The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953
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| Compilation album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | March 25 and April 5 & 6, 1952 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and February 22, 1953 at the Studio Pathe Magellan in Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 123:01 | |||
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EmArcy 980 986-3 |
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The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953 is a compilation album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1952 and 1953 and originally released on the French Blue Star label. Many of the tracks were first released as 78 rpm records and re-released in the US as albums on the Atlantic and Fontana labels such as Dizzy at Home and Abroad and Dizzy Gillespie and His Operatic Strings Orchestra.
The Allmusic review stated "it's not for the casual fan, but anyone who knows of these recordings on any level understands what a key place they hold on Dizzy's shelf as he transitioned from the bebop of the 1940s into the hard bopping, big-group wailing of the 1950s. Highly recommended".
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
Disc One:
Disc Two:
Recorded on March 25 (Disc One, tracks 1-6), April 5 (Disc One, tracks 7-21) and April 6 (Disc Two, tracks 1-8), 1952 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and on February 22 (Disc Two, tracks 9-16), 1953 at the Studio Pathe Magellan in Paris, France
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