The Ebullient Mr Gillespie (Verve 1959) Vinyl LP

The band Dizzy Gillespie assembled for this date Junior Mance, Les Spann, Sam Jones, and Lex Humphries was for the most part a working band on the club & concert circuit, offering a mixture of Gillespies entertaining songs, established repertoire, & some Latin & African-influenced pieces. With them, Dizzy found a middle ground in his music that gave his legacy room to breathe, but with much more rhythmic variety. The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie Side A1. Swing Low2. Always3. Willow Weep For Me4. Ungawa Side B1. Lorraine2. Girl Of My Dreams3. Constantinople4. The Umbrella Man