An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
| An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, 1961 | |||
| Venues | Museum of Modern Art, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:41 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Charles Shwartz | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| DownBeat |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet is a 1961 live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kush" | Dizzy Gillespie | 11:01 |
| 2. | "Salt Peanuts" | Kenny Clarke, Gillespie | 7:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Night in Tunisia" | Gillespie, Frank Paparelli | 6:46 |
| 2. | "The Mooche" | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 11:43 |
| Total length: | 36:38 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Interview with Dizzy Gillespie by Charles Shwartz" | 18:03 |
| Total length: | 54:41 | |
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Leo Wright – alto saxophone, flute
- Lalo Schifrin – piano
- Bob Cunningham – bass
- Chuck Lampkin – drums
- Candido Camero – conga
References
- 1 2 AllMusic review
- ↑ Down Beat: April 12, 1962 Vol. 29, No. 8
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 554. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.