''Have Trumpet, Will Excite!'' is a 1959 studio album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

Reception

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'' rates the album three stars and states that "there's a case for saying that this is one of the best of all Gillespie's small-group albums: the playing has a steely refinement that makes the audacious moments stand out even further, the relatively neutral setting puts a more decisive face on the trumpet choruses, and it's a rare chance to hear Gillespie work through what might have been a hard-bop programme of standard tunes." Ronnie Lankford's

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review says of the album, "Gillespie and the band, seem to say, "We can play old swing tunes, but wouldn't it be cool if we turned them inside out?" This approach, along with sharp solos, gives the material an exciting edge."

Track listing

# " My Heart Belongs to Daddy" ( Cole Porter) – 6:02 # " My Man" (

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, Maurice Yvain) – 4:19 # " Moonglow" (

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, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) – 6:24 # "

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Woody 'n' You "Woody 'n' You", is a 1942 jazz standard written by Dizzy Gillespie as an homage to Woody Herman. It was one of three arrangements Gillespie made for Herman's big band, although it was not used at the time; the other two were "Swing Shift" and "Do ...

" ( Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:23 # " Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away)" (

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, Billy Moll) – 7:17 # "

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" ( Isham Jones,

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I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" is a popular song. The music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose. The song was published in 1931, though a song using the same title, with a similar l ...

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, Billy Rose, Harry Warren) – 6:59 # "

" – 3:29 Bonus track on CD reissue # "There Is No Greater Love" – 3:35 Bonus track on CD reissue # "There Is No Greater Love" – 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue # "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)" – 6:37 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

* Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet *

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- piano *

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- drums * Sam Jones - double bass *

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- guitar, flute *

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- conga (track 5)

References

1959 albums Dizzy Gillespie albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Verve Records albums Albums recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio {{1950s-jazz-album-stub