Dizzy Gillespie Meets the Phil Woods Quintet

Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods / Phil Woods Quintet

AllMusic Rating
8
User Ratings (0)
Your Rating

Dizzy Gillespie Meets the Phil Woods Quintet Review

by Ken Dryden

As the greatest musical heir on alto sax to Charlie Parker, it seemed only natural for Phil Woods to record a date with Dizzy Gillespie. This European studio session features Dizzy as a special guest sitting in with one of Woods' greatest quintets, with pianist Hal Galper and the brilliant trumpeter and flugelhornist Tom Harrell. In fact Dizzy's chops had already slipped somewhat during the decade and Harrell clearly outplays him even though he clearly isn't trying to embarrass the legendary trumpeter. Gillespie is at his best with a muted solo on "'Round Midnight," while Woods, Harrell and Galper are all outstanding throughout the entire CD.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Oon-Ga-Wa Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods Quintet / Phil Woods	06:24	Amazon
2	Loose Change Hal Galper	Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods Quintet / Phil Woods	08:09	Amazon
3	Whasidishean Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods Quintet / Phil Woods	06:01	Amazon
4	Round Midnight Thelonious Monk	Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods Quintet / Phil Woods	12:46	Amazon
5	Love For Sale Cole Porter	Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods Quintet / Phil Woods	08:48	Amazon
6	Terrestris Tom Harrell	Dizzy Gillespie / Phil Woods Quintet / Phil Woods	08:36	Amazon