Birks Works: The Verve Big-Band Sessions

1

Dizzy's Business

03:36

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer Lyricist: Ernie Wilkins

2

Hey Pete

05:37

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Walter Davis Jr. - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Frank Rehak - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer Lyricist: Dizzy Gillespie

3

Jessica's Day

04:51

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer: Quincy Jones

4

Tour De Force

05:02

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Ermet Perry - Trombone: Rod Levitt - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trombone: Frank Rehak - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Piano: Walter Davis Jr. - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charli Persip - Trumpet: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Dizzy Gillespie

5

I Can't Get Started

02:58

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Double Bass: Oscar Pettiford - Drum Kit: Shelly Manne - Piano: Clyde Hart - Tenor Saxophone: Don Byas - Trombone: Trummy Young - Trumpet: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Ira Gershwin

6

Stella By Starlight

04:05

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer Lyricist: Victor Young

7

Doodlin'

03:56

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer Lyricist: Harry Silver

8

A Night In Tunisia

05:33

Dizzy Gillespie

Producer: Alfred Lion - Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer: Frank Paparelli

9

The Champ

04:42

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer Lyricist: Dizzy Gillespie

10

Yesterdays

03:46

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Walter Davis Jr. - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Trombone: Frank Rehak - Composer: Jerome Kern

11

Tin Tin Deo

04:15

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Walter Davis Jr. - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Composer Lyricist: Chano Pozo Gonzales

12

Groovin' For Nat

03:18

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilkins

13

My Reverie

02:52

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer: Claude Debussy

14

Dizzy's Blues

02:32

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Piano: Dizzy Gillespie - Piano: Walter Davis - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Tenor Saxophone: Billy Mitchell - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Carl Warwick - Trumpet: Quincy Jones - Trumpet: Joe Gordon - Composer Lyricist: Ahmad K Salim

15

Annie's Dance

04:02

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Composer Lyricist: Melba Liston

16

Cool Breeze

04:50

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods - Baritone Saxophone: Marty Flax - Bass: Nelson Boyd - Drum Kit: Charlie Persip - Tenor Saxophone: Ernie Wilkins - Composer Lyricist: Billy Eckstine

17

School Days

04:23

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Composer Lyricist: Gus Edwards

18

Jordu

04:12

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Duke Jordan

19

Yo No Quiero Bailar

04:42

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Joe Willoughby

20

Birks' Works

04:55

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Double Bass: Percy Heath - Tenor Saxophone: John Coltrane - Trumpet: Dizzy Gillespie - Vibraphone: Milt Jackson - Composer Lyricist: Dizzy Gillespie

21

Autumn Leaves

03:09

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Joseph Kosma

22

Tangerine

03:43

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Dizzy Gillespie

23

Over The Rainbow

04:37

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Harold Arlen

24

Umbrella Man

03:02

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Larry Stock

25

If You Could See Me Now

03:30

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie

26

Left Hand Corner (False Start 1)

00:13

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilkins

27

Left Hand Corner (Alternate Take 1)

02:26

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilkins

28

Left Hand Corner (Alternate Take 2)

02:16

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilkins

29

Left Hand Corner (False Start 2)

00:10

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilkins

30

Left Hand Corner

02:22

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilkins

31

Whisper Not (Alternate Take 1)

05:52

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Benny Golson

32

Whisper Not (Alternate Take 2)

05:08

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Benny Golson

33

Whisper Not

05:17

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer Lyricist: Benny Golson

34

Stablemates

04:11

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Ernie Henry - Baritone Saxophone: Billy Root - Piano: Wynton Kelly - Tenor Saxophone: Benny Golson - Trombone: Al Grey - Composer Lyricist: Benny Golson

35

That's All

03:11

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Ernie Henry - Baritone Saxophone: Billy Root - Piano: Wynton Kelly - Tenor Saxophone: Benny Golson - Trombone: Al Grey - Composer Lyricist: Anson

36

Groovin' High

03:50

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Alto Saxophone: Ernie Henry - Baritone Saxophone: Billy Root - Piano: Wynton Kelly - Tenor Saxophone: Benny Golson - Trombone: Al Grey - Composer Lyricist: Dizzy Gillespie

37

Mayflower Rock (Alternate Take)

03:17

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Babs Gonzales - Composer: L. Brown

38

Mayflower Rock

03:14

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Babs Gonzales - Composer: L. Brown

39

Joogie Boogie

04:12

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer Lyricist: Dizzy Gillespie

40

I Remember Clifford

04:16

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer Lyricist: Benny Golson

41

You'll Be Sorry

02:19

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer: Fred Rose - Composer: Gene Autry

42

Wonder Why

03:54

Dizzy Gillespie

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie - Composer Lyricist: Nikolaus Brodszky - Composer Lyricist: Sammy Cahn