review by Scott Yanow
Dizzy Gillespie was at the peak of his powers throughout the 1950s, still the pacesetter among trumpeters. This double CD matches Dizzy with Stan Getz, the Oscar Peterson Trio and drummer Max Roach. Getz, although identified with the “cool” school, thrived on competition and is both relaxed and combative on the uptempo explorations of “It Don’t Mean a Thing” and “Impromptu.”
Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Herb Ellis – guitar
Oscar Peterson piano
Ray Brown double bass
Max Roach – drums
Recorded: December 9, 1953 in Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California