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412 | 267Crazy Rhythm Part 2Mercury 11040, MG-35004; Clef MG VOL.2; Verve VSP/VSPS-41, VE-2-2518 3. D9VB1795-1If Love Is TroubleRCA Victor 20-3538; RCA Bluebird 5785-1-RB; Bluebird 07863-66528-2 4. G565A-1Salt PeanutsGuild 1003; Musicraft 518, MVSCD 53; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030 2.

52S-511IndianaMGM 30743, E-194, E-3286 4. S5850-1Billie's Bounce (new-take 1)Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, S5J 5500 3. His playing — and he performed constantly until nearly the end of his life—was meteoric, full of virtuosic inventions, and deadly serious. 63VK577Dizzy's BluesVerve MGV-8242, V/V6-8560 2.

Diz)   1953
* Atlantic 966   Dizzy Gillespie - This Is Happiness / Love Is Here To Stay   1952

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Don Byas, tenor sax; Art Simmons, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums; Humberto Morales, congas.

Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, March 25, 1952

* Barclay (F) 820.122   Dizzy Gillespie - The Very Thought Of You
* Atlantic LP 1257   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy At Home And Abroad   1957
* Barclay (F) 844.006; Fontana (E) TL 5343   Dizzy Gillespie And His Operatic Strings Orchestra
* Universal (F) 980 986-3   Dizzy Gillespie - The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953
* Blue Star (F) BLP 6807   Dizzy Gillespie
* Atlantic ALR 142   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Volume 2   1953
* Atlantic ALR 138   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Volume 1   1953
* Atlantic EP 45-521   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Volume 2
* Atlantic EP 45-514   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Volume 1
* Esquire (E) 10-253   Dizzy Gillespie - Cocktails For Two / Just One More Chance
* Blue Star (F) 255; Esquire (E) 10-273   Dizzy Gillespie - Cognac Blues / Sabla-Y-Blu
* Blue Star (F) 257   Dizzy Gillespie - Moon Nocturne / Blue And Sentimental

The Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Ensemble

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Don Byas, tenor sax; Arnold Ross, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums; Umberto Canto, congas.

Studio Jouvenet, Paris, France, March 27, 1952

* Vogue (F) LD 496-30   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 8
= GNP Crescendo GNP 9028   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy!
* Jazz Legacy (F) JL 89   Dizzy Gillespie - Havin' A Good Time In Paris Vol.

1: Jazz Legacy 39   1979
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9841   Various Artists - Les Grands Jazzmen Jouent Paris
* Vogue (F) LD 077   Dizzy Gillespie - Paris, March 27/April 11, 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5017   Dizzy Gillespie - Horn Of Plenty   1953
* Vogue (F) LD 132   Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Time Paris Vol.

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* Vogue (F) V 5130   Dizzy Gillespie - Hurry Home / Say Eh!   1952
* Blue Note 1614   Dizzy Gillespie - Hurry Home / Afro-Paris   1953
* Vogue (F) V 5129   Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Paris / I Cover The Waterfront   1952
* Blue Note 1615   Dizzy Gillespie - Everything Happens To Me / Say Eh   1953

Dizzy Gillespie And His Operatic Strings

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Guy Destanges, Andre Gosset, Rene "Benny" Vasseur, trombone; Rene Bigerille, flute; Robert Jeannoutot, oboe; Jean Louchez, bassoon; Albert Gillot, clarinet; Yvan Allouche, Maurice Elhan, Lionel Galt, Leon Locatelli, Octave Marchesini, Georges Mignot, Albert Mousseux, Roger Sanard, Jean Sauvage, violin; Gabriel Beauvais, Andre Saulnier, viola; Pierre Coddee, Georges Schwartz, cello; Bernard Galais, harp; Arnold Ross, piano; Jean-Jacques Tilche, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums; Jo Boyer, Daniel White, arranger.

Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, April 5, 1952

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Arnold Ross, piano; Jean-Jacques Tilche, guitar; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums.

* Barclay (F) 820.122   Dizzy Gillespie - The Very Thought Of You
* Barclay (F) 844.006; Fontana (E) TL 5343   Dizzy Gillespie And His Operatic Strings Orchestra
* Clef MGC-747   Dizzy And Django - Jazz From Paris   not released
= Verve MGV-8015   -   1956+
* Universal (F) 980 986-3   Dizzy Gillespie - The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953
* Blue Star (F) BLP 6806   Dizzy Gillespie With Strings
* Clef MGC-136   Dizzy Gillespie With Strings   1953
* Blue Star (F) BLP 6807   Dizzy Gillespie
* Blue Star (F) 251; Esquire (E) 10-333   Dizzy Gillespie - The Man I Love / Ghost Of A Chance
* Blue Star (F) 250; Esquire (E) 10-363   Dizzy Gillespie - Night And Day / I Waited For You
* Blue Star (F) 252; Esquire (E) 10-343   Dizzy Gillespie - Sweet And Lovely / My Old Flame
* Blue Star (F) 256   Dizzy Gillespie - They Can't Take That Away From Me / Break At The Beginning

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Don Byas, tenor sax; Arnold Ross, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Bill Clark, drums.

Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, April 6, 1952

* Barclay (F) 820.122   Dizzy Gillespie - The Very Thought Of You
* Barclay (F) 844.006; Fontana (E) TL 5343   Dizzy Gillespie And His Operatic Strings Orchestra
* Atlantic LP 1257   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy At Home And Abroad   1957
* Atlantic LP 1337   Various Artists - The Blues In Modern Jazz   1961
= Atlantic SD 1337   -   1969
* Universal (F) 980 986-3   Dizzy Gillespie - The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953
* Blue Star (F) BLP 6807   Dizzy Gillespie
* Atlantic ALR 138   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Volume 1   1953
* Blue Star (F) BLP 6806   Dizzy Gillespie With Strings
* Atlantic EP 45-514   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Volume 1
* Esquire (E) 10-263   Dizzy Gillespie - When It's Sleepy Time Down South / Just Blues (One More Blues)

The Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Ensemble

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Tamper, trombone; Hubert Fol, alto sax; Don Byas, tenor sax; Raymond Fol, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Pierre Lemarchand, drums.

Schola Cantorum, Paris, France, April 11, 1952

* Vogue (F) LD 496-30   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol.

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= GNP Crescendo GNP 9028   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy!
* Pop (F) CBM 60010-30   Various Artists - Blues Moderne: Jazz Pour Vous 2
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9514   Various Artists - Blues Moderne: The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 2   1968
* Jazz Legacy (F) JL 89   Dizzy Gillespie - Havin' A Good Time In Paris Vol.

1: Jazz Legacy 39   1979
* Vogue (F) SCK 02-30   Various Artists - La Super Ambiance Blues Kangourou: Super Collection Kangourou No 2   1960
* Mode (F) MDINT 9117   Various Artists - Just Blues
* Vogue (F) 416039   Various Artists - Jazz Masters   early 1970s
* Mode (F) MDINT 9461   Various Artists - Les Classiques Du Jazz
* Mode (F) MDINT 9116   Various Artists - Les Grands Du Jazz
* Vogue (F) LD 134   Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Time Paris Vol.

2
* Blue Note BLP 5017   Dizzy Gillespie - Horn Of Plenty   1953
* Vogue (F) LD 077   Dizzy Gillespie - Paris, March 27/April 11, 1952
* Vogue (F) EPL 7940   Dizzy Gillespie - no info
* Vogue (F) V 5136   Dizzy Gillespie - Cripple Crapple Crutch / Somebody Loves Me   1952
* Blue Note 1617   Dizzy Gillespie - CCC Blues / Somebody Loves Me   1953
* Vogue (F) V 5135   Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Song / She's Funny That Way   1952
* Blue Note 1613   Dizzy Gillespie - Lady Bird / Sweet Lorraine   1953
* Blue Note 1616   Dizzy Gillespie - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / She's Funny That Way   1953
* Vogue (F) V 5132   Dizzy Gillespie - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams / I Don't Know Why   1952
* Vogue (F) V 5140   Dizzy Gillespie - Sweet Lorraine / Everything Happens To Me   1952
* Blue Note 1615   Dizzy Gillespie - Everything Happens To Me / Say Eh   1953

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Bernie Griggs, bass; Al Jones, drums; Joe Carroll, vocal.

Chicago, IL, July 18, 1952

* Regent RMG-6043   Dizzy Gillespie-Milt Jackson-Joe Carroll - School Days   1957
= Savoy MG 12204   -   late 1960s
= Savoy SJL 2209   Dizzy Gillespie - Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* Savoy MG 12047   Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ   1956
= Savoy SJL 2209   Dizzy Gillespie - Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions   1976
* Dee Gee MG 1004   Dizzy Gillespie (Vol.

He was born Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children. 309The Man I Love Part 1Mercury 11042, MG-35011; Clef MG VOL.5; Verve VSP/VSPS-41, VE-2-2518 6. And Cool
* RCA Victor LEJ-10   Various Artists - The RCA Victor Encyclopedia Of Recorded Jazz, Album 10 Of 12 Great Albums - "Ori To Rus"
* RCA Victor 20-3361; His Master's Voice (E) B 9818   Metronome All-Star Bands - Overtime / Victory Ball

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Willie Cook, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Harris, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Andy Duryea, Sam Hurt, Jesse Tarrant, trombone; John Brown, Ernie Henry, alto sax; Joe Gayles, Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Al Gibson, baritone sax; James Forman, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Teddy Stewart, drums; Vince Guerra, congas; Johnny Hartman, vocal #3,4.

NYC, April 14, 1949

* Clef MGC-4006   Norman Granz' Jam Session #6   not released?
= Clef MGC-656   -   1955
= Verve MGV-8054   -   1957
* Verve MGV-8196   Norman Granz' Jam Session #9   1956+

1955

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

live in Stockholm, Sweden, February 2, 1955

* Pablo 2310-713   The Exciting Battle J.A.T.P.

W151I Remember YouHit 7001 2. 2)   Tempo Jazz Men - Dynamo A / 'Round About Midnight   1946+
* Dial 1001 (alt. 1960-1Just One Of Those Things-

* Norgran MGN-1044   New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris   1955
= Verve MGV-8135   -   1957

Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra

Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Leon Comegys, J.J.

Johnson, George Mathews, trombone; George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson, alto sax; Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Buster Harding, arranger; Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor.

NYC, September 15, 1954

1980-3	Cool Eyes	Norgran MGN-1023
1981-1	Confusion	-
1982-4	Pile Driver	-
1983-2	Hob Nail Special	-

* Norgran MGN-1023   Dizzy And Strings   1955
= Norgran MGN-1090   Diz Big Band   1956
= Verve MGV-8178   -   1957

Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Jim Chambers, Fred Klein, French horn; Danny Bank, baritone sax; George Berg, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley, woodwinds; Wynton Kelly, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Jimmy Crawford, drums; 9 strings, Johnny Richards, arranger, conductor.

NYC, September 16, 1954

1984-6	Rose Of Picardy	Norgran MGN-1023
1985	Silhouette	Norgran 147, MGN-1023
1986-8	Can You Recall	-
1987-2	O Solow	Norgran MGN-1023

* Norgran MGN-1023   Dizzy And Strings   1955
= Norgran MGN-1090   Diz Big Band   1956
= Verve MGV-8178   -   1957
* Norgran 147   Dizzy Gillespie - Silhouette / Can You Recall   1955

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Flip Phillips, Ben Webster, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, CT, September 17, 1954

Jazz Concert Blues	Clef MG VOL.17
The Challenges	Clef MG VOL.17; Verve VSP/VSPS-28
The Ballad Medley	Clef MG VOL.17
Drum Solo	-

* Clef MG VOL.17   Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Vol.

17   1954
= Verve MG VOL.10   Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Vol. 10   1956
* Verve VSP/VSPS-28   Dizzy Gillespie And Roy Eldridge - Soul Mates   1966

Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

NYC, October 29, 1954

2016-1 | 63VK625	Sometimes I'm Happy	Clef MGC-671, MGC-730; Verve V/V6-8566, VE-2-2524
2017-3	Algo Bueno	Clef MGC-641, MGC-731; Verve VE-2-2524
2018-1	Trumpet Blues	Clef MGC-641, MGC-731; Verve MGV-8230, VE-2-2524
2019-1 | 62VK460	The Beat's On	Verve PR-2-3
2020-1	Ballad Medley	Clef MGC-671, MGC-730; Verve VSP/VSPS-28, VE-2-2524
2021-1	Blue Moon	Clef MGC-671, MGC-731; Verve VE-2-2524
2022-1	I've Found A New Baby	Clef MGC-641, MGC-730; Verve VSP/VSPS-28, VE-2-2524
2023-5	Pretty Eyed Baby	Clef MGC-641, MGC-731; Verve VE-2-2524
2024-1 | 62VK447	I Can't Get Started	Clef MGC-641, MGC-730; Verve VSP/VSPS-17, VE-2-2524
2025-6	Limehouse Blues	Clef MGC-671, MGC-731; Verve VSP/VSPS-28, VE-2-2524

* Clef MGC-671   Roy And Diz #2   1955
* Clef MGC-730   Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet Battle   1956
= Verve MGV-8109   -   1957
* Verve V/V6-8566   The Essential Dizzy Gillespie   1963
* Verve VE-2-2524   Dizzy Gillespie/Roy Eldridge - Diz And Roy   1977
* Clef MGC-641   Roy And Diz   1955
* Clef MGC-731   Roy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie - The Trumpet Kings   1956
= Verve MGV-8110   -   1957
* Verve MGV-8230   Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation   1957
* Verve PR-2-3   Various Artists - The Greatest Names In Jazz   1962
* Verve VSP/VSPS-28   Dizzy Gillespie And Roy Eldridge - Soul Mates   1966
* Verve VSP/VSPS-17   Various Artists - The Art Of The Ballad   1966

Norman Granz' Jam Session

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Louis Bellson, drums.

NYC, October 30, 1954

2032-1	Stompin' At The Savoy (Part I)	Clef MGC-4006
2033-1	Stompin' At The Savoy (Part II)	-
2034-1	Lullaby In Rhythm	Verve MGV-8196
2035-1	Funky Blues (No. D9VB1010-1	Dizzier And Dizzier (aka Katy)	RCA Victor LJM-1009, LPM-2398; RCA Bluebird 5785-1-RB; Bluebird 07863-66528-2
3. D6VB1683-2	Night In Tunisia (incomplete take)	RCA Victor LPV-530; Bluebird 07863-66528-2
5. D9VB472-1	St. S5851-3	Now's The Time (new-take 3)	Savoy MG 12079, SJL 1107, S5J 5500
10. BTJ38	Dizzy Boogie	Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D
2. S1122	Ten Lessons With Timothy	Gotham 105; Official 3032; Onyx ORI 203

* Onyx ORI 203   Tony Scott, Slam Stewart, Don Byas, Big Sid Catlett - 52nd Street Vol.

1
* Atlantic ALS 116   Sarah Vaughan Sings   1953
* Gotham 105   Tony Scott - All Too Soon / Ten Lessons With Timothy   1946
* Gotham 117   Tony Scott - You're Only Happy When I'm Blue / Earl Bostic - Tippin' In   1946
* Official 3032   Tony Scott - You're Only Happy When I'm Blue / Ten Lessons With Timothy

Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Gil Fuller, Alice Roberts, vocal.

NYC, May 15, 1946

5497	One Bass Hit Part 1	Musicraft 404; Prestige P-24030
5498	Oop Bop Sha Bam	Musicraft 383; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030
5499	A Handfulla Gimme	Musicraft 485; Prestige P-24030
5500	That's Earl, Brother	Musicraft 383; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030

* Prestige P-24030   Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning   1973
* Savoy MG 12020   Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie   1955
* Musicraft 404   Dizzy Gillespie - One Bass Hit Parts 1 & 2
* Musicraft 383   Dizzy Gillespie - That's Earl, Brother / Oop Bop Sha Bam
* Musicraft 485   Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High / A Handfulla Gimme

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #8-11; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, May-June, 1946

1.	Our Delight	Hi-Fly H 01
2.	Ray's Idea	-
3.	Cool Breeze	-
4.	One Bass Hit	-
5.	Groovin' High	-
6.	Second Balcony Jump	-
7.	unknown title	-
8.	'Round Midnight	-
9.	Oo-Bup-Sh' Bam	-
10.	The Man I Love	-
11.	Things To Come	-

* Hi-Fly H 01   Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Ray Orr, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Al Moore, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.

NYC, June 10, 1946

5550	Our Delight	Musicraft 399; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030
5551	Good Dues Blues	Musicraft 399; Prestige P-24030

* Savoy MG 12020   Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie   1955
* Prestige P-24030   Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning   1973
* Musicraft 399   Dizzy Gillespie - Our Delight / Good Dues Blues

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; J.J.

Johnson, trombone; Allen Eager, Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Kenny Kersey, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; J.C. Heard, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, June 17, 1946

172/174	Dizzy's Blues	Clef unissued
175/178	I've Found A New Baby	-
179/181	The Man I Love	-
182/184	Blues	-

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, June 18, 1946

Things To Come	Hi-Fly H 01
Things To Come (alternate take)	-
Second Balcony Jump	-
Groovin' High	-
Our Delight	-

* Hi-Fly H 01   Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, June, 1946

Don't Blame Me

Hi-Fly H 01

* Hi-Fly H 01   Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra.

Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, July 6, 1946

unknown title	Hi-Fly H 01
One Bass Hit	-
The Man I Love	-
Oop Bop Sh'bam	-
'Round Midnight	-
Ray's Idea	-
Cool Breeze	-

* Hi-Fly H 01   Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dave Burns, Talib Daawud, Kenny Dorham, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Leon Comegys, Alton "Slim" Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Lucky, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Alice Roberts, vocal.

NYC, July 9, 1946

5609	One Bass Hit Part 2	Musicraft 404; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030
5610	Ray's Idea	Musicraft 487; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030
5611	Things To Come	Musicraft 447; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030
5612	He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped	Musicraft 487; Prestige P-24030
-	He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped (alternate take)	Musicraft unknown

* Savoy MG 12020   Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie   1955
* Prestige P-24030   Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning   1973
* Musicraft 404   Dizzy Gillespie - One Bass Hit Parts 1 & 2
* Musicraft 487   Dizzy Gillespie - Ray's Idea / He Bepped When He Shoulda Bopped
* Musicraft 447   Dizzy Gillespie - Emanon / Things To Come

Ray Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys

Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John Brown, alto sax; James Moody, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Gil Fuller, arranger.

NYC, September 25, 1946

S3354-2	For Hecklers Only	Savoy 976, MG 9012, MG 12110, SJL 2225
S3355B	Smoky Hollow Jump	Savoy 902, MG 9012, MG 12110, SJL 2225
S3356B	Boppin' The Blues (as Dizz-Moody)	Savoy 940, MG 9012, MG 12110, SJL 2225
S3357B	Moody Speaks	Savoy 902, MG 9012, MG 12110, SJL 2225

* Savoy MG 12110   The Dizzy Gillespie Story   1957
* Savoy SJL 2225   The Be Bop Boys   1978
* Savoy MG 9012   Various Artists - New Sounds In Modern Music   1952
* Savoy 976   Fats Navarro - Ice Freezes Red / Ray Brown - For Hecklers Only
* Savoy 902   The Be Bop Boys - Smoky Hollow Jump / Moody Speaks
* Savoy 940   Sonny Stitt - Serenade To A Square / Boppin' The Blues

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lynch, Matthew McKay, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Taswell Baird, Al Moore, Gordon Thomas, trombone; John Brown, Scoops Carey, alto sax; Bill Frazier, James Moody, tenor sax; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Kenny Hagood, vocal.

NYC, November 12, 1946

5788	I Waited For You	Musicraft 518; Prestige P-24030
5789	Emanon	Musicraft 447; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige P-24030

* Prestige P-24030   Dizzy Gillespie - In The Beginning   1973
* Savoy MG 12020   Groovin' High With Dizzy Gillespie   1955
* Musicraft 518   Dizzy Gillespie - Salt Peanuts / I Waited For You
* Musicraft 447   Dizzy Gillespie - Emanon / Things To Come

1947 (age 30)

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; unknown, piano; unknown, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, May 12, 1947

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dave Burns, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet #1,3,4, trumpet, vocal #2; Taswell Baird, William Shepherd, trombone; John Brown, Howard Johnson, alto sax; Joe Gayles, James Moody, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; John Collins, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Kenny Hagood, vocal #2.

NYC, August 22, 1947

1. 20868-8	Purple Sounds	-
4. W-1219-W	Worried Life Blues	Manor 1034; Xanadu 124
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