Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4

by Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Pablo
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:30
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie teams up with guitarist Joe Pass, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Mickey Roker for an energetic, stripped-down recording session. 'Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4' highlights masterful, virtuosic bebop improvisation without the weight of a large horn section, allowing his legendary trumpet work to completely dominate.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Frelimo - Instrumental (8:12)
  2. Hurry Home - Instrumental (6:22)
  3. Russian Lullaby - Instrumental (6:49)
  4. Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers) - Instrumental (4:30)
  5. Birks Works - Instrumental (8:53)
  6. September Song - Instrumental (2:47)
  7. Jitterbug Waltz - Instrumental (6:55)

Credits

  • The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Member
  • Leo Wright - Member
  • Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Member
  • Bob Cunningham - Member
  • Chuck Lampkin - Member
  • Lalo Schifrin - Member
  • Dizzy Gillespie - Member
  • The Original Dizzy Gillespie Big Band - Member

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