To Bird with Love
To Bird with Love is a live album trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City in 1992 and released on the Telarc label.[1] Along with Bird Songs: The Final Recordings and To Diz with Love, these were Gillespie's final recordings.
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 25, 1992 | |||
| Venue | Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:20 | |||
| Label | Telarc CD 83307 | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review stated "The good spirits and obvious love that these musicians had for Gillespie make up for his technical lapses".[2]
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Track listing
- "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 15:21
- "Bebop" (Gillespie) - 11:44
- "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Parker) - 10:40
- "Anthropology" (Gillespie, Parker) - 10:56
- "Oop-Pop-A-Da" (Babs Gonzales) - 11:21
- "The Diamond Jubilee Blues" (Gillespie) - 1:53
- "The Theme" (Miles Davis)- 1:25
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Antonio Hart (tracks 2-4), Paquito D'Rivera (tracks 5-7), Jackie McLean (tracks 5-7) - alto saxophone
- Benny Golson (track 1), Clifford Jordan (tracks 2-4), David Sánchez (track 1) - tenor saxophone
- Danilo Pérez - piano
- George Mraz - bass
- Kenny Washington (tracks 1 & 5-7), Lewis Nash (tracks 2-7) - drums
- Bobby McFerrin - vocals (tracks 5-7)
References
- Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 20, 2012
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 20, 2012
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