Closer to the Source is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1984, featuring an all star cast of guest musicians and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Bear Tracks (New York), A&M Studios (California) and Criteria Studio (Miami) | |||
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| Length | 38:02 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 81646-1 | |||
| Producer | T. Brooks Shepard | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review stated: "This set of commercial material (with guest spots by Stevie Wonder, tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and bassist Marcus Miller) is quite forgettable -- throwaway funk tunes with the parts of the sidemen sounding as if they were phoned in".[2]
The album was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist.[4]
Track listing edit
- "Could It Be You" (Marcus Miller) - 5:15
- "It's Time for Love" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:01
- "Closer to the Source" (Leroy Hutson, Lonnie Reaves, Alfonzo Surrett) - 4:58
- "You're No. 1 in My Book" (Dana Meyers, Wilmer Raglin Jr., Leon F. Silvers, William Zimmerman) - 4:23
- "Iced Tea" (Vincent Fielder) - 6:21
- "Just Before Dawn" (Delores Allen, Al Foster) - 4:54
- "Textures" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:10
Personnel edit
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
- Branford Marsalis - tenor saxophone (track 2)
- Barry Eastmond, Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
- Hiram Bullock - guitar
- Tom Barney - bass
- Marcus Miller - synthesizer, bass
- Stevie Wonder - synthesizer, harmonica
- Buddy Williams, Tony Cintron Jr. - drums
- Angel Rogers - vocals
References edit
- ^ Kenny Kirkland discography accessed April 22, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 22, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Dizzy Gillespie". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.