To Diz with Love
Live album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1992
RecordedJanuary 29-31 and February 1, 1992
VenueBlue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, New York City
GenreJazz
Length65:48
LabelTelarc
83307-25
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
To Bird with Love
(1992) 		To Diz with Love
(1992)

To Diz with Love is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note in 1992 and released on the Telarc label.[1] The album, along with To Bird with Love and Bird Songs: The Final Recordings, represent the last recordings made by the trumpeter before his death in 1993.

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Although he was no longer up to the competition, the love that these fellow trumpeters had for Gillespie (and some fine solos) makes this historic CD worth getting."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

  1. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 14:31
  2. "Confirmation" (Parker) - 10:27
  3. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 12:48
  4. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:22
  5. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 16:40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Concord Music Group website accessed April 20, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 20, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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