Gillespiana is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring compositions by Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label.[1] The album features Schifrin's suite written to feature Gillespie and his orchestra.[2]

Gillespiana
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedNovember 14, 15 & 16, 1960
New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:19
LabelVerve
MGV 8394
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
A Portrait of Duke Ellington
(1960)
Gillespiana
(1960)
An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [3]
DownBeat     [4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer awarded the album five stars and wrote: "Gillespiana is a distinguished work written expressly to exploit the trumpeter's remarkable talent."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lalo Schifrin

  1. "Prelude" - 5:52
  2. "Blues" - 11:16
  3. "Panamericana" - 4:39
  4. "Africana" - 7:31
  5. "Toccata" - 12:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 21, 2012
  2. ^ Payne, D. Lalo Schifrin discography accessed March 21, 2012
  3. ^ AllMusic Review accessed March 21, 2012
  4. ^ a b Tynan, John A. (August 17, 1961). "Dizzy Gillespie: Gillespiana". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. p. 30.

See also

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