'' The Gifted Ones ''is a 1977

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by Count Basie and

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: " The music is generally quite rewarding... but never reaches the great heights one might have expected."

Track listing

#"Back to the Land" ( Count Basie,

) – 7:20 #"Constantinople" (Gillespie) – 8:28 #"You Got It" ( Frank Foster) – 5:21 #"

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Irving Mills Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. Personal Mills was ...

, Traditional) – 6:54 #"Follow the Leader" (Basie, Gillespie) – 6:24 #"Ow!" (Gillespie) – 6:14

Personnel

* Count Basie - piano *

- trumpet * Joe Pass - guitar * Ray Brown - double bass * Mickey Roker -

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References

1977 albums Count Basie albums Dizzy Gillespie albums Pablo Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz {{1970s-jazz-album-stub