The Greatest Trumpet of Them All
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| Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 17, 1957 New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 8352 |
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| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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The Greatest Trumpet of Them All is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring Benny Golson recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review states "For many other jazz musicians this would be a "good" or even "fine" effort, but Dizzy Gillespie has recorded too much classic music for this disappointment to rate very high".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated
- "Blues After Dark" - 6:29
- "Sea Breeze" - 3:17
- "Out of the Past" - 5:32
- "Shabozz" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:00
- "Reminiscing" (Gryce) - 4:50
- "A Night at Tony's" (Gryce) - 5:11
- "Smoke Signals" (Gryce) - 5:04
- "Just by Myself" - 4:47
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Henry Coker - trombone
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, arranger
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone, arranger
- Pee Wee Moore - baritone saxophone
- Ray Bryant - piano
- Tommy Bryant - bass
- Charlie Persip - drums
References
- ↑ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
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