The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.[2]

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1959
Recorded	February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:54
Label	Verve MGV 8328[1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Sonny Side Up (1957) The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (1959) Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (1959)

Reception

The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing -- if not all that essential -- date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter."[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" - 7:06
2. "Always" (Irving Berlin) - 5:34
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 7:20
4. "Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) - 3:19
5. "Lorraine" - 4:14
6. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 7:41
7. "Constantinople" - 7:00
8. "Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) - 2:40

The Fresh Sound 2 CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, (vocals track 1 and 8)
• Junior Mance - piano
• Les Spann - guitar, flute
• Sam Jones - bass
• Lex Humphries - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas (tracks 4 and 5)

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
2. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
4. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.