Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie

Peterson/Gilles Review

 

by Scott Yanow

This album was the first of five projects in which pianist Oscar Peterson dueted with a trumpeter. Now reissued on CD, the encounter finds Dizzy Gillespie (then 57) in good form for the period, interacting with Peterson on such pieces as "Caravan," "Autumn Leaves," "Blues for Bird" and two of Gillespie's originals that have become standards: "Dizzy Atmosphere" and "Con Alma." It's a worthy acquisition for fans of Peterson and Gillespie.

      Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie       

1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 7:02
2. "Mozambique" (Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson) – 7:08
3. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 7:25
4. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 5:26
5. "Blues for Bird" (Gillespie, Peterson) – 12:32
6. "Dizzy Atmosphere" (Gillespie) – 4:55
7. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 5:16
8. "Con Alma" (Gillespie) – 5:15

• Oscar Peterson – piano  
• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet

Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie is an album by Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie that was released in 1974. At the Grammy Awards of 1976, Gillespie won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist for his performance on this album.^[4]