Verve session · in the studio
February 9, 1961
The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
- This day's music is on 2 records: An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, The Essential Dizzy Gillespie
In the room
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, leader- Leo Wright – alto sax, flute
Lalo Schifrin – piano- Bob Cunningham – bass
- Chuck Lampkin – drums
The takes
6 of these 10 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 61VK257 | Kush | V-8401 |
| 61VK258 | Salt Peanuts | V-8401 |
| 61VK259 | The Mooche | V-8401 |
| 61VK260 | Night In Tunisia | V-8401, V-8566 |
| – | I Can't Get Started | Not issued at the time |
| – | Groovin' High | Not issued at the time |
| – | Hot House | Not issued at the time |
| – | Confirmation | Not issued at the time |
| – | Manteca | Not issued at the time |
| – | I Remember Clifford | Not issued at the time |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
V-8401 · 1961An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie QuintetThe Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
V-8566 · 1963The Essential Dizzy GillespieThe Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz SextetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8394 | Gillespiana | Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | 1961 | Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin |
 | V-8423 | Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded Live | The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band | 1961 | Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin |
 | V-8539 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin |
 | V-8540 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin |
 | V-8541 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin |
 | V-8542 | Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4) | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1963 | Dizzy Gillespie, Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin, Chuck Lampkin |
2 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8522 | Bossa Nova | Luiz Bonfa | 1963 | Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin |
 | V-8543 | Samba Para Dos | Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer | 1963 | Leo Wright, Lalo Schifrin |