by Dizzy Gillespie · Universal Music Division Decca Records F · CD · EAN 0044001406423
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«Cognac Blues» is the jazz compilation by Dizzy Gillespie on CD, released in the Jazz in Paris series.
Recorded in Paris in 1952 and 1953, it brings together sessions by Dizzy Gillespie with a band that includes saxophonist Don Byas and pianists Art Simmons, Arnold Ross and Wade Legge. It alternates blues, ballads and standards such as «Summertime», «Blue Moon» and «Cocktails for Two», with Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet and vocals.
Released by Gitanes Jazz Productions, it includes 21 remastered tracks and several alternate takes.
For jazz and bebop fans, particularly those interested in Dizzy Gillespie's Parisian recordings from the 1950s.
