The Gifted Ones

by Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie

Overview

Norman Granz got this one backwards. Instead of featuring Dizzy Gillespie with the Count Basie Orchestra, he put Gillespie and Basie together in a quartet which the trumpeter naturally dominates. The music is generally quite rewarding, including an unusual version of "St. James Infirmary," but never reaches the great heights one might have expected. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2024
Label:	Analogue Prod.
UPC:	0753088161018
Rank:	55250

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dizzy Gillespie   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Count Basie   Primary Artist,Piano
Mickey Roker   Guest Artist,Drums
Ray Brown   Guest Artist,Bass

Technical Credits

Dizzy Gillespie   Composer,Performer
Eric Miller   Engineer
Joe Pass   Liner Notes
Val Valentin   Engineer
Norman Granz   Producer,Liner Notes
Frank Foster   Composer
Count Basie   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Traditionnel   Composer
Gilles Margerin   Design
Phil Stern   Photography
Phil Carroll   Art Direction
Phil DeLancie   Remastering
Joe Primrose   Composer