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Dizzy Gillespie Jam is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Dizzy Gillespie Jam
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1977
Recorded	July 14, 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:24
Label	Pablo Live 2308-211
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Gifted Ones (1977) Dizzy Gillespie Jam (1977) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1979)
Original LP Cover

Reception

The Allmusic review stated that "few fireworks occur in what should have been an explosive encounter".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 13:56
2. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 7:51
3. "Medley: Once in a While/But Beautiful/Here's That Rainy Day" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green/Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen/Burke, Van Huesen) - 13:03
4. "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:34

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie, John Faddis - trumpet
• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• Monty Alexander - piano
• Ray Brown - bass
• Jimmie Smith - drums

References

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