The Gold Collection

~ Release by Dizzy Gillespie (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: 1943 – 1959
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1Sweet Georgia Brown
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1943-02-15)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1943-02-15)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1943-02-15)
recorded at:
Room 305, Savoy Hotel, Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1943-02-15)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1943-02-15)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
7:47
2A Night in Tunisia
recording of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
5:10
3Dizzy Atmosphere
recording of:
Dizzy Atmosphere
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:06
4Groovin' High
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-09-29)
live recording of:
Groovin' High (on 1947-09-29)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:15
5How High the Moon
alto saxophone:
John Brown (alto saxophone player) (on 1947-09-29) and Howard E. Johnson (alto saxophone) (on 1947-09-29)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1947-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Joe Harris (jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1947-09-29)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1947-09-29)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Gayles (on 1947-09-29) and James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
trombone:
Taswell Baird (on 1947-09-29) and Bill Shepherd (US jazz trombonist) (on 1947-09-29)
trumpet:
Dave Burns (trumpet) (on 1947-09-29), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1947-09-29), Ray Orr (on 1947-09-29) and Elmon Wright (on 1947-09-29)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1947-09-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1947-09-29)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1947-09-29)
recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1947-09-29)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:22
6Birks Works
recording of:
Birk's Works
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
5:23
7Lady Be Good
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:40
8Oop-Pop-A-Dah
alto saxophone:
Hubert Fol (in 1952)
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (in 1952)
drums (drum set):
Pierre Lemarchand (French jazz drummer) (in 1952)
piano:
Raymond Fol (in 1952)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1952)
trombone:
Bill Tamper (in 1952)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1952)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie
recording of:
Oop-Pop-A-Dah
writer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
6:44
9Embracable You
double bass:
Lou Hackney (in 1954)
drums (drum set):
Al Jones (drummer with Dizzy Gillespie) (in 1954)
piano:
Wade Legge (in 1954)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1954)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1954)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
live recording of:
Embraceable You (in 1954)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:00
10Dizzys Blues
recording of:
Dizzys Blues
writer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:25
11Stella by Starlight
recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:06
12Tangorine
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (in 1956-12) and Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (in 1956-12)
baritone saxophone:
Marty Flax (American jazz saxophonist. Also played flute, clarinet and trombone) (in 1956-12)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (in 1956-12)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (in 1956-12)
piano:
Walter Bishop (American jazz pianist) (in 1956-12)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1956-12) and Ernie Wilkins (in 1956-12)
trombone:
Rod Levitt (jazz trombonist, composer, bandleader) (in 1956-12), Melba Liston (in 1956-12) and Frank Rehak (in 1956-12)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1956-12), Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (in 1956-12), Quincy Jones (in 1956-12), Ermit Perry (in 1956-12) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (in 1956-12)
recorded at:
Birdland (NYC, 1949–1965) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1956-12)
recording of:
Tangorine (in 1956-12)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
3:47
13My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
5:05
14Be Bop
recorded in:
Europe (in 1959)
congas:
Carlos “Patato” Valdés (in 1959)
double bass:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (in 1959)
drums (drum set):
Les Humphries (in 1959)
guitar:
Les Spann (in 1959)
piano:
Junior Mance (in 1959)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1959)
live recording of:
Be Bop (in 1959)
writer:
Cole Porter (composer)
8:02
▼CD 2: 1960 – 1968
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1S'Wonderful
cornet:
Bobby Hackett (in 1960)
double bass:
Bill Cronk (in 1960)
drums (drum set):
Buzzy Drootin (in 1960)
piano:
Pepe Moreale (in 1960)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (in 1960)
recording of:
’S Wonderful (from 1960 until 1969)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
7:02
2Emanon
recording of:
Emanon
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
15:07
3Chega de Saudade
recording of:
Chega de saudade
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Bendig Music and Hollis Music, Inc.
9:27
4Alma
recorded in:
Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (in 1959)
alto saxophone and flute:
Leo Wright (on 1962-07-23)
congas:
Pepito Riestria (on 1962-07-23)
double bass:
Chris White (jazz bassist) (on 1962-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Collins (drums) (on 1962-07-23) and Pepito Riestria (on 1962-07-23)
French horn:
John Burden (French horn player) (on 1962-07-23), Andy McGovin (on 1962-07-23) and Julius Watkins (on 1962-07-23)
piano:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer) (on 1962-07-23)
trombone:
Åke Persson (on 1962-07-23), Frank Rehak (on 1962-07-23) and Jimmy Wallace (trombone) (on 1962-07-23)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1962-07-23), Roger Guérin (on 1962-07-23), Jimmy Nottingham (on 1962-07-23) and Stan Roderick (trumpet player) (on 1962-07-23)
tuba:
Billy Butterfield (on 1962-07-23)
live recording of:
Con Alma (on 1962-07-23)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Dizlo Music Corp.
8:43
5Things to Come
recording of:
Things to Come
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
6:19
6One Bass Hit
recording of:
One Bass Hit
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist), Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger) and Dizzy Gillespie
5:09
7Manteca
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (on 1957-07-06)
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1957-07-06) and Jimmy Powell (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-07-06)
baritone saxophone:
Pee Wee Moore (on 1957-07-06)
bass and double bass:
Paul West (bass) (on 1957-07-06)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-06)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1957-07-06)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Mitchel (on 1957-07-06), Benny Golson (on 1957-07-06) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1957-07-06)
trombone:
Ray Connor (trombonist) (on 1957-07-06), Chuck Connors (on 1957-07-06), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1957-07-06) and Melba Liston (on 1957-07-06)
trumpet:
Talib Daawud (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-07-06), Ermit V. Perry (on 1957-07-06), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-07-06), Lee Morgan (on 1957-07-06) and Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-07-06)
live recording of:
Manteca (on 1957-07-06)
composer:
Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger), Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
7:07
8Nbani
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1968-11-03)
alto saxophone and flute:
James Moody (jazz saxophonist) (on 1968-11-03) and Chris Woods (US jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1968-11-03)
baritone saxophone:
Cecil Payne (on 1968-11-03) and Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1968-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Candy Finch (on 1968-11-03)
piano:
Michael Longo (on 1968-11-03)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Jeffrey (saxophone) (on 1968-11-03)
trombone:
Curtis Fuller (on 1968-11-03), Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1968-11-03) and Thomas Mc Intosh (on 1968-11-03)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1968-11-03), Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-11-03), Victor Paz (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-11-03) and Dizzy Reece (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1968-11-03)
live recording of:
Nbani (on 1968-11-03)
writer:
Dizzy Gillespie
11:08