,2, tp, vo -3) James Moody (ts, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d) Kansas Fields (per)
Chicago, IL, November 6, 1964
| 1. 34077 | Fiesta Mo-Jo
|
| 2. 34078 | Trinidat Goodbye
|
| 3. 34079 | Don't Try To Keep Up With The Joneses
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86007.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (ts, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d) Kansas Fields (per)
Chicago, IL, November 6, 1964
| 34832 | Fiesta Mo-Jo (45 rpm edit)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (ts, fl) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d) Kansas Fields (per): same session
Chicago, IL, November 6, 1964
| 34080 | Fickle Finger Of Fate
|
Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham (tp) Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Melba Liston, Kai Winding (tb) James Moody (fl, as, ts) Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods (as) Roland Kirk, Lucky Thompson (ts) Benny Golson (ts, arr -2,3) Pepper Adams (bars) Milt Jackson (vib) Bobby Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Byers (arr -1) Quincy Jones (cond)
NYC, December 20, 1964
| 1. 34247 | I Had A Ball
|
| 2. 34248 | Almost
|
| 3. 34249 | Addie's At It Again
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86002.
1965
Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Lee Konitz (as) Billy Taylor (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
"Charlie Parker Memorial Concert", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 27, 1965
| 35155 | Medley: Bird Watcher / Disorder At The Border
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (fl, as) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d)
| 35133 | Um-Hmm! (Ode To Yard)
|
| 35148 | Groovin' High
|
** also issued on Limelight LS 86017.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (fl, as) Kenny Barron (p) Chris White (b) Rudy Collins (d): same session
"Charlie Parker Memorial Concert", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, March 27, 1965
| 35135 | Blues (From Gillespiana)
|
| 35136 | My Funny Valentine
|
| 35137 | A Night In Tunisia
|
1967 (age 50)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) James Moody (ts, as, fl, vo) Mike Longo (p) Frank Schifano (b) Otis Candy Finch Jr. (d)
"Memory Lane", Los Angeles, CA, May 25 & 26, 1967
| Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
|
| Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow)
|
| Bye
|
| Something In Your Smile
|
| Kush
|
** also issued on MCA 29036.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Chick Corea (p) Ray Nance (violin) Richard Davis (b) Elvin Jones (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967
| Birks' Works (Dizzy's Blues)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Pepper Adams (bars) Chick Corea (p) Ray Nance (violin) Richard Davis (b) Mel Lewis (d -1,3) Elvin Jones (d -2)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967
| 1. | Blues For Max
|
| 2. | Lullaby Of The Leaves
|
| 3. | Lover Come Back To Me
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Garnett Brown (tb) Pepper Adams (bars) Chick Corea (p) Richard Davis (b) Mel Lewis (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, October 1, 1967
| Sweet Georgia Brown
|
| On The Trail
|
| Tour De Force
|
1969
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Alex Cafa (g) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)
Paris, France, 1969
| Woody'n You
|
| Groovin' High
|
| Don't Blame Me
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| Lover Man
|
| Cush
|
** also issued on Moon (It) MCD 006-2.
1971
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Stan Getz (ts -6) Vince Benedetti (p) Alby Cullaz (b) Art Taylor (d)
ORTF, live in Chateauvallon, France, August 29, 1971
| 1. | Soft And Furry
|
| 2. | Night In Tunisia
|
| 3. | Summertime
|
| 4. | I'll Remember April
|
| 5. | What's New?
|
| 6. | Stella By Starlight
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)
"T.N.P.", Paris, France, October 22, 1971
| I Mean You
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Tour De Force
|
| Tin Tin Deo
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel
"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
| Blue 'N' Boogie
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Tour De Force
|
| Lover Man
|
| Tin Tin Deo
|
| Everything Happens To Me
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel
Berne or Zurich, Switzerland, November 12, 1971
| Straight, No Chaser
|
| Thelonious
|
| Epistrophy
|
| Don't Blame Me
|
| I'll Wait For You
|
| Sweet And Lovely
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel
"Victoria Theatre", London, England, 1st concert, November 14, 1971
| 24075 | Tin Tin Deo
|
| 24077 | Woody'n You
|
| 24080 | A Night In Tunisia
|
same personnel
"Victoria Theatre", London, England, 2nd concert, November 14, 1971
| 24081 | Blue 'N' Boogie
|
| 24082 | 'Round Midnight
|
| 24083 | Tour De Force
|
| 24084 | Lover Man (Dizzy's Rap)
|
| 24086 | Allen's Alley (The Bebop Tune)
|
| 24088 | Everything Happens To Me
|
| 24089 | Blue Monk
|
| 24090 | A Night In Tunisia
|
1972 (age 55)
Jon Faddis, Lonnie Hillyer, Lloyd Michaels, Eddie Preston (tp) Eddie Bert (btb) Richard Berg, Sharon Moe (frh) Robert Stewart (tu) Howard Johnson (tu, bsx) James Moody (fl) Lee Konitz, Charles McPherson, Richie Perri (as) Gene Ammons, George Dorsey (ts) Bobby Jones (ts, cl) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Foster, Randy Weston (p) Milt Hinton (b) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Joe Chambers (d) Dizzy Gillespie, Honey Gordon (vo) Bill Cosby (vo, ann) Sy Johnson (arr) Teo Macero (arr, cond)
"Philharmonic Hall", Lincoln Center, NYC, February 4, 1972
| CO112563 | Honeysuckle Rose
|
| CO112564 | Jump Monk
|
| CO112565 | E.S.P.
|
| CO112566 | Ecclusiastics
|
| CO112567 | Eclipse
|
| CO112568 | Us Is Two
|
| CO112570 | Mingus Blues
|
| CO112571 | Little Royal Suite
|
| CO112574 | E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too
|
| CO113019 | Ool-Ya-Koo
|
** also issued on Columbia/Legacy C2K 64975.
Jon Faddis, Lonnie Hillyer, Lloyd Michaels, Eddie Preston (tp) Eddie Bert (btb) Richard Berg, Sharon Moe (frh) Robert Stewart (tu) Howard Johnson (tu, bsx) James Moody (fl) Lee Konitz, Charles McPherson, Richie Perri (as) Gene Ammons, George Dorsey (ts) Bobby Jones (ts, cl) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Foster, Randy Weston (p) Milt Hinton (b) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Joe Chambers (d) Dizzy Gillespie, Honey Gordon (vo) Bill Cosby (vo, ann) Sy Johnson (arr) Teo Macero (arr, cond): same session
"Philharmonic Hall", Lincoln Center, NYC, February 4, 1972
| Introduction By Bill Cosby
|
| CO112569 | Taurus In The Arena Of Life (Number One Grandson)
|
| Introduction To Little Royal Suite By Bill Cosby
|
| Introduction To Strollin' By Bill Cosby
|
| CO112572 | Strollin'
|
| CO112573 | The I Of Hurricane Sue
|
| Portrait
|
| Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too
|
** reissue of Columbia KG 31614 + 8 bonus tracks.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) Bobby Tucker (p) Art Koenig (b) Charlie Persip (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 1, 1972
** part of Cobblestone CST 9032-6.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Stan Getz (ts) John Blair (vln) Milt Jackson (vib) Mary Lou Williams (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d) Big Black (cga)
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
| 25536 | Bags' Groove
|
| 25537 | A Night In Tunisia
|
** part of Cobblestone CST 9032-6.
Jon Faddis (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charles McPherson (as) Bobby Jones (ts, cl) John Foster (p) Charles Mingus (b) Roy Brooks (d, musical saw)
"Niece Jazz Festival", France, July 20, 1972
| Blues Medley Jam
|
| Pops (When The Saints Go Marchin' In)
|
1973
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts -4,5) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Humberto Canto (cga)
Paris, France, April 13, 1973
| 1. | Stella By Starlight
|
| 2. | I Waited For You
|
| 3. | Girl Of My Dreams
|
| 4. | Fiesta
|
| 5. | Mo-Jo
|
| 6. | Serenity
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts -1,4) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Humberto Canto (cga)
Paris, France, April 13, 1973
| 1. | Manteca
|
| 2. | Alone Together
|
| 3. | Brother 'K'
|
| 4. | Wheatleigh Hall
|
1974
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Joe Pass (g) Ray Brown (b) Mickey Roker (d)
Los Angeles, CA, September 17 & 19, 1974
| Frelimo
|
| Hurry Home
|
| Russian Lullaby
|
| Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers)
|
| Birks' Works
|
| September Song
|
| Jitterbug Waltz
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 443, OJCCD 443-2.
Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Jimmy Robins (p, org) Pee Wee Crayton (g) Chuck Norris (b) Washington Rucker (d) Joe Turner (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, September 18, 1974
** also issued on Pablo PACD 2310-943-2.
Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Jimmy Robins (p, org) Pee Wee Crayton (g) Chuck Norris (b) Washington Rucker (d) Joe Turner (vo): same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, September 19, 1974
| Mornin', Noon And Night
|
| I Know You Love Me Baby
|
| T.V. Momma
|
| 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 497, OJCCD 497-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Oscar Peterson (p)
London, England, November 28 & 29, 1974
| Caravan
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| Mozambique
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| Autumn Leaves
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| Close Your Eyes
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| Blues For Bird
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| Dizzy Atmosphere
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| Alone Together
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| Con Alma
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Oscar Peterson (p): same session
London, England, November 28 & 29, 1974
| Stella By Starlight
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| There Is No Greater Love
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 857-2.
1975
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) John Lewis (p -1,5) Hank Jones (p -2/4,6) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 19 & 20, 1975
| 1. | Blues 'N Boogie
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| 2. | Confirmation
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| 3. | Groovin' High
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| 4. | Lover Man
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| 5. | All The Things You Are
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| 6. | Lady Bird
|
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Ray Brown (b) Mickey Roker (d)
NYC, June 3, 1975
| Quasi-Boogaloo
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| Take The "A" Train
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| I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)
|
| Drebirks
|
| When It's Sleepy Time Down South
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| Indiana
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 807-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Manny Duran, Paul Gonzalez, Raul Gonzalez Jr., Victor Paz (tp, flh) Jerry Chamberlain, Jack Jeffers, Lewis Kahn, Barry Morrow (tb) Don Corrado, Brooks Tillotson (frh) Bob Stewart (tu) Mauricio Smith (as, fl, picc) Mario Bauza (as, cl) Mario Rivera (ts, afl) Jose Madera Sr. (ts, cl) Leslie Yahonikan (bars, bcl) Machito (mar, clav, ldr) Jorge Dalto (el-p) Dana McCurdy (syn) Carlos Castillo (el-b) Mickey Roker (d) Julito Grillo, Raymond Hernandez (African d) Pepin Pepin (cga) Mario Grillo (bgo, cowbell) Jose Madera Jr. (tim) Chico O'Farrill (arr, cond)
NYC, June 4 & 5, 1975
| Oro, Incienso Y Mirra
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| Three Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods: Calidoscopico
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| Three Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods: Pensativo
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| Three Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods: Exuberante
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 447, OJCCD 447-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Mickey Roker (d)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 16, 1975
| Lover Come Back To Me
|
| What's New?
|
| Cherokee
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 739-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Tommy Flanagan (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Mickey Roker (d): same session
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 16, 1975
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Louis Bellson (d)
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Louis Bellson (d): same session
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 16, 1975
| Montreux Blues
|
| (There Is) No Greater Love
|
| On The Alamo
|
| Blues For Norman
|
| Indiana
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 445, OJCCD 445-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Roger Glenn (fl, bfl, vib) Al Gafa, Michael Howell (g) Earl May (b) Mickey Roker (d) Paulinho Da Costa (per)
Los Angeles, CA, November 19 & 20, 1975
| Carnival
|
| Samba
|
| Barcelona
|
| In The Land Of The Living Dead
|
| Behind The Moonbeam
|
| The Truth
|
| Pele
|
| Olinga
|
** also issued on Pablo PACD 2625-708-2.
1976
Virgil Jones (tp) Harold Vick (ts) Mike Longo (p) George Davis (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d) Dizzy Gillespie (cga, vo)
NYC, January 16, 1976
| Wyowa
|
| Roma
|
| The Proclamation
|
| Angel Of Love
|
| Talk With The Spirits
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Benny Carter (as) Tommy Flanagan (p) Joe Pass (g) Al McKibbon (b) Mickey Roker (d, vo)
Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 1976
| Sweet And Lovely
|
| Broadway
|
| The Courtship
|
| Constantinople
|
| Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 682-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Marshall Otwell (key) Ed Bennett (b, el-b) Joey Baron (d) Carmen McRae (vo)
"Great American Music Hall", San Francisco, CA, June 15, 16 & 17, 1976
| 18179 | On A Clear Day
|
| 18180 | Miss Otis Regrets
|
| 18185 | Don't Misunderstand
|
| 18186 | A Beautiful Friendship
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Ray Pizzi (ts, ss, fl) Rodney Jones (g) Benjamin Franklin Brown (el-b) Mickey Roker (d) Paulinho Da Costa (per)
Los Angeles, CA, September 15 & 16, 1976
| Dizzy's Party
|
| Shim Sham Shimmy On The St. Louis Blues
|
| Harlem Samba
|
| Land Of Milk And Honey
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 823-2.
1977 (age 60)
Oscar Brashear, Dizzy Gillespie, Jack H. Laubach (tp) Lew McCreary (tb) Jerome Richardson (fl) Ernie Watts (sax) James Horn (sax, fl) Sonny Burke (p, el-p) Lalo Schifrin (key, arr, comp, cond) Charles E. Spangler (syn) Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour, Wah Wah Watson (g) Wilton Felder (b) Ed Green (d) Paulinho Da Costa (per)
Hollywood, CA, January 31, February 1 & 2, 1977
| Unicorn
|
| Fire Dance
|
| Incantation
|
| Wrong Number
|
| Free Ride
|
| Ozone Madness
|
| Love Poem For Donna
|
| The Last Stroke Of Midnight
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 784-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Count Basie (p) Ray Brown (b) Mickey Roker (d)
Las Vegas, NV, February 3, 1977
| Back To The Land
|
| Constantinople
|
| You Got It
|
| St. James Infirmary
|
| Follow The Leader
|
| Ow!
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 886-2.
Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Bobby Durham (d)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 14, 1977
| Ali And Frazier
|
| If I Were A Bell
|
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be
|
| Just In Time
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 378, OJCCD 378-2.
Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Bobby Durham (d): same session
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 14, 1977
** reissue of Pablo Live 2308-208 + 1 bonus track.
Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Bobby Durham (d): same session
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 14, 1977
Jon Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Milt Jackson (vib) Monty Alexander (p) Ray Brown (b) Jimmie Smith (d)
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 385, OJCCD 385-2.
Jon Faddis, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Milt Jackson (vib) Monty Alexander (p) Ray Brown (b) Jimmie Smith (d): same session
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 14, 1977
| Girl Of My Dreams
|
| Get Happy
|
| Medley: Once In A While / But Beautiful / Here's That Rainy Day
|
| The Champ
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 381, OJCCD 381-2.
1979
Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw (tp) Tim Burke, Bill Byrne, Jim Powell, Kitt Reid, Ron Rodriguez (tp, flh) Slide Hampton, Nelson Hinds, Birch Johnson (tb) Larry Shunk (btb) Woody Herman (cl, as, ss) Bob Belden, Stan Getz (ts) Dick Mitchell (ts, fl, afl, ob, picc) Frank Tiberi (ts, fl, basn) Gary Smulyan (bars) Dave Lalama, Dave Larocca (p) Ed Soph (d)
"Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA, September 15, 1979
| Caravan
|
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
|
| Countdown
|
| Better Git Hit In Your Soul
|
| Woody'n You
|
| What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
|
| Manteca
|
** also issued on Concord Jazz CCD 4170-2.
1980
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry (tp, flh) Oscar Peterson (p) Joe Pass (g) Ray Brown (b) Bobby Durham (d)
Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 10, 1980
| Daahoud
|
| Chicken Wings
|
| Just Friends
|
| The Champ
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 603, OJCCD 603-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry (tp, flh) Oscar Peterson (p) Joe Pass (g) Ray Brown (b) Bobby Durham (d): same session
Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 10, 1980
| Alternate Blues: Alternate One
|
| Alternate Blues: Alternate Two
|
| Alternate Blues: Alternate Three
|
| Alternate Blues: Alternate Four
|
| Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
|
| Ballad Medley: Here's That Rainy Day / Gypsy / If I Should Lose You
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 744-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p, cowbell, Jew's harp, vo) Toots Thielemans (g) Bernard Purdie (d)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 19, 1980
| Introduction By Claude Nobs
|
| Christopher Columbus
|
| I'm Sitting On Top Of This World
|
| Manteca
|
| Get That Booty
|
| Kisses
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 882-2.
Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Villarini (tp) Doug Harris, Allen Hoist (sax, fl) Toots Thielemans (hca) Milton Hamilton (p) Lee Smith (b) Mongo Santamaria (cga) Steve Berrios (per)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 19, 1980
| T.V.
|
| Havana
|
| Sofrito
|
| Pajaro Cantor
|
| Watermelon Man
|
| Come Candela
|
| Amanacer
|
| Para Ti
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Villarini (tp) Doug Harris, Allen Hoist (sax, fl) Toots Thielemans (hca) Milton Hamilton (p) Lee Smith (b) Mongo Santamaria (cga) Steve Berrios (per): same personnel
Mountain Recording Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 19, 1980
| Virtue
|
| Afro Blue
|
| Summertime
|
| Mambo Mongo
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 626, OJCCD 626-2.
1981
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) James Moody (ts, as, fl) Milt Jackson (vib) Ed Cherry (g) Michael Howell (b) George Hughes (d)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 17, 1981
| Introduction Of The Band By Claude Nobs
|
| Manteca
|
| Dizzy Rapping With The Audience
|
| Con Alma
|
| Introduction Of Milt Jackson By Dizzy
|
| S.K.J.
|
| Dizzy Rapping With The Audience
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Introduction Of The Band By Dizzy
|
| Brother King
|
| Body And Soul
|
| Tanga
|
| Olinga
|
** also issued on Pablo Live PACD 2620-116-2.
1982 (age 65)
Arturo Sandoval (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, Jew's harp) Esko Linnavalli (p) Pekka Sarmanto (b) Esko Rosnell (d)
Helsinki, Finland, September 9, 1982
| Wheatleigh Hall
|
| First Chance
|
| And Then She Stopped
|
| Rimsky
|
| Dizzy The Duck
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 733-2.
1985
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Kenny Drew (p) Isla Eckinger (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Lilian Terry (vo)
Milan, Italy, May 13-15, 1985
| Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be
|
| Moody's Mood For Love
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Con Alma
|
| Body And Soul
|
| The Sunshine Blues
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Walter Davis Jr. (p) John Patitucci (b) Ralph Humphrey (d) The Manhattan Transfer: Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul (vocal quartet)
autumn 1985
** also issued on Atlantic (F) 81266-1.
1989 (age 72)
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (ts) Joe Zawinul (syn) George Benson (el-g) Bill Summers (per) Kool Moe Dee, Ella Fitzgerald, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan (vo) Pee Wee Marquette (ann)
Los Angeles, CA, early 1989
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey (tp) Bill Reichenbach (tb) James Moody, Larry Williams (sax) Ian Prince, Larry Williams (key) Michael Boddicker, Michael Casey Young (syn prog) George Benson (el-g) Nathan East (el-b) Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Ian Underwood (handclapper) Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan (vo)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Max Roach (d)
"Maison De La Culture De La Seine Saint Denis", Bobigny, Paris, France, March 23, 1989
| In The Beginning, Pt. 1
|
| In The Beginning, Pt. 2
|
| The Arrival
|
| Versailles
|
| Place De La Concorde
|
| Georges Cinq
|
| Struttin' On The Champs
|
| Medley: Brother K South Africa Goddamn
|
| Salt Peanuts
|
| Word
|
| Fountain Blues
|
| Bastille Day
|
| The Underground
|
| The Antilles
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Messin' Around
|
| Metamorphosis
|
| Just Dreaming
|
| Nairobi
|
| Allen's Alley (Wee)
|
| The Theme
|
| The Smoke That Thunders
|
| Oo Pa Pa Da
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach (nar) Christian Gauffre (intv)
Hotel Rafael, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Jackie McLean, Phil Woods (as) Stan Getz (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Hank Jones (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
"La Grande Halle", La Villette, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
| Steeplechase (Birks' Works)
|
| Warm Valley
|
| Drummers' Sweet: The Third Eye / Billy The Kid / The Drum Also Waltzes
|
| Old Folks
|
| Yardbird Suite
|
| Con Alma
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Oo-Pa-Pa-Da
|
1992 (age 75)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Antonio Hart (as -2/4) Paquito D'Rivera, Jackie McLean (as -5/7) Benny Golson, David Sanchez (ts -1) Clifford Jordan (ts -2/4) Danilo Perez (p) George Mraz (b) Kenny Washington (d -1,5/7) Lewis Nash (d -2/7) Bobby McFerrin (vo -5/7)
"Blue Note", NYC, January 25, 1992
| 1. | Billie's Bounce
|
| 2. | Bebop
|
| 3. | Ornithology
|
| 4. | Anthropology
|
| 5. | Oo Pa Pa Da
|
| 6. | Diamond Jubilee Blues
|
| 7. | The Theme
|
Others
Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Joe Pass (g) Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, David Young (b) Martin Drew, Bobby Durham, Louis Hayes (d) Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1967-1986
| Main Stem
|
| In A Sentimental Mood
|
| Lady Of The Lavender Mist
|
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore
|
| Satin Doll
|
| Cotton Tail
|
| Medley: Perdido / Caravan
|
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
|
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be
|
| Take The "A" Train
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp -1,1,2) Idrees Sulieman (tp -2) Benny Powell (tb -2) Talib Kibwe (as, afl -2) Billy Harper, Dewey Redman (ts -2) Randy Weston (p -2) Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser (b) Idris Muhammad (d) Azzedin Weston (per) Big Black (per -2) Yassir Chadly (genbri, karkaba -1)
BMG Studios, NYC, released March 17, 1992
| 1. | La Elaha-Ella Allah / Morad Allah
|
| 2. | African Sunrise
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Oscar Brashear, Paulinho Da Costa, Jorge Dalto, Manny Duran, Wilton Felder, Ed Green, Roger Glenn, Machito, Ray Parker Jr., Lee Ritenour, Mickey Roker, Lalo Schifrin, Ernie Watts, and others
unknown location, date
| Unicorn
|
| Free Ride
|
| Pensativo
|
| Exuberante
|
| Behind The Moonbeam
|
| Shim Sham Shimmy On The St. Louis Blues
|
| The Truth
|