Closer to the Source (Dizzy Gillespie album)

Closer to the Source is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1985, featuring an all star cast of guest musicians and released on the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This set of commercial material (with guest spots by Stevie Wonder, tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and bassist Marcus Miller) is quite forgettable -- throwaway funk tunes with the parts of the sidemen sounding as if they were phoned in".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

"Could It Be You" (Marcus Miller) - 5:15
"It's Time for Love" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:01
"Closer to the Source" (Leroy Hutson, Lonnie Reaves, Alfonzo Surrett) - 4:58
"You're No. 1 in My Book" (Dana Meyers, Wilmer Raglin Jr., Leon F. Silvers, William Zimmerman) - 4:23
"Iced Tea" (Vincent Fielder) - 6:21
"Just Before Dawn" (Delores Allen, Al Foster) - 4:54
"Textures" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:10

Personnel

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
Branford Marsalis - tenor saxophone (track 2)
Barry Eastmond, Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
Hiram Bullock - guitar
Tom Barney - bass
Marcus Miller - synthesizer, bass
Stevie Wonder - synthesizer, harmonica
Buddy Williams, Tony Cintron Jr. - drums
Angel Rogers - Vocals

References

↑ Kenny Kirkland discography accessed April 22, 2012
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 22, 2012

Dizzy Gillespie

Studio albums	Bird and Diz (1952) Afro (1954) Diz and Getz (1955) Dizzy and Strings (1954) Roy and Diz (1954) Jazz Recital (1956) The Modern Jazz Sextet (1956) World Statesman (1956) Dizzy in Greece (1956) For Musicians Only (1956) Birks' Works (1957) Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith (1957) Sittin' In (1957) Duets (1957) The Greatest Trumpet of Them All (1957) Sonny Side Up (1957) The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (1959) Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (1959) A Portrait of Duke Ellington (1960) Gillespiana (1960) Perceptions (1961) The New Continent (1962) New Wave (1963) Something Old, Something New (1963) Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1964) Jambo Caribe (1964) Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie (1965) The Melody Lingers On (1966) It's My Way (1969) Cornucopia (1969) The Real Thing (1970) Portrait of Jenny (1970) Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (1974) The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (1974) Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie (1974) Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts (1974) The Bop Session (1975) Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From (1975) Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods (1975) Bahiana (1975) Carter, Gillespie Inc. (1976) Dizzy's Party (1976) Free Ride (1977) The Gifted Ones (1977) The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980) The Alternate Blues (1980) To a Finland Station (1981) Closer to the Source (1984) New Faces (1985) Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet (1986) Oop-Pop-A-Da (1988)

Live albums	Jazz at Massey Hall (1953) Dizzy Gillespie at Newport (1957) An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (1961) Carnegie Hall Concert (1961) Dizzy on the French Riviera (1962) Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Live at the Village Vanguard (1967) Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (1967) The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (1968) Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert (1971) Giants (1971) The Giants of Jazz (1971) The Giant (1973) The Source (1973) The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975) The Trumpet Kings at Montreux '75 (1975) Dizzy Gillespie Jam (1977) Digital at Montreux, 1980 (1980) Musician, Composer, Raconteur (1981) One Night in Washington (1983) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1989) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (1989) Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (1992) To Bird with Love (1992) To Diz with Love (1992)

Compilation albums	Groovin' High (1955) Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (1976) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995) The Great Blue Star Sessions 1952-1953 (2004) Dizzy Digs Paris (2006)

Soundtrack albums	The Cool World (1964) The Winter in Lisbon (1990)

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