Closer to the Source is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1984, featuring an all star cast of guest musicians and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Closer to the Source
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	Bear Tracks (New York), A&M Studios (California) and Criteria Studio (Miami)
Genre	Jazz Smooth Jazz
Length	38:02
Label	Atlantic 81646-1
Producer	T. Brooks Shepard
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
To a Finland Station (1982) Closer to the Source (1984) New Faces (1985)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic review stated "This set of commercial material (with guest spots by Stevie Wonder, tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and bassist Marcus Miller) is quite forgettable -- throwaway funk tunes with the parts of the sidemen sounding as if they were phoned in".[2]

The album was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist.[4]

Track listing

1. "Could It Be You" (Marcus Miller) - 5:15
2. "It's Time for Love" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:01
3. "Closer to the Source" (Leroy Hutson, Lonnie Reaves, Alfonzo Surrett) - 4:58
4. "You're No. 1 in My Book" (Dana Meyers, Wilmer Raglin Jr., Leon F. Silvers, William Zimmerman) - 4:23
5. "Iced Tea" (Vincent Fielder) - 6:21
6. "Just Before Dawn" (Delores Allen, Al Foster) - 4:54
7. "Textures" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:10

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
• Branford Marsalis - tenor saxophone (track 2)
• Barry Eastmond, Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
• Hiram Bullock - guitar
• Tom Barney - bass
• Marcus Miller - synthesizer, bass
• Stevie Wonder - synthesizer, harmonica
• Buddy Williams, Tony Cintron Jr. - drums
• Angel Rogers - vocals

References