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World Statesman is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1956 and released on the Norgran label.[1] The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions.[2]

World Statesman
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1956
Recorded	May 18 & 19 and June 6, 1956 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:09
Label	Norgran MGN 1084
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Modern Jazz Sextet (1956) World Statesman (1956) Dizzy in Greece (1957)

Reception

The AllMusic review states: "This set introduced the new Dizzy Gillespie big band which was making headlines for the acclaim it received (and for the excitement it caused) during its State Department-sponsored world tours... this brilliant (and historic) orchestra really shows a great deal of spirit, power and creativity."[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

Side One:

1. "Dizzy's Business" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:37
2. "Jessica's Day" (Quincy Jones) - 4:50
3. "Tour de Force" - 5:04
4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 2:55
5. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) - 3:56

Side Two:

1. "A Night in Tunisia" - 5:34
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:07
3. "The Champ" - 4:42
4. "My Reverie" (Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy) - 2:52
5. "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) - 2:32

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocals
• Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet
• Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak - trombone
• Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins - tenor saxophone
• Marty Flax - baritone saxophone
• Walter Davis Jr. - piano
• Nelson Boyd - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

References

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