The Source (Dizzy Gillespie album)

The Source
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released 1973
Recorded April 13, 1973
Paris, France
Genre Jazz
Length 36:13
Label America
AM 6135
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Giant
(1973)
The Source
(1973)
Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4
(1974)

The Source is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in Paris, France in 1973 and first released on the French America label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This CD finds trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie at age 55, just beginning to slip. Gillespie plays well enough... Still, the edge is missing on these explorations of standards and recent originals".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 13:30
  2. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 5:26
  3. "Brother "K"" (Gillespie) - 9:27
  4. "Wheatleigh Hall" (Gillespie) - 7:50

Personnel

References

  1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 13, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 2012
  3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 84. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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