Roy and Diz

Roy and Diz
Studio album by Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1954
Recorded	October 29, 1954 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	74:23
Label	Clef MGC 641 and MGC 671
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Dizzy and Strings (1954) Roy and Diz (1954) Jazz Recital (1955)
Roy and Diz Volume 2

Roy and Diz is an album by trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label as two separate volumes.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 5:22
2. "Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You)" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:10
3. "Trumpet Blues" (Roy Eldridge, Gillespie) - 7:54
4. "Ballad Medley – I’m Through with Love/Can't We Be Friends/Don't You Know?/I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do/If I Had You" (Fud Livingston/Paul James, Kay Swift/Bobby Worth/Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk/Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 10:17
5. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:04
6. "I've Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 9:14
7. "Pretty Eyed Baby" (Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson) - 5:31
8. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 10:57
9. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 9:54

The original LP track order was

• Roy & Diz Tracks: 6, 8, 3, 2 & 7
• Roy & Diz #2 Tracks: 1, 4, 9 & 5

Personnel

• Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocals
• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Ray Brown - bass
• Louis Bellson - drums

References