The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1959
Recorded	February 17, 18 & 20, 1959
Studio	NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:54
Label	Verve MG V 8328 [1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Sonny Side Up (1959) The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (1959) Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (1959)

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label. ^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing – if not all that essential – date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter." ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

Side A

1. "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" – 7:06
2. "Always" (Irving Berlin) – 5:34
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:20
4. "Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) – 3:19

Side B

1. "Lorraine" – 4:14
2. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) – 7:41
3. "Constantinople" – 7:00
4. "Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) – 2:40

• The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals (tracks 1 and 8)
• Les Spann – guitar, flute
• Junior Mance – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Lex Humphries – drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes – congas (tracks 4 and 5)

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
4. Gitler, Ira (May 26, 1960). "Dizzy Gillespie: The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 11. p. 28.
5. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.