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| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | October 29, 1954 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 74:23 | |||
| Label | Clef MGC 641 and MGC 671 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Roy and Diz Volume 2 | ||||
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Roy and Diz is an album by trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie,recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label as two separate volumes. [1] Selections from these sessions were also released as Trumpet Battle and The Trumpet Kings.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Billboard review of the second volume in 1955 stated:"The first Roy–Diz set,provocative as it was,struck many as more of a 'cutting contest' than a collaboration. While the competitive element is not absent in this second set,here this acts as a mutual stimulant." [5] The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]
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