DIZZIE GILLESPIE – IT’S MY WAY LP – Nr MINT JAZZ 1969

Dizzie Gillespie – It’s My Way
(Solid State Records  1969  SS18054)

Gatefold Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners, some ringwear & some rubbing

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.

It’s My Way (also released as My Way) is an album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances of popular songs recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label.

Track listing

1. “Galveston” (Jimmy Webb) – 2:38
2. “This Girl’s in Love with You” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:00
3. “Games People Play” (Joe South) – 2:58
4. “Magic Tree” (Richard Carpenter, Gladys Bruce, Gerald Ginsberg) – 3:06
5. “Whatever Possess’d Me” (Tadd Dameron, Bernie Hanighen) – 3:47
6. “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) – 3:10
7. “Bésame Mucho” (Consuelo Velázquez) – 4:03
8. “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) – 3:03
9. “Exotica” (L. Gillespie) – 4:17
10. “Birk’s Works” (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:27

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
• Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
• Joe De Angelis, Don Corrado, Paul Ingraham – French horn
• Billy Butler – electric guitar
• Paul Griffin – piano
• Bob Bushnell – electric bass
• Joe Marshall – drums
• Paul Fein – tympani
• Unnamed string section arranged and conducted by Jimmy Mundy