The Gifted Ones
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | Pablo | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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The Gifted Ones is a 1977 studio album by Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: " The music is generally quite rewarding... but never reaches the great heights one might have expected."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Back to the Land" (Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:20
- "Constantinople" (Gillespie) – 8:28
- "You Got It" (Frank Foster) – 5:21
- "St. James Infirmary Blues" (Irving Mills, Traditional) – 6:54
- "Follow the Leader" (Basie, Gillespie) – 6:24
- "Ow!" (Gillespie) – 6:14
Personnel
[edit]- Count Basie - piano
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Joe Pass - guitar
- Ray Brown - double bass
- Mickey Roker - drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Count Basie / Dizzy Gillespie: The Gifted Ones". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Count Basie: The Gifted Ones". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Dizzy Gillespie Catalog". JazzDisco. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 84.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 67.
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