Groovin' High is a 1955 compilation album of studio sessions by jazz composer and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The Rough Guide to Jazz describes the album as "some of the key bebop small-group and big band recordings."[1]
| Groovin' High | |
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1955 |
| Recorded | 1945 – December 11, 1947 |
| Genre | Jazz, bebop |
| Length | 36:38 |
| Label | Savoy |
Reception
editJazz critic Scott Yanow concedes that the music included is classic, but dismisses the compilation over-all as "so-so" because of its brevity, because of the outdated and lightweight liner notes and because the material presented does not represent the complete sessions at which the material was played.[2] The compilation features Gillespie with a number of combinations and other musicians, including his 1946 big band, Charlie Parker, a sextet with Dexter Gordon and a combo featuring Sonny Stitt.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 3:00
- "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) – 2:40
- "Dizzy Atmosphere" (Gillespie) – 2:45
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 2:52
- "Hot House" (Tadd Dameron) – 2:27
- "Salt Peanuts" (Kenny Clarke, Gillespie) – 2:20
- "Oop Bop Sh'Bam" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Gillespie) – 3:06
- "That's Earl, Brother" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) – 2:55
- "Things to Come" (Fuller, Gillespie) – 2:47
- "One Bass Hit, Pt. 2" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) – 2:46
- "Ray's Idea" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) – 3:09
- "Our Delight" (Dameron) – 2:40
- "Emanon" (Gillespie, Shaw) – 3:11
Personnel
edit- Ray Abrams – tenor saxophone
- Taswell Baird – trombone
- John Brown – alto saxophone
- Ray Brown – bass
- Slam Stewart – bass
- Dave Burns – trumpet
- Scoops Carey – alto saxophone
- Big Sid Catlett – drums
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Cozy Cole – drums
- Leon Cormenge – trombone
- Talib Dawud – trumpet
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Bill Frazier – saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, leader
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Al Haig – piano
- Joe Harris – drums
- Clyde Hart – piano
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Howard E. Johnson – alto saxophone
- Yujiro Kasai – remastering
- John Lewis – piano
- Warren Lucky – tenor saxophone
- John Lynch – trumpet
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Matthew McKay – trumpet
- Alton Moore – trombone
- Raymond Orr – trumpet
- Remo Palmieri – guitar
- Frank Paparelli – piano
- Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
- Leo Parker – baritone saxophone
- Curly Russell – bass
- Murray Shipinski – bass
- Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
- Gordon Thomas – trombone
- Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
- Rudy Van Gelder – remastering
- Chuck Wayne – guitar
- Elmon Wright – trumpet
References
edit- ^ Carr, Ian; Brian Fairweather; Charles Alexander Priestley (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. p. 293. ISBN 1-84353-256-5.
- ^ "Groovin' High [Savoy] - Dizzy Gillespie | Release Info". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
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