Dizzy Gillespie : The Ebullient Mr Gillespie (Verve By Request)

The band Dizzy Gillespie assembled for this date – Junior Mance, Les Spann, Sam Jones, and Lex Humphries – was for the most part a working band on the club and concert circuit, offering a mixture of Gillespie’s entertaining songs, established repertoire, and some Latin & African-influenced pieces. With them, Dizzy found a middle ground in his music that gave his legacy room to breathe, but with much more rhythmic variety. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

Track Listing:
1. Swing Low – Dizzy Gillespie
2. Always – Dizzy Gillespie
3. Willow Weep for Me – Dizzy Gillespie
4. Ungawa – Dizzy Gillespie
5. Lorraine – Dizzy Gillespie
6. Girl of My Dreams – Dizzy Gillespie
7. Constantinople – Dizzy Gillespie
8. The Umbrella Man – Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Production: 1959