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It's easy and perhaps unfair to take any later jazz album by a trendy, "hot" trumpeter and compare it to a classic like Have Trumpet, Will Excite!. Critics and fans have been afforded the luxury of time to weed out half-efforts. Still, even without former knowledge of who Dizzy Gillespie is, Have Trumpet, Will Excite! separates itself from the crowd pretty quickly. The Latin up-tempo arrangement of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" thrusts the song into an entirely different realm. Junior Mance's piano kicks things of with a quirky, forceful rhythm, and after Gillespie's trumpet lays down the bare bones of the melody, it's pretty much forgotten. From there, the band takes off on a creative surge. The same is true of "My Man." A brave arrangement, kicked off by piano and outlined by trumpet, completely rewrites the piece. "Sure," Gillespie and the band, seem to say, "We can play old swing tunes, but wouldn't it be cool if we turned them inside out?" This approach, along with sharp solos, gives the material an exciting edge. Gillespie's solo on "St. Louis Blues" just soars, while Les Spann, who plays both flute and guitar on the album, follows him with a bristly guitar solo. Mance offers distinctive piano work that matches Gillespie's enthusiasm on tunes like "Woody 'N' You," while bassist Sam Jones and drummer Lex Humphries keep a high-octane rhythm in constant motion. Have Trumpet, Will Excite! more than measures up to its promise and stands as a cornerstone of Gillespie's '50s work.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
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Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jacques Charles, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Yvain, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Channing Pollock, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Albert Lucien Willemetz, ComposerLyricist - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Junior Mance, Participant - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - William Christopher Handy, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Billy Moll, ComposerLyricist - Harry Barris, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marty Symes, Author - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Isham Jones, Composer - Junior Mance, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Lex Humphries, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Les Spann, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mort Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Billy Rose, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marty Symes, Author - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Isham Jones, Composer - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marty Symes, Author - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Isham Jones, Composer - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 2001 Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marty Symes, Author - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Isham Jones, Composer - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mort Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Billy Rose, ComposerLyricist - Dizzy Gillespie, MainArtist - Junior Mance, Participant - Lex Humphries, Participant - Les Spann, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Sam J. Jones, Participant
℗ 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It's easy and perhaps unfair to take any later jazz album by a trendy, "hot" trumpeter and compare it to a classic like Have Trumpet, Will Excite!. Critics and fans have been afforded the luxury of time to weed out half-efforts. Still, even without former knowledge of who Dizzy Gillespie is, Have Trumpet, Will Excite! separates itself from the crowd pretty quickly. The Latin up-tempo arrangement of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" thrusts the song into an entirely different realm. Junior Mance's piano kicks things of with a quirky, forceful rhythm, and after Gillespie's trumpet lays down the bare bones of the melody, it's pretty much forgotten. From there, the band takes off on a creative surge. The same is true of "My Man." A brave arrangement, kicked off by piano and outlined by trumpet, completely rewrites the piece. "Sure," Gillespie and the band, seem to say, "We can play old swing tunes, but wouldn't it be cool if we turned them inside out?" This approach, along with sharp solos, gives the material an exciting edge. Gillespie's solo on "St. Louis Blues" just soars, while Les Spann, who plays both flute and guitar on the album, follows him with a bristly guitar solo. Mance offers distinctive piano work that matches Gillespie's enthusiasm on tunes like "Woody 'N' You," while bassist Sam Jones and drummer Lex Humphries keep a high-octane rhythm in constant motion. Have Trumpet, Will Excite! more than measures up to its promise and stands as a cornerstone of Gillespie's '50s work.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:28
- Main artists: Dizzy Gillespie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2001 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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