Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie

Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie is an album by Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie that was released in 1975. The album won the 1976 Downbeat Critics Poll for jazz album of the year and Gillespie won the poll for best trumpet that year. At the Grammy Awards of 1976, Gillespie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist for his performance on this album.

Track listing

1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 7:02
2. "Mozambique" (Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson) – 7:08
3. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 7:25
4. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 5:26
5. "Blues for Bird" (Gillespie, Peterson) – 12:32
6. "Dizzy Atmosphere" (Gillespie) – 4:55
7. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 5:16
8. "Con Alma" (Gillespie) – 5:15

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet

References