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DIZZIE GILLESPIE SLAM STEWART SONNY STITT

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6900 Album (Recorded New York SIDE ONE 1945/1947) with , , Will Bill HE BEEPED WHEN HE SHOULD Davidson, etc. HAVE BOPPED (a) GROOVIN' HIGH (b) 0, 6901 Volume 1 (Recorded New M York 1938/1947) DIZZY ATMOSPHERE (b) with , , , 00 BOP SH'BAM (c) and his Orchestra , etc. OUR DELIGHT (d) 6902 — His most important Second ✓- (f) War Concert (1943) with Harold Baker, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, , etc. SIDE TWO 6903 at the Savoy Ballroom (1937) ONE BASS HIT part two (a) In the restless, insecure world of , fashions change with embarr- Despite the scepticism of many of his colleagues, Gillespie and the with , , Earl Warren, , etc. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (b) assing frequency, and reputations wax and wane with the seasons. band, were successful. The trumpeter only stayed for six months, ✓ HOT HOUSE (e) Comparatively few artists have succeeded in gaining universal, con- however, and was soon in the record studios, cutting three of the 6904 Louis Armstrong — Volume 2 (Recorded New THAT'S EARL, BROTHER (c) sistent respect for their musical achievements, and still fewer have tracks on this album, 'Groovin' High', 'Dizzy Atmosphere', and 'All York 1948/1950) with Jack Teagarden, , , THINGS TO COME (a) been able to reap the benefits of this within their own lifetime. The Things You Are'. Sidney Catlett, etc. EMANON (g) Trumpeter John Birks Gillespie, better known as 'Dizzy', occupies A brief, unhappy tour to the South with a of his own and (a) , Dave Burns, Raymond Orr, an eminent position in this select band, and has ruled the modern jazz a stay in Hollywood with Parker came next, and demonstrated forcibly 6905 — Volume 1 (Recorded 1956/ Talib.Dawud, John Lynch (trumpets), Alton 1958) trumpet roost since the early 1940s. His technical facility is unrivalled, to both that their music was not yet popular outside New York. On with , Vic Dickenson, Lester Young, Moore, Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas drawing tribute from all fellow instrumentalists, while his contribution his return to the city, however, Gillespie found many companies keen , Count Basie, etc. (trombones), Howard Johnson, Warren Luckey, to the evolution of jazz is of major importance. to record bop, and he was quickly in the studios for the date which 6906 Charlie Parker — Volume 1: Massey Hall Ray Abrams, John Brown, Saul Moore (reeds), Born the son of a bricklayer in Cheraw, South Carolina on October brought '00 Bop Sh'Bam', and 'That's Earl, Brother'. Concert Thelonious Monk or (piano), Milt 21, 1917, Gillespie started on trombone at the age of 14; but soon After this session, Gillespie reorganised his big band, and con- with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charlie Jackson (vibes)-, Ray Brown (bass), Kenny switched to trumpet. When the family moved to Philadelphia in 1935 cluded a recording contract with the Musicraft label. Using outstand- Dingus, Max Roach Clarke (drums), RECORDED , he gained his first important job, with the Frank Fairfax Band, and ing arrangements by Gil Fuller, the new •band achieved enormous 6907 Charlie Parker—Volume 2: Cool JULY 9,1946. Plus Alice Roberts (vocal) on the nickname 'Dizzy'. impact i n the world of jazz, which was to stand them in good stead with , Dizzy Gillespie, Flip Phillips, Errol Garner, etc. 'He Beeped'. He modelled his style closely on that of Roy Eldridge, and this won in the years to come. .

him a place in 's Band in 1937 when his idol left Hill for Caught up in the sudden success of the band and the new 6908 Charlie Parker— Volume 3: Be Bop • (b) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Charlie Parker . Even at this time, there is evidence that he music, Gillespie attracted a heavy personal following, and jazz fans with Kenny Dorham, Al Haig, Max Roach, Miles (alto), Clyde Hart (piano), Remo Palmieri responded poorly to band discipline, and his humour- and musical everywhere began to ape his mannerisms, and to wear beards, berets, Davis, , etc. (guitar), Slam Stewart (bass), Cozy Cole (drums). ideas raised some adverse comment. Dissent to his behaviour and and glasses in homage to their idol. Just as quickly as it gained popu- 6909 Charlie Parker—Volume 4: Groovin' High RECORDED NEWYORK CITY, FEBRUARY 28, personal trumpet style became more marked during his two-year larity, however, the new music fell out of fashion, and Gillespie was with , Fats Navarro, , 1945. spell with the Band from 1939. The inclusion in his forced to break up the big band in 1950. Howard McGhee, etc. band work of his own melodic patterns drove Calloway to warn him Since-then, he has worked in a variety of groups, and even formed 6910 Charlie Parker—Volume 5: (c) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Sonny Stitt (alto), that he wanted no Chinese music in his band. another orchestra at State Department bidding in 1956 to undertake with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Roy Haynes, Symphony Sid Torin, etc. Al Haig (piano), Milt Jackson (vibes), Ray In September 1941, Gillespie was fired by Calloway as the result official tours. After intermittent activity, this disappeared in 1957. Brown (bass), (drums), of a dispute over his alleged tomfoolery, which concluded with Although he has achieved, personal success on almost any level he 6911 Charlie Parker—Volume 6: Bongo Bop RECORDED NEWYORK CITY, MAY 15,1946. Gillespie knifing his boss in a scuffle. A subsequent job in the Earl has cared to approach, Gillespie still yearns for a big band to lead, with Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, J. J. Johnson, Errol Garner, Red Callender, etc. Hines Band, alongside many other young musicians who were work- but finds such a proposition uneconomic. (d) Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Raymond Orr, ing out a new approach to jazz, terminated when Hines brought in a Perhaps less of an instinctive genius than Parker, Gillespie.was 6912 Charlie Parker — Volume 7: Get Happy with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Al Haig, Fats female string section in an effort to retain popularity jeopardised by the man responsible for translating modern jazz into trumpet terms. Talib Dawud, John Lynch (trumpets), Alton Navarro Moore, Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas the departure of singer . With a greet gift for harmonic invention and the instrumental techni- (trombones), Howard Johnson, Warren Luckey A brief stay with Duke Ellington also proved unsatisfactory, and in que to express his ideas fully, he played a major role in the develop- 6913 Charlie Parker—Volume 8: Ornithology with Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, early 1944, he became co-leader with bassist of what ment of jazz. Ray Abrams, John Brown, Saul Moore (reeds), Lucky Thompson, Barney Kessel, etc. Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk or John Lewis is reputed to have been the first bop group. When this dissolved, he (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Kenny Clarke became musical director of a big band formed by Eckstine to play the 6914 Great Swing Sessions — Volume 1 (Recorded New York 1938/1939) (drums), RECORDED NEW YORK CITY, new music. c ART &SOUND LTD.,1973 , Yank Lawson, , JUNE 10, 1946. Hot Lips Page, Mezz Mezzrow, Marty Marsala, Bobby Hackett, Bud Freeman, Sidney Bechet, , , etc., and the voice (e) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Charlie Parker of W. C. Handy. Introduced by Alistair Cooke. (alto), Al Haig (piano), Curly Russell (bass), Sid Catlett (drums) RECORDED NEWYORK 6915 —His Rarest Solos including Boots and Saddle, Stay as sweet as you CITY, MAY 1.1,1945. are, Theme for piano, After you've gone, Rosetta, Monday in Manhattan, Indiana, etc. (f) Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet Et vocal), Charlie 6916 on Stage (Recorded New York Parker (alto), Al Haig (piano), Curly Russell 1947/1949) (bass), Sid Catlett (drums) RECORDED NEW with Bobby Hackett, , Joe YORK CITY, MAY 11, 1945. Bushkin, , Sidney Bechet, , Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, etc. (g) Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Burns, Raymond Orr, 6917 A Memorial Talib Dawud, John Lynch (trumpets), Alton with Pee Wee Russell Moore, Leon Comegys, Gordon Thomas 6918 Billie Holiday—Volume 2: Lady Day (trombones), Howard Johnson, Warren Luckey, with Count Basie and his orchestra, Duke, Ellington and his orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Kid James Moody, John Brown, Saul Moore Ory, Barney Bigard, Woody Herman, etc. (saxes), Milt Jackson (vibes), Thelonious Monk or John Lewis (piano), Kenny Clark (drums), Ray 6919 Charley Christian at Minton's (Recorded 1940/1941) Brown (bass) RECORDED NEWYORK CITY, with Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clark, , NOVEMBER,1946. Nick Finton, etc. 6920 Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra with Charlie Parker, Clyde Hart, Slam Stewart, Cozy Cole, Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Al Haig, Thelonious Monk, Sid Catlett, etc. 6921 George Lewis and his Orchestra with Jim Robinson, Avery Kid Howard, Alton SAGA RECORDS are made in England. They are pressed by ALLIED RECORDS LTD., 326 Kensal Road, LONDON W.10. Purnell, Lawrence Marrero, etc.