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The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.[2]

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1959
Recorded	February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:54
Label	Verve MGV 8328[1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Sonny Side Up (1957) The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (1959) Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (1959)

Reception

The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing -- if not all that essential -- date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter."[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" - 7:06
2. "Always" (Irving Berlin) - 5:34
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 7:20
4. "Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) - 3:19
5. "Lorraine" - 4:14
6. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 7:41
7. "Constantinople" - 7:00
8. "Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) - 2:40

The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, (vocals track 1 and 8)
• Junior Mance - piano
• Les Spann - guitar, flute
• Sam Jones - bass
• Lex Humphries - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas (tracks 4 and 5)

References

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