The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed March 23, 2012
Reception The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing – if not all that essential – date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter."Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
Side A "Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" – 7:06 "Always" (Irving Berlin) – 5:34 "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:20 "Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) – 3:19
Side B "Lorraine" – 4:14 "Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) – 7:41 "Constantinople" – 7:00 "Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) – 2:40
The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album
Personnel Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals (tracks 1 and 8) Les Spann – guitar, flute Junior Mance – piano Sam Jones – bass Lex Humphries – drums Carlos "Patato" Valdes – congas (tracks 4 and 5)
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