Dizzy in Greece

Dizzy in Greece
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1957
Recorded	May 18 or 19, June 6, 1956 and April 7 & 8, 1957
Studio	NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve MGV 8017 [1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
World Statesman (1956) Dizzy in Greece (1957) Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (1957)

Dizzy in Greece is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1956 and 1957 and released on the Verve label. ^[2]

Release history

The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions . ^{[3] [4]}

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars. ^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Hey Pete" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding, Lester Peterson) – 5:39
2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 3:46
3. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 4:17
4. "Groovin' for Nat" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:21
5. "Annie's Dance" (Melba Liston) – 4:05

Side B

1. "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) – 4:55
2. "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 4:23
3. "That's All" (Pete Anson, composer and arranger) – 3:13
4. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 4:12
5. "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) – 3:53

• Recorded in New York City on May 18 or 19 (Side A, track 1), June 6, 1956 (Side A, tracks 2-– and Side B, tracks 1 & 2) and April 7 & 8, 1957 (Side B, tracks 3–5)

Personnel

May 18 or 19th and June 6th, 1956

• Dizzy Gillespie, 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
• Paul West – bass
• Charlie Persip – drums

April 7th & 8th, 1957

• Dizzy Gillespie, Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick – trumpet
• Al Grey – trombone
• Ernie Henry – alto saxophone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Billy Root – baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Nelson Boyd – bass
• Charlie Persip – drums

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Gillespie discography accessed March 26, 2012
3. Yanow, S. Birks Works Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
4. Yanow, Scott (May 14, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306083 – via Google Books.
5. Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
6. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.