World Statesman
Dizzy Gillespie
1956 · Norgran Records
Personnel
Jimmy Powellcoming soon
played Alto Saxophone on this album
Phil Woodscoming soon
played Alto Saxophone on this album
Marty Flaxcoming soon
played Baritone Saxophone on this album
Nelson Boydcoming soon
played Double Bass on this album
Charlie Persipcoming soon
played Drums on this album
Walter Davis Jr.coming soon
played Piano on this album
Billy Mitchellcoming soon
played Tenor Saxophone on this album
Frank Rehakcoming soon
played Trombone on this album
Melba Listoncoming soon
played Trombone on this album
Rod Levittcoming soon
played Trombone on this album
Carl Warwickcoming soon
played Trumpet on this album
Emmett Berrycoming soon
played Trumpet on this album
Joe Gordoncoming 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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