"Dizzy Gillespie's second great big band at the peak of its powers. This brilliant album captures one of the high points of Dizzy's remarkable career and is highly recommended."
( Scott Yanow )
DIZZY GILLESPIE & His Orchestra: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet & vocals; Lee Morgan, E.V. Perry, Carl Warwick, Talib Ahmad Dawud, trumpets; Melba Liston, Al Grey, Ray Connors, trombones; Jimmy Powell, Ernie Henry, alto sax; Billy Mitchell, Benny Golson, tenor saxes; Pee Wee Moore, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Mary Lou Williams, piano on B4 only replacing Kelly; Paul West, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 6, 1957. Original recording produced by Norman Granz.