Dizzy Gillespie – Gettin’ Down
Dizzy Gillespie – Slew Foot
Dizzy Gillespie – Azure Blue
I’m not sure who is responsible for this, but for whatever reason this album is not what it seems. Even though there is crowd noise and the notes would have you believe that this is a live album, ALL of the recordings in fact are from an earlier, very difficult to find, album from Dizzy called Soul & Salvation. I’ve seen another similar LP, out of Japan, but I don’t know what the deal is with this…I hope that Dizzy (or his heirs) knew about this and were able to get their proper royalties. As it stands, it’s a very cheap alternative to a super super rare LP, but still just as enjoyable.
Cheers,
Michael
Who are the band members?
Good question…I'm not sure if there is an answer unfortunately. This LP didn't have any real info on it, and from what I can tell the Soul & Salvation record that these pieces were originally on doesn't have much info either besides James Moody and Joe Newman being pictured with Diz at the session. I think the smart money is on Pretty Purdie for the drums, other than that, it's anyone's guess.