Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4

Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (also released as Dizzy's Big 4) is an album by Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1974 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1975
Recorded	September 17 & 19, 1974 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:38
Label	Pablo 2310-719
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Source (1974) Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (1975) The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (1974)
Dizzy's Big 4 Cover

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "easily one of Dizzy Gillespie's best small-group recordings from the latter portion of his career".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

1. "Frelimo" - 8:14
2. "Hurry Home" (Buddy Bernier, Joseph Meyer, Robert D. Emmerich) - 6:24
3. "Russian Lullaby" (Irving Berlin) - 6:51
4. "Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers)" - 4:31
5. "Birks' Works" - 8:55
6. "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) - 2:48
7. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 6:55

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Joe Pass - guitar
• Ray Brown - bass
• Mickey Roker - drums

References

1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 16, 2012
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed April 16, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.