The Real Thing is an album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring James Moody recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Perception label.University of Idaho Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 4, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Mike Longo except as indicated "N'Bani" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:05 "Matrix" - 4:04 "Alligator" - 5:06 "Closer" [vocal] / "Closer" [instrumental] (George Davis) - 3:17 "Soul Kiss" - 4:07 "High on a Cloud" (Fred Norman, Cliff Owens) - 3:20 "Summertime" (George Gershwin) - 3:46 "Let Me Outta Here" - 5:13 "Ding-A-Ling" - 5:03
Personnel Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet James Moody - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5-8 & 10) Eric Gale (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 10), George Davis (tracks 2–5, 8 & 9) - guitar Mike Longo - piano Nate Edmonds - organ (track 6) Chuck Rainey (track 6), Phil Upchurch (tracks 2–4, 7 & 8) - electric bass Paul West - bass (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10) Otis "Candy" Finch (track 1, 7 & 10), David Lee (tracks 2–5, 8 & 9), Bernard Purdie (track 6) - drums
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