World_Statesman

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World Statesman

1956 album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie

World Statesman is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1956 and released on the Norgran label.[1] The album was reissued as part of the 2CD compilation Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions.[2]

Not to be confused with World Statesmen.
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Reception

The AllMusic review states: "This set introduced the new Dizzy Gillespie big band which was making headlines for the acclaim it received (and for the excitement it caused) during its State Department-sponsored world tours... this brilliant (and historic) orchestra really shows a great deal of spirit, power and creativity."[3]

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Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

Side One:

  1. "Dizzy's Business" (Ernie Wilkins) – 3:37
  2. "Jessica's Day" (Quincy Jones) – 4:50
  3. "Tour de Force" – 5:04
  4. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 2:55
  5. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 3:56

Side Two:

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" – 5:34
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:07
  3. "The Champ" – 4:42
  4. "My Reverie" (Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy) – 2:52
  5. "Dizzy's Blues" (A. K. Salim) – 2:32

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 26, 2012
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. Birks Works Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
  3. [3]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 26, 2012
  4. [4]
    Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
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