Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert

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Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert
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Live album by
Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell-Ruff Duo
Released1971
RecordedApril 21, 1971
Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Genre Jazz
Length35:43
Label Mainstream
MRL 325
Producer Willie Ruff
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Giants
(1971)		Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert
(1971)		 The Giants of Jazz
(1971)

Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell-Ruff Duo recorded at Dartmouth College in 1971 and released on the Mainstream label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review states "This is one of Gillespie's stronger sets of the '70s". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

  1. "Con Alma" - 8:54
  2. "Dartmouth Duet" (Gillespie, Willie Ruff) - 3:17
  3. "Woody 'n' You" - 4:53
  4. "Blues People" (Gillespie, Dwike Mitchell, Ruff) - 11:17
  5. "Bella Bella" (Ruff) - 7:22

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Dizzy Gillespie discography Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed April 13, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 2012
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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