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Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (also released as Dizzy's Big 4) is an album by Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1974 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1975
Recorded	September 17 & 19, 1974 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:38
Label	Pablo 2310-719
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Source (1974) Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (1975) The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (1974)
Dizzy's Big 4 Cover

Reception

The AllMusic review called the album "easily one of Dizzy Gillespie's best small-group recordings from the latter portion of his career".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Frelimo" - 8:14
2. "Hurry Home" (Buddy Bernier, Joseph Meyer, Robert D. Emmerich) - 6:24
3. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) - 6:51
4. "Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers)" - 4:31
5. "Birks' Works" - 8:55
6. "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) - 2:48
7. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 6:55

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Joe Pass - guitar
• Ray Brown - bass
• Mickey Roker - drums

References

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