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The Greatest Trumpet of Them All

The Greatest Trumpet of Them All
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1957
RecordedDecember 17, 1957
New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:10
LabelVerve
MGV 8352[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Duets
(1957) 		The Greatest Trumpet of Them All
(1957) 		Sonny Side Up
(1957)

The Greatest Trumpet of Them All is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring Benny Golson, recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review states: "For many other jazz musicians this would be a 'good' or even 'fine' effort, but Dizzy Gillespie has recorded too much classic music for this disappointment to rate very high."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

  1. "Blues After Dark" (Benny Golson) - 6:29
  2. "Sea Breeze" - 3:17 (Larry Douglas, Fred Norman and Rommie Beardon)
  3. "Out of the Past" (Benny Golson) - 5:32
  4. "Shabozz" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:00
  5. "Reminiscing" (Gigi Gryce) - 4:50
  6. "A Night at Tony's" (Gigi Gryce) - 5:11
  7. "Smoke Signals" (Gigi Gryce) - 5:04
  8. "Just by Myself" (Benny Golson) - 4:47

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 84. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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