The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7

1975 live album by Dizzy Gillespie
The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7
Live album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1975
RecordedJuly 16, 1975
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length39:57
LabelPablo
2310-749
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
(1975) 		The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7
(1975) 		The Trumpet Kings at Montreux '75
(1975)
Dizzy LP Cover

The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (also released as Dizzy) is a live album by Dizzy Gillespie recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album " good but not great set... There are many moments that elicit grins of pleasure, but none that cause jaws to gape with astonishment".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 16:43
  2. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 16:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
  3. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 12:13
  4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 11:01

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 16, 2012
  2. ^ a b Mason, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 16, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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