...Dizzy in South America Dizzy Gillespie CAP933

Hear Manteca in RealAudio! or a brief excerpt from the legendary Night In Tunisia Cool Breeze, GroovinÕ for Nat, I CanÕt Get Started, JessicaÕs Day, A Night in Tunisia, Seems Like You Just DonÕt Care,Flamingo, Stella By Starlight, School Days, Manteca The first of 3 Volumes of Previously Never Released Dizzy Gillespie. Already In the line up of nominations for The Grammy's "The best historical recording" for 1999. In 1956, Dizzy was asked by the State Department to assemble a big band to tour South America. These recordings were done live throughout the tour with great success. These recordings represent a pinnacle in Dizzy Gillespies' remarkable career as Band Leader and Trumpet Icon. - Ira Gitler

Dizzy Gillespie: Leader and Trumpet Quincy Jones, Bama Warwick, and E.V. Perry :Trumpet Phil Woods and Jimmy Powell: Alto Sax Benny Golson,Billy Mitchell: Tenor Sax Marty Flax: Baritone Sax Melba Liston, Franlk Rehak, and Rod Levitt : Trombone Walter Davis Jr.:Piano Nelson Boyd: Bass Charlie Persip: Drums