Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions
| Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions | ||||
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| Compilation album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, April 16, August 16 and October 25, 1951 in New York City July 18, 1952 in Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:20 | |||
| Label |
Savoy SJL 2209 | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions is a compilation album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and originally released on Gillepie's own Dee Gee label.[1] Many of the tracks were first released as 78 rpm records but were later released on albums including School Days (Regent) and The Champ (Savoy).
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic review stated "Instrumentally concise, always with a harmonic depth and technical brilliance that punctuates bebop, and a recording technology enhanced from the '40s, Dee Gee Days will stand forever as one of the most important albums in jazz history, and belongs in every serious -- or whimsical -- jazz lover's collection -- period!"[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
- "Tin Tin Deo" (Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 2:43
- "Birk's Works" - 3:07
- "We Love to Boogie" - 2:53
- "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:42
- "Love Me Pretty Baby" (Kenny Clarke) - 3:03
- "The Champ" - 5:39
- "I'm In a Mess" (A. White, P. White) - 2:13
- "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) - 3:09
- "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac" - 3:10
- "Bopsie's Blues" [alternate take] - 3:16
- "Bopsie's Blues" - 2:34
- "I Couldn't Beat the Rap" - 2:56
- "Caravan" [alternate take] (Juan Tizol) - 2:56
- "Caravan" (Tizol) - 2:54
- "Nobody Knows" (Clarke) - 2:40
- "The Bluest Blues" (Gary McFarland, Sir Charles Thompson) - 2:55
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:08
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 3:03
- "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) - 2:24
- "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) - 2:19
- "Umbrella Man" (James Cavanaugh, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) - 2:26
- "Confessin' (Pop's)" (Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds) - 3:33
- "Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee" (Gillespie, Joe Carroll, Bill Graham) - 3:21
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:45
Recorded in New York City on March 1 (tracks 1-3), April 16 (tracks 4-6), August 16 (tracks 7-12), October 25 (tracks 13-19), 1951 and in Chicago on July 18 (tracks 20-24), 1952
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocals
- John Coltrane - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
- Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone (tracks 4-6)
- Bill Graham - baritone saxophone (tracks 7-24)
- J. J. Johnson - trombone (tracks 4-6)
- Stuff Smith - violin (tracks 13, 14 & 17-19)
- Kenny Burrell - guitar (tracks 1-3)
- Wynton Kelly - piano (tracks 20-24)
- Milt Jackson - piano, vibes (tracks 1-19)
- Bernie Griggs (tracks 20-24), Percy Heath (tracks 1-19) - bass
- Art Blakey (tracks 4-6), Kansas Fields (tracks 1-3), Al Jones (tracks: 7-24) - drums
- Joe Carroll (tracks 4, 7, 8, 15-17 & 20-23), Melvin Moore (tracks 5 & 10-12), Freddy Strong (track 3) - vocals
References
- ↑ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 28, 2012
- 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed March 28, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.