Afro
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
1954 · Norgran Records
Personnel
Lou Hackneycoming soon
played Double Bass on this album
Charlie Persipcoming soon
played Drums on this album
Wade Leggecoming soon
played Piano on this album
Danny Bankcoming soon
played Saxophone on this album
George Dorseycoming soon
played Saxophone on this album
Hilton Jeffersoncoming soon
played Saxophone on this album
Lucky Thompsoncoming soon
played Saxophone on this album
J.J. Johnsoncoming soon
played Trombone on this album
Ernie Royalcoming soon
played Trumpet on this album
The titles of World Statesman (1956) and Dizzy In Greece (1957) are not travel whimsy. Gillespie's big band was the first jazz orchestra the US State Department sent abroad as cultural diplomacy, in 1956, and both records are by-products of that assignment — the place names are an itinerary, not a mood.
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