Dizzy Gillespie

DIGIPACK EDITION

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The Gillespie and Koller sets were recorded live in Hamburg on March 9,1953, at a time when Charlie Parker was still around and Gillespie was playing splendidly (he is heard with Bill Graham on baritone sax, Wade Legge on piano, Lou Hackney on bass, and Al Jones on drums). There is no fooling around or singing here, and Diz plays amazing renditions of five tracks, including “Alone Together” and a superb “I Can't Get Started”. The second part of the LP offers four tracks by a quintet fronted by Austrian saxophonist Hans Koller on tenor and German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, and showcasing the also German Jutta Hipp on piano. A delicious set.

PERSONNEL:

[1-5] DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET

DIZZY GILLESPIE, trumpet
BILL GRAHAM, baritone sax
WADE LEGGE, pian
LOU HACKNEY, bass
AL JONES, drums

[6-9] HANS KOLLER NEW JAZZ STARS

HANS KOLLER, tenor sax
ALBERT MANGELSELSDORFF, trombone
JUTTA HIPP, piano
SHORTY ROEDER, bass
KARL SANNER, drums

Hamburg, March 9, 1953

TRACKS:

01. They Can't Take That Away From Me
02. Alone Together
03. Manteca
04. Tin Tin Deo
05. I Can't Get Started
06. The Way You Look Tonight
07. Indian Summer
08. You Go To My Head
09. All Things You Are