The Complete RCA Victor Recordings

by Dizzy Gillespie

The Complete RCA Victor Recordings cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 January 1995
  • Label: Bluebird
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:07:55
  • Community rating: 4.31/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The two discs span 1937 to 1949, opening with Gillespie's sides for Teddy Hill's orchestra. The December 1947 sessions with conguero Chano Pozo produced 'Manteca' and George Russell's 'Cubano Be, Cubano Bop', and the big band ranks include John Coltrane, Milt Jackson, Kenny Clarke and John Lewis.

Genres

Descriptors: virtuosic, ensemble, rhythmic, fast, complex

Tracklist

  1. Manteca (3:06)
  2. Anthropology (2:53)
  3. King Porter Stomp (3:04)
  4. Yours And Mine (2:41)
  5. Blue Rhythm Fantasy (2:42)
  6. Hot Mallets (2:17)
  7. 52nd Street Theme (3:13)
  8. 52nd Street Theme (3:05)
  9. Night In Tunisia (3:07)
  10. Night In Tunisia (2:05)
  11. Ol' Man Rebop (2:44)
  12. Anthropology (2:37)
  13. Ow! (2:56)
  14. Oop-Pop-A-Da (3:12)
  15. Two Bass Hit (2:46)
  16. Stay On It (3:13)
  17. Algo Bueno (Woody'n You) (2:59)
  18. Cool Breeze (2:48)
  19. Cubana Be (2:41)
  20. Cubana Bop (3:17)
  21. Ool-Ya-Koo (2:52)
  22. Minor Walk (2:44)
  23. Good Bait (2:46)
  24. Guarachi Guaro (3:12)
  25. Duff Capers (3:10)
  26. Lover, Come Back to Me (3:32)
  27. I'm Be Boppin' Too (2:18)
  28. Swedish Suite (2:56)
  29. St. Louis Blues (3:07)
  30. I Should Care (3:03)
  31. That Old Black Magic (2:40)
  32. You Go To My Head (3:01)
  33. Jump Did-Le Ba (2:28)
  34. Dizzier and Dizzier (3:06)
  35. I'm Be Boppin' Too (2:22)
  36. Hey Pete! Let's Eat More Meat (3:01)
  37. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (3:03)
  38. If Love Is Trouble (3:43)
  39. In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee (2:36)
  40. Overtime - Shorter Take (3:06)
  41. Overtime - Longer Take (4:31)
  42. Victory Ball - Shorter Take (2:40)
  43. Victory Ball - Longer Take (4:12)

Credits

  • Dizzy Gillespie - primary artist, trumpet, vocals, written-by, arranged by, performer
  • Charlie Parker - alto saxophone, written-by
  • Joe Harris - congas, drums
  • Chano Pozo - congas, bongos, vocals [chanting], written-by
  • John Lewis - piano, written-by
  • Lennie Tristano - piano, written-by
  • Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone, arranged by
  • Teddy Hill - tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Gil Fuller - written-by, written-by, arranged by
  • Tadd Dameron - written-by, arranged by
  • Thelonious Monk - written-by
  • Frank Paparelli - written-by
  • Count Basie - written-by
  • Brian Bacchus - executive-producer, executive producer
  • Orrin Keepnews - reissue producer, task producer
  • George Russell - written-by, arranged by
  • Linton Garner - written-by, arranged by
  • Gerald Wilson - arranged by, written-by
  • Jelly Roll Morton - written-by
  • Arthur Freed - written-by
  • Nacio Herb Brown - written-by
  • Chappie Willett - written-by
  • Leonard Feather - written-by
  • Lee "Babs" Brown - written-by
  • Billy Eckstine - written-by
  • Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by
  • Sigmund Romberg - written-by
  • Lorraine Gillespie - written-by
  • W. C. Handy - written-by
  • Axel Stordahl - written-by
  • Paul Weston - written-by
  • Sammy Cahn - written-by
  • Jimmy Mundy - arranged by
  • Harold Arlen - written-by
  • Johnny Mercer - written-by
  • Haven Gillespie - written-by
  • J. Fred Coots - written-by
  • Buster Harding - written-by
  • Lester Peterson - written-by
  • Lester Young - written-by
  • George Handy - written-by
  • Jack Segal - written-by
  • Mary Lou Williams - written-by
  • Milt Orent - written-by
  • Pete Rugolo - written-by
  • Sue Reilly - design
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes

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