''Jazz Recital'' (also released as ''Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra'') is an album by the trumpeter

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

, recorded in 1954 and 1955 and released on the Norgran label. It consists of quintet, sextet and jazz orchestra tracks.Dizzy Gillespie discography
Retrieved March 27, 2012.

Release and reception

''Jazz Recital'' was released by

Norgran Records Norgran Records was an American jazz record label in Los Angeles founded by Norman Granz in 1953. It became part of Verve Records Verve Records is an active American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman ...

in 1956 and by

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the following year. Two of the tracks from the album were also released as singles. ''

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'' wrote that: "Diz is the whole show instrumentally, and he's in great form, musically and commercially". In his ''

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'' review, Ralph J. Gleason's summary was: "Despite the magnificence of Dizzy's trumpet on several of these tracks, notably the beautifully moody 'Blue Mood', this is an uneven album." He praised the playing of trombonist

Jimmy Cleveland James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.

on 'Rails' and saxophonist

Hank Mobley Henry Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neithe ...

in the small-group recordings, but asserted that vocalist Toni Harper "simply does not make it in this league". In his 1950s review of Gillespie's recordings, John S. Wilson described two Verve releases – ''Jazz Recital'' and ''

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'' – as "leftover odds and ends which makes a spotty program".

Track listing

''All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie and Buster Harding except as indicated'' # "Sugar Hips" (Dizzy Gillespie, Wade Legge) – 5:16 # "Hey Pete" (Gillespie, Buster Harding, Lester Peterson) – 5:07 # "Money Honey" ( Jesse Stone) – 2:30 # "Blue Mood" – 3:29 # "Rails" – 3:30 # "Devil and the Flesh" – 3:21 # "Rumbola" – 3:25 # " Taking a Chance on Love" (

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, John Latouche) – 3:26 # "Play Me The Blues" – # "(Seems Like) You Just Don't Care" (Kitty Noble,

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) –

Personnel

– trumpet, vocals *

–

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

(tracks 1–7) *

Jimmy Cleveland James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.

– trombone (tracks 4–6 & 10) *

Harry Edison Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard back ...

(tracks 8 & 9),

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(track 10), Ermit V. Perry (track 10),

Ernie Royal Ernest Andrew Royal (June 2, 1921 in Los Angeles, California – March 16, 1983 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter. His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big band ...

(track 10) – trumpet (tracks 5–8) * Matthew Gee (track 10),

Melba Liston Melba Doretta Liston (January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. Other than those playing in all-female bands, she was the first woman trombonist to play in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s, ...

(tracks 8 & 9), Jimmy Wilkins (track 10) – trombone * Gigi Grice (track 10), Hilton Jefferson (track 10), Willie Smith (tracks 8 & 9) –

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

Curtis Amy Curtis Edward Amy (October 11, 1927 – June 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Amy was born in Houston, Texas, United States. He learned how to play clarinet before joining the Army, and during his time in service, picked up t ...

(tracks 8 & 9), Ed Beel (tracks 8 & 9),

Ernie Wilkins Ernest Brooks Wilkins Jr. (July 20, 1922 – June 5, 1999) was an American jazz saxophonist, conductor and arranger who spent several years with Count Basie. He also wrote for Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, and Dizzy Gillespie. He was musical direct ...

(track 10),

Budd Johnson Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...

(track 10) – tenor saxophone *Clyde Dunn (tracks 8 & 9),

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(track 10) –

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone (sometimes abbreviated to "bari sax") is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass saxophone, bass. It is the lowe ...

* Wade Legge (tracks 1–7 & 10),

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(tracks 8 & 9) – piano *George Bledsoe (tracks 8 & 9), Nelson Boyd (track 10), Lou Hackney (tracks 1–7) – double bass *Al Bartee (tracks 8 & 9),

Charlie Persip Charles Lawrence Persip (July 26, 1929 – August 23, 2020), known as Charli Persip and formerly as Charlie Persip (he changed the spelling of his name to Charli in the late 1960s), was an American jazz drummer. Biography Born in Morristown, N ...

(tracks 1–7 & 10) – drums * Toni Harper (tracks 8 & 9), Herb Lance (track 10) – vocals

References

{{Authority control Dizzy Gillespie albums 1955 albums Norgran Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz