The Alternate Blues is a 1980 album featuring the trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, and Freddie Hubbard, supported by a quartet led by Oscar Peterson. It was recorded at Group IV Studios, Los Angeles on March 10, 1980.[5] With one exception, the tracks were previously unissued recordings from The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4.[2]
| The Alternate Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | March 10, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Group IV Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:01 | |||
| Label | Pablo Today[1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Track listing
edit- "Alternate Blues": Alternate One – 5:33
- "Alternate Blues": Alternate Two – 8:04
- "Alternate Blues": Alternate Three – 9:05
- "Alternate Blues": Alternate Four – 9:36
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 8:55
- Ballad Medley: "Here's That Rainy Day"/"The Gypsy"/"If I Should Lose You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)/(Billy Reid)/(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 7:37
Personnel
edit- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Ray Brown – bass
- Bobby Durham – drums
Source:[5]
References
edit- ^ McRae, Barry (April 11, 2012). Dizzy Gillespie: His Life and Times. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857128287 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Dizzy Gillespie: The Alternate Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 281.
- ^ a b "Fantasy Records Catalog: OJC 700 Series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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