The Greatest Trumpet of Them All

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The Greatest Trumpet of Them All
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Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1959
RecordedDecember 17, 1957
StudioNYC
Genre Jazz
Length41:10
Label Verve
MGV 8352 [1]
Producer Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Have Trumpet, Will Excite!
(1959)		The Greatest Trumpet of Them All
(1959)		 A Portrait of Duke Ellington
(1960)

The Greatest Trumpet of Them All is a 1959 album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring Benny Golson, recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label. [2]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review states: "For many other jazz musicians this would be a 'good' or even 'fine' effort, but Dizzy Gillespie has recorded too much classic music for this disappointment to rate very high." [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

All songs composed by Gigi Gryce, except as noted.

Side A

  1. "Blues After Dark" (Benny Golson) – 6:29
  2. "Sea Breeze" (Larry Douglas, Fred Norman and Rommie Beardon) – 3:17
  3. "Out of the Past" (Benny Golson) – 5:32
  4. "Shabozz" – 6:00

Side B

  1. "Reminiscing" – 4:50
  2. "A Night at Tony's" – 5:11
  3. "Smoke Signals" – 5:04
  4. "Just by Myself" (Benny Golson) – 4:47

Personnel

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. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 84. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.


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