Roy and Diz
Roy and Diz | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Roy Eldridge chronology | ||||
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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] Selections from these sessions were also released as Trumpet Battle and The Trumpet Kings
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 5:22
- "Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You)" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:10
- "Trumpet Blues" (Roy Eldridge, Gillespie) - 7:54
- "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
- "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:04
- "I've Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 9:14
- "Pretty Eyed Baby" (Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson) - 5:31
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 10:57
- "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
- Trumpet Battle: Tracks 6, 8, 1 & 4
- The Trumpet Kings: Tracks 3, 2, 7, 9 & 5
Personnel
- Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocals
- Oscar Peterson - piano
- Herb Ellis - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
- Louis Bellson - drums
References
- ↑ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 27, 2012
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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