BEBOP STORY

DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, December 29, 1948
Dizzy Gillespie (t, v, dir): Willie Cook, Dave Burns, Elmon Wright (t) / Andy Duryea, Sam
Hurt, Jesse Tarrant (tb) / John Brown, Ernie Henry (as) / Joe Gayles, Budd Johnson (ts) /
Cecil Payne (bar) / James “Hen Gates” Forman (p, cel) / Al McKibbon (sb) / Teddy Stewart
(d) / Louis “Sabu” Martinez (bgo, v) / Joe Harris (cga) / Gerald Wilson (a).
417. D8VB4148-1 Guarachi Guaro (SM: v / GW: a) / 18. D8VB4149-1 Duff Capers /
19. D8VB4150-1 Lover Come Back To Me / 20. D8VB4151-1 I’m Be Boppin’ Too (DG: v)
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DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, April 14, 1949
Dizzy Gillespie (t, dir): Willie Cook, Benny Harris (t) / Andy Duryea, Sam Hurt, Jesse Tarrant
(tb) / John Brown, Ernie Henry (as) / Joe Gayles, Yusef Lateef (ts) / Al Gibson (bar) / James
“Hen Gates” Forman (p) / Al McKibbon (sb) / Teddy Stewart (d) / Vince Guerra (cga) /
Budd Johnson, Jimmy Mundy, Gil Fuller (a) / Johnny Hartman (v).41. D9VB471-1 Swedish
Suite (GF: arr) / 2. D9VB472-1 St. Louis Blues (BJ: a) / 3. D9VB473-1 I Should Care (JH: v /
JM: a) / 4. D9VB474-1 That Old Black Magic (JH: v / JM: a)
DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, May 6, 1949
Dizzy Gillespie (t, v, dir): Willie Cook, Benny Harris (t) / Andy Duryea, Sam Hurt, Jesse
Tarrant (tb) / John Brown, Ernie Henry (as) / Joe Gayles, Yusef Lateef (ts) / Al Gibson (bar) /
James “Hen Gates” Forman (p) / Al McKibbon (sb) / Teddy Stewart (d) / Vince Guerra (cga) /
Budd Johnson, Jimmy Mundy, Gil Fuller (a) / Joe Carol (v).45. D9VB1010-1 Katy (Dizzier
And Dizzier) / 6. D9VB1011-1 Jump-Did-Le-Ba (DG, JC: v)
DIZZY GILLESPIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, July 6, 1949
Dizzy Gillespie (t, v, dir): Willie Cook, Benny Harris, Elmon Wright (t) / Andy Duryea,
Charles Greenlee, J.J. Johnson (tb) / John Brown, Ernie Henry (as) / Joe Gayles, Yusef Lateef
(ts) / Al Gibson (bar) / James “Hen Gates” Forman (p) / Al McKibbon (sb) / Teddy Stewart
(d) / Vince Guerra (cga) / Budd Johnson, Jimmy Mundy, Gil Fuller (a) / Joe Carol or Johnny
Hartman (v) / George Handy (a).47. D9VB1793-1 Hey Pete, Let’s Eat Mo’ Meat! (DG, JC
& band: v) / 8. D9VB1794-1 Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid / 9. D9VB1795-1 If Love Is Trouble
(JH: v / JM: a) / 10. D9VB1796-1 In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee (JC: v)
DIZZY GILLESPIE SEXTET New York, September 16, 1950
Dizzy Gillespie (t, v) / Jimmy Heath (as) / Jimmy Oliver (Seldon Powell) (ts), Milt Jackson (p) /
Percy Heath (sb) / Joe Harris (d) / unknown (v).411. JRC108 She’s Gone Again (DG, band: v) /
12. JRC109-A Nice Work If You Can Get It / 13. JRC110-A Thinking Of You / 14. JRC111 Too
Much Weight (v)
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