music.wikisort.org - CompositionWorld 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]
1956 studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
World Statesman |
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Released | 1956 |
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Recorded | May 18 & 19 and June 6, 1956 New York City |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 40:09 |
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Label | Norgran MGN 1084 |
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Producer | Norman Granz |
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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]
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [4] |
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
Side One:
- "Dizzy's Business" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:37
- "Jessica's Day" (Quincy Jones) - 4:50
- "Tour de Force" - 5:04
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 2:55
- "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) - 3:56
Side Two:
- "A Night in Tunisia" - 5:34
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:07
- "The Champ" - 4:42
- "My Reverie" (Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy) - 2:52
- "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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Studio albums | |
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Live albums | |
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Compilation albums | |
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Soundtracks | |
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Compositions |
- "Anthropology"
- "Birks' Works"
- "Blue 'n' Boogie"
- "Con Alma"
- "Dizzy Atmosphere"
- "Groovin' High"
- "Manteca"
- "A Night in Tunisia"
- "Oop Bop Sh'Bam"
- "Salt Peanuts"
- "Woody 'n' You"
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Books |
- To Be or Not to Bop (1979)
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Related |
- List of works
- Bird (1988 film)
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