The Gold Collection

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

Tracklist

1▼CD: 1943 - 1959
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1Sweet Georgia Brown
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (aka “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:
Francis Day (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 (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1947-09-29)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (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 (aka “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 (double bassist) (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 (US 1940-70s jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-09-29)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1947-09-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
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 age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
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)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
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 (US jazz trombonist) (in 1956-12) and Frank Rehak (US jazz trombonist) (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)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
MCA Inc./ASCAP (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
8:02
2▶CD: 1960 - 1968