''Trumpet Kings at Montreux '75'' is a 1975

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featuring the jazz trumpeters Roy Eldridge,

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 ...

and

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

recorded at the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival. The rhythm section is led by Oscar Peterson.

Track listing

#"Montreux Blues" ( Louis Bellson, Roy Eldridge,

) – 13:25 #" There Is No Greater Love" (

Isham Jones Isham Edgar Jones (January 31, 1894 – October 19, 1956) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter. Career Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio, United States, to a musical and mining family. His father, Richard Isham Jones ...

, Marty Symes) – 13:25 #"Lullaby of the Leaves" (

Bernice Petkere Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "St ...

, Joe Young) – 11:29 #"On the Alamo" (Jones, Gus Kahn) – 11:36 #"Blues for Norman" (Bellson, Eldridge, Gillespie) – 8:00 #"

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James F. Hanley James Frederick Hanley (February 17, 1892 – February 8, 1942) was an American songwriter and author. Biography Hanley was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on February 17, 1892. He attended Champion College and the Chicago Musical College. He serve ...

, Ballard MacDonald) – 9:03

Personnel

;Performance * Roy Eldridge - trumpet *

* Oscar Peterson - piano * Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - double bass *

Louie Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

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;Production * Norman Granz - producer *Paul Beattie - engineer * John Timperley * Benny Green - liner notes *Phil DeLancie - mastering *

Phil Stern Philip "Snapdragon" Stern (September 3, 1919 – December 13, 2014) was an American photographer noted for his iconic portraits of Hollywood stars, as well as his war photography while serving as a U.S. Army Ranger with "Darby's Rangers" during ...

- photography *David Luke - remixing *Eric Miller

References

Albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival Dizzy Gillespie live albums Albums produced by Norman Granz 1975 live albums Roy Eldridge live albums Clark Terry live albums Pablo Records live albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub