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Dizzy Gillespie Jam

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Dizzy Gillespie Jam
Live album by
Released1977
RecordedJuly 14, 1977
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length44:24
LabelPablo Live
2308-211
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Gifted Ones
(1977)
Dizzy Gillespie Jam
(1977)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4
(1979)
Original LP Cover

Dizzy Gillespie Jam is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The AllMusic review stated that "few fireworks occur in what should have been an explosive encounter".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 13:56
  2. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 7:51
  3. "Medley: Once in a While/But Beautiful/Here's That Rainy Day" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green/Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen/Burke, Van Huesen) - 13:03
  4. "The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:34

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Feather, Leonard (27 Aug 1989). "Norman Granz and the Pablo Jazz Jam". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 60.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 281.