Dizzy Gillespie – World Statesman (1956)

Norgran – MGN 1084Rec. Date : June 6, 1956 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy GillespieArranger : A.K. Salim, Howie Kravitz, Tadd DameronAlto Sax : Jimmy Powell, Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Marty FlaxBass : Nelson BoydBass Trombone : Rod LevittDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Walter Davis Jr.Tenor Sax : Billy Mitchell, Ernie WilkinsTrombone : Frank

Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (1957)

Verve – MGV-8214Rec. Date : 04/17/1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy GillespieViolin : Stuff SmithDrums : J.C. HeardPiano : Wynton KellyBass : Paul WestVocals : The Gordon Family   Cashbox : 11/23/1957 Two jazz notables blend their talents and make beautiful music together. Gillespie’s slick trumpet and Smith’s catchy violin are accompanied by two of

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Edison – Tour De Force (1958)

Verve – MGV-8212Rec. Dates : November 2, 1955, October 16, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry EdisonBass : Ray BrownDrums : Buddy Rich, Stan LeveyGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Oscar Peterson, John Lewis   Cashbox : 02/01/1958 Three of jazzdoms foremost trumpeters unite their sounds to issue a disk loaded with

The Quintet – Jazz at Massey Hall (1957)

Debut – DEB-124Rec. Date : May 15, 1953 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Charlie ParkerBass : Charles MingusDrums : Max RoachPiano : Bud PowellTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Down Beat : 03/11/1953Bird, Diz to Pace Toronto Jazz Fete Toronto—Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach will be among some 20 musicians participating in the New

Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzier and Dizzier (1954)

RCA Victor – LJM-1009Rec. Dates : August 22 & December 22, 1947, December 29, 1948, April 14 & May 6 & July 6, 1949 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr, Benny Bailey, Lammar Wright, Willie Cook, Benny HarrisAlto Sax : John Brown, Howard Johnson, Ernie HenryBaritone

Dizzy Gillespie – Afro (1954)

Norgran MGN-1003Rec. Dates : May 24 & June 3, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Ernie Royal, Jimmy NottinghamArranger : Chico O’FarrillAlto Sax : Hilton Jefferson, George DorseyBaritone Sax : Danny BankBass : Lewis Hackney, Bobby RodríguezBongos : José MangualCongas : Cándido, Mongo Santamaría, Ralph MirandaDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Gilberto

Modern Jazz Sextet – The Modern Jazz Sextet (1956)

Norgran – MGN 1076Rec. Date : April 25, 1955, April 27, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Sonny StittBass : Percy HeathDrums : Charlie PersipGuitar : Skeeter BestPiano : John LewisTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Army TimesTom Scanlan : 07/14/1956 Dizzy Gillespie, alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and a rhythm section including John Lewis make up

Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy In Greece (1957)

Verve – MGV-8017Rec. Dates : May 18, 1956, May 19, 1956, June 6, 1956, April 8, 1957Stream this Album (YT Only) Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Emmett Berry, Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Carl Warwick, Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermet Perry, Carl WarwickAlto Sax : Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods, Ernie HenryBaritone Sax : Marty Flax, Billy RootBass : Nelson Boyd, Paul WestDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Walter Davis, Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, Benny GolsonTrombone : Rod Levitt, Melba

Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie – Roy and Diz (1955)

Clef – MG C-641Rec. Date : October 29, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Roy Eldridge, Dizzy GillespieBass : Ray BrownDrums : Louie BellsonGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Oscar PetersonVocals : Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie Billboard : 03/19/1955Score of 79 Roy and Diz playing together? Hard to believe, but true. These two great trumpet players,

Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie – Roy and Diz #2 (1955)

Clef – MG C-671Rec. Date : October 29, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Roy Eldridge, Dizzy GillespieBass : Ray BrownDrums : Louie BellsonGuitar : Herb EllisPiano : Oscar PetersonVocals : Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie Billboard : 11/26/1955Score of 80 The first Roy-Diz set set, provocative as it was, struck many as more of a