''The Winter in Lisbon'' is a soundtrack album for the European film of the same name directed by José A. Zorrilla composed and performed by trumpeter

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 ...

in 1990 and released on the

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

label.Dizzy Gillespie website – discography
accessed 22 April 2012 The album represents the final studio recordings by the trumpet legend.

Reception

The

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review stated "as with most soundtracks, the music sounds incomplete without the picture".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
accessed 22 April 2012

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review stated "it's a full-on jazz album, with Gillespie fronting a fine band... A fine way to remember a few more of a jazz giant's final choruses".Fordham, J
The Guardian Review
20 August 2004

Track listing

''All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated'' # "Opening Theme" (Charles Fishman, Gillespie) – 3:28 # "San Sebastian" – 5:55 # "Lucretia's Theme" (Gillespie, Danilo Pérez) – 3:38 # "Magic Summer" ocal Version(Fishman, Gillespie, Leola Jiles) – 5:26 # "Isthmus" – 8:12 # "Magic Summer" rchestral Version(Fishman, Gillespie) – 2:30 # "Lisbon" – 6:09 # "Magic Summer" iano Version(Fishman, Gillespie) – 4:59 # "Burma" (Gillespie, Pérez) – 8:08 # "Bill's Song" – 2:17 # "Final Theme" (Fishman, Gillespie) – 5:48

Personnel

– trumpet *Leola Jiles – vocals * Mario Rivera – flute,

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Danilo Pérez Danilo Pérez (born December 29, 1965) is a Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist. His music is a blend of Panamanian roots with elements of Latin American folk music, jazz, European impressionism, African, and other music ...

– piano *

George Mraz George Mraz (born Jiří Mráz; 9 September 1944 – 16 September 2021) was a Czech-born American jazz bassist and alto saxophonist. He was a member of Oscar Peterson's group, and worked with Pepper Adams, Stan Getz, Michel Petrucciani, Stephan ...

– bass *

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated '' Schoolhou ...

– - drums *Richard Spencer – viola *Bob Carlisle – French horn *Sandra Billingslea – violin *

Akua Dixon Akua Dixon is an American composer, classical cellist, and lawyer . Early years Dixon was born and raised in New York City. Her early musical experience included singing in a Baptist church. She was educated at the High School of Performing Arts ...

– cello

References

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