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Dizzy and Strings
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1955
RecordedSeptember 15 & 16, 1954
New York City
GenreJazz
Length32:23
LabelNorgran
MGN 1023[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Afro
(1954) 		Dizzy and Strings
(1955) 		Roy and Diz
(1954)
Diz Big Band Cover

Dizzy and Strings (also released as Diz Big Band) is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, released in 1955 by Norgran Records.[2][3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

  1. "Roses of Picardy" (Frederic Weatherly, Haydn Wood) – 4:38
  2. "Silhouette" (Johnny Richards) – 3:56
  3. "Can You Recall?" (Richards) – 3:27
  4. "O Solow" (Richards) – 5:06
  5. "Cool Eyes" – 3:48
  6. "Confusion" (Buster Harding) – 4:42
  7. "Pile Driver" – 3:54
  8. "Hob Nail Special" – 2:52

Personnel

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Tracks 1–4 (with orchestra)

Tracks 5–8 (with big band)

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 27, 2012
  3. ^ Jazz, All About. "Dizzy Gillespie: Four Classic Albums album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
  4. ^ Allmusic Review accessed March 27, 2012
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.


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