The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie Explained

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dizzy Gillespie
Cover:	The Ebullient Mr Gillespie.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:54
Label:	Verve MGV 8328^[1]
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Dizzy Gillespie
Prev Title:	Sonny Side Up
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Have Trumpet, Will Excite!
Next Year:	1959

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing -- if not all that essential -- date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" - 7:06
2. "Always" (Irving Berlin) - 5:34
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 7:20
4. "Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) - 3:19
5. "Lorraine" - 4:14
6. "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 7:41
7. "Constantinople" - 7:00
8. "Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) - 2:40

The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, (vocals track 1 and 8)
• Junior Mance - piano
• Les Spann - guitar, flute
• Sam Jones - bass
• Lex Humphries - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas (tracks 4 and 5)

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dizzy-gillespie/catalog/#verve-mgv-8328 Dizzy Gillespie discography
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012