DIZZY GILLESPIE – THE STEAMER + 12 BONUS TRACKS

INCLUDES 12 BONUS TRACKS

This release presents the complete classic original album The Steamer (Verve MGV8294), featuring Stan Getz in a quartet format with his frequent collaborator Lou Levy on piano, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Stan Levey. As a bonus, a previous quartet session showcasing Getz, Levy and Vinnegar again, accompanied this time by Shelly Manne on drums.

PERSONNEL:

DIZZY GILLESPIE, trumpet
STUFF SMITH, violin
WYNTON KELLY, piano
PAUL WEST, bass
J. C. HEARD, drums

New York, April 17, 1957.

BONUS TRACKS (6-12)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vcl), Stuff Smith (vln), Bill Graham (bar),
Milt Jackson (p, vcl),Percy Heath (b), Al Jones (d), Joe Carroll (vcl).
Chicago, October 25, 1951.

(13-17): Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vcl), Bill Graham (bar), Wynton Kelly (p),
Bernie Griggs (b), Al Jones (d), Joe Carroll (vcl).
New York, July 18, 1952.

TRACKS:

01 Rio Pakistan
02 It’s Only A Paper Moon
03 Purple Sounds
04 Russian Lullaby
05 Oh, Lady Be Good!
06 Caravan
07 Caravan [A.T]
08 Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
09 The Bluest Blues
10 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
11 Stardust
12 Time On My Hands
13 Blue Skies
14 The Umbrella Man
15 Pop’s Confessin’
16 Oo-Shoo-Be-Doo-Be
17 They Can’t Take That Away From Me

Total Time: 78:14