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4 CDs – Import

 This four-disc collection features eight of the finest LPs Dizzy Gillespie recorded for Philips in the 1961-1964 period.

One of the most recognized and esteemed names in all of jazz music, Dizzy Gillespie s work, his live performances and his multiple recordings are legendary. A truly gifted player on his chosen instrument, the trumpet, Gillespie was famous for the complexity of his improvisation.

His work also had a profound effect on the popularity of bebop during the 1940s and 1950s. Dizzy s influence on host of jazz masters who followed in his footsteps, from Miles Davis to Lee Morgan and numerous others, was profound, and he embraced a wide variety of styles and arrangements during his lifetime. Some of his finest work emerged during the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, when he was initially signed to Verve Records, and then, from 1962 onwards, to the legendary Philips label.

This four-disc collection, containing over five hours of music in total, features eight of the finest LPs Gillespie recorded for Philips during the 1961-1964 period, and houses some of the best playing to grace jazz records at this time.