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Gillespiana

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Gillespiana
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedNovember 14–16, 1960
StudioNYC
GenreJazz
Length41:19
LabelVerve
MG V 8394
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
A Portrait of Duke Ellington
(1960)
Gillespiana
(1960)
Perceptions
(1961)

Gillespiana is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring compositions and arrangements by Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
DownBeatStarStarStarStarStar[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer awarded the album five stars and wrote: "Gillespiana is a distinguished work written expressly to exploit the trumpeter's remarkable talent."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Lalo Schifrin

Side A

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  1. "Prelude" – 5:52
  2. "Blues" – 11:16
  3. "Panamericana" – 4:39

Side B

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  1. "Africana" – 7:31
  2. "Toccata" – 12:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 21, 2012
  2. ^ Payne, D. Lalo Schifrin discography accessed March 21, 2012
  3. ^ AllMusic Review accessed March 21, 2012
  4. ^ a b Tynan, John A. (August 17, 1961). "Dizzy Gillespie: Gillespiana". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. p. 30.

See also

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