The Modern Jazz Sextet is a jazz album featuring the combined talents of Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best and Charlie Persip.[2] The album was conceived by producer Norman Granz for his own label, Norgran Records.[3] Although no single album artist is credited as a bandleader for this album, Verve Records - which owns the Norgran catalogue - files it as a Dizzy Gillespie album.
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | January 12, 1956 at Fine Sound Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Norgran Records MGN 1076[1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Two of the album's rhythm section, Lewis and Heath, also feature in the 1952-founded Modern Jazz Quartet.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic gives the album four stars, stating that "it did not take too much insight to realize that putting trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and altoist Sonny Stitt together with a strong rhythm section would result in some explosive music. ...Bebop at its best."[4]
Track listing
edit- "Tour De Force" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 11:39
- "Dizzy Meets Sonny" (Gillespie) - 7:59
- "Ballad Medley: Old Folks/What's New?/How Deep is the Ocean?" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison/Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke/Irving Berlin) - 7:10
- "Mean to Me" (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) - 6:30
- "Blues for Bird" (Sonny Stitt, Gillespie) - 9:08
Credits
edit- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
- John Lewis - piano
- Percy Heath - double bass
- Skeeter Best - guitar
- Charlie Persip - drums
- Norman Granz - producer
References
edit- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 11, 2018). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440248917 – via Google Books.
- ^ MCNALLY, OWEN. "THE MODERN JAZZ SEXTET - SONNY STITT & DIZZY GILLESPIE". courant.com.
- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 29, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Modern Jazz Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2016.