Dizzie Gillespie – Birks Works
(Duke Records D1019)
Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– light crease on bottom right corner
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.
Birks’ Works is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Verve label.
Track listing
| A1 | Birks Works | 3:48 | |
| A2 | Good Bait | 3:56 | |
| A3 | Oop-Pop-A-Da | 5:25 | |
| A4 | Woody’N You | 6:18 | |
| B1 | The Champ | 7:18 | |
| B2 | I Can’t Get Started | 3:11 | |
| B3 | Caravan | 3:21 |
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, arranger
- Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick – trumpet
- Melba Liston – trombone, arranger
- Al Grey, Rod Levitt – trombone
- Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell – alto saxophone
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone, arranger
- Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
- Billy Root – baritone saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul West – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
- Ernie Wilkins – arranger
- Recorded in New York City on April 7 & 8, 1957
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