Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

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Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Arturo Sandoval Dear Diz.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
RecordedApril–September 2011
StudioGlenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California)
  • G Studio Digital (Studio City, California)
  • Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Stepbridge Studios (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
  • Turi's Music Recording Studio (Miami Springs, Florida)
  • Markee Sound Studios (Deerfield Beach, Florida)
Genre Jazz
Length69:45
Label Concord Jazz
Producer Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval chronology
Arturo Sandoval & WDR Big Band Mambo Nights
(2011)
Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
(2012)
At Middleton
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2013. The album is Sandoval's tribute to his friend, Dizzy Gillespie. Musicians on the album include Gary Burton, Eddie Daniels, Joey DeFrancesco, and Bob Mintzer. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Bop" Dizzy Gillespie 8:18
2."Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)"Gillespie, Kenneth Clarke 6:48
3."And Then She Stopped"Gillespie5:18
4."Birks Works (a la Mancini)"Gillespie6:04
5."Things to Come"Gillespie, Walter Gilbert Fuller 7:11
6."Fiesta Mojo"Gillespie5:09
7."Con Alma (With Soul)"Gillespie6:00
8."Tin Tin Deo" Walter Fuller, Chano Pozo 6:52
9."Algo Bueno (Woody and Me)"Gillespie6:15
10."A Night in Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!)"Gillespie, Frank Paparelli7:23
11."Every Day I Think of You" Arturo Sandoval 4:27

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012–13)Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [4] 9

References

  1. Collar, Matt. "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Arturo Sandoval". AllMusic . Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. "Dear Diz | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. Collar, Matt. "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Arturo Sandoval". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "Arturo Sandoval Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2014.