The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band

The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1968
Recorded	November 7, 1968
Venue	Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Berlin Jazz Festival, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:34
Label	MPS
Producer	Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Live at the Village Vanguard (1967) The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (1968) It's My Way (1969)

The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (subtitled 20th and 30th Anniversary) is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1968 and released by MPS.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This little-known LP actually contains one of Dizzy Gillespie's greatest performances of the 1960s... Although already 51, the trumpeter is heard at his best on this hard-to-find but essential LP".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Things to Come" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) - 5:29
2. "One Bass Hit" (Gillespie, Fuller) - 6:35
3. "Frisco" (Mike Longo) - 7:55
4. "Con Alma" (Gillespie) - 10:15
5. "The Things Are Here" (Gillespie) - 7:40
6. "Theme - Birks' Works" (Gillespie, Barney Kessel) - 1:40

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
• Stu Hamer – trumpet
• Jimmy Owens – trumpet
• Victor Paz – trumpet
• Dizzy Reece – trumpet
• Curtis Fuller – trombone
• Ted Kelly – trombone
• Tom McIntosh – trombone
• James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Chris Woods – alto saxophone
• Paul Jeffrey – tenor saxophone
• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
• Mike Longo – piano
• Paul West – double bass
• Otis Finch – drums

References

1. MPS Records discography accessed April 12, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012