Dizzy in Greece

Dizzy in Greece
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1957
Recorded	May 18 or 19, June 6, 1956 and April 7 & 8, 1957 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve MGV 8017[1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
World Statesman (1956) Dizzy in Greece (1957) For Musicians Only (1957)

Dizzy in Greece is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1956 and 1957 and released on the Verve label.^[2] The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions.^[3][4]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4.5 stars.^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

Track listing

Side One:

1. "Hey Pete" (Dizzy Gillespie, Buster Harding, Lester Peterson) - 5:39
2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 3:46
3. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 4:17
4. "Groovin' for Nat" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:21
5. "Annie's Dance" (Melba Liston) - 4:05

Side Two:

1. "Cool Breeze" (Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Gillespie) - 4:55
2. "School Days" (Will D. Cobb, Gus Edwards) - 4:23
3. "That's All" (Pete Anson, composer and arranger) - 3:13
4. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) - 4:12
5. "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) - 3:53

• Recorded in New York City on May 18 or 19 (Side One, track 1), June 6, 1956 (Side One, tracks 2-5 and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) and April 7 & 8, 1957 (Side Two, tracks 3-5)

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Talib Daawud (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Joe Gordon (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Quincy Jones (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Lee Morgan (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet
• Al Grey (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - trombone
• Ernie Henry (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - alto saxophone
• Benny Golson (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - tenor saxophone
• Billy Root (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Marty Flax (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Walter Davis Jr. (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - piano
• Nelson Boyd (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Paul West (Side Two, tracks 3-5) - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Gillespie discography accessed March 26, 2012
3. Yanow, S. Birks Works Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
4. Yanow, Scott (May 14, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
5. Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
6. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.