With Gil Fuller and the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra

Dizzy Gillespie / Gil Fuller / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra

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With Gil Fuller and the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Review

by Scott Yanow

For this studio session, Dizzy Gillespie was reunited with arranger Gil Fuller who that year led a specially assembled big band for the Monterey Jazz Festival. A bit of a disappointment, this CD failed to generate the fireworks one might expect. There are some good moments, most notably on "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Groovin' High" and "Things Are Here" (the answer to "Things to Come") but the big band is mostly heard from in a purely accompanying role behind the great trumpeter and little interplay occurs.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	Man from Monterey Phil Moore / Philip Moore / Paul Francis Webster	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
2	Angel City Gil Fuller	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
3	Love Theme from "The Sandpiper" Johnny Mandel / Jim Mandell / Paul Francis Webster	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
4	Groovin' High Dizzy Gillespie / Frank Paparelli	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
5	Be's That Way David Burns / Gil Fuller / Walter Fuller	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
6	Big Sur Gil Fuller	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
7	Moontide Gil Fuller	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon
8	Things Are Here Dizzy Gillespie	Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra	Amazon