The band Dizzy Gillespie assembled for this date - Junior Mance, Les Spann, Sam Jones, and Lex Humphries - was for the most part a working band on the club and concert circuit, offering a mixture of Gillespie's entertaining songs, established repertoire, and some Latin & African-influenced pieces. With them, Dizzy found a middle ground in his music that gave his legacy room to breathe, but with much more rhythmic variety. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
Track Listing:
1. Swing Low - Dizzy Gillespie
2. Always - Dizzy Gillespie
3. Willow Weep for Me - Dizzy Gillespie
4. Ungawa - Dizzy Gillespie
5. Lorraine - Dizzy Gillespie
6. Girl of My Dreams - Dizzy Gillespie
7. Constantinople - Dizzy Gillespie
8. The Umbrella Man - Dizzy Gillespie
Year of Production: 1959
