The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band
The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968 and released by MPS.
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "This little-known LP actually contains one of Dizzy Gillespie's greatest performances of the 1960s... Although already 51, the trumpeter is heard at his best on this hard-to-find but essential LP".Track listing
- "Things to Come" - 5:29
- "One Bass Hit" - 6:35
- "Frisco" - 7:55
- "Con Alma" - 10:15
- "The Things Are Here" - 7:40
- "Theme - Birks' Works" - 1:40
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Stu Hamer – trumpet
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- Victor Paz – trumpet
- Dizzy Reece – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Ted Kelly – trombone
- Tom McIntosh – trombone
- James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Chris Woods – alto saxophone
- Paul Jeffrey – tenor saxophone
- Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
- Mike Longo – piano
- Paul West – double bass
- Otis Finch – drums