Dizzy and Strings

Dizzy and Strings (also released as Diz Big Band) is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, released in 1955 by Norgran Records.

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Roses of Picardy" (Frederic Weatherly, Haydn Wood) – 4:38
2. "Silhouette" (Johnny Richards) – 3:56
3. "Can You Recall?" (Richards) – 3:27
4. "O Solow" (Richards) – 5:06
5. "Cool Eyes" – 3:48
6. "Confusion" (Buster Harding) – 4:42
7. "Pile Driver" – 3:54
8. "Hob Nail Special" – 2:52

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals

Tracks 1–4 (with orchestra)

• John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Jim Chambers, Fred Klein – French horn
• George Berg, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley – woodwinds
• Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Jimmy Crawford – drums
• Unidentified string section
• Johnny Richards – arranger, conductor

Tracks 5–8 (with big band)

• Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, Quincy Jones – trumpet
• J. J. Johnson, George Matthews, Leon Comegys – trombone
• George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
• Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
• Wade Legge – piano
• Lou Hackney – bass
• Charlie Persip – drums
• Buster Harding – arranger

References