Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris

Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie and Les Double Six
Released	1963
Recorded	July 8, 1963 Europasonor Studios, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:45
Label	Philips
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Something Old, Something New (1963) Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963)

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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris is a 1963 studio album collaboration between Dizzy Gillespie and Les Double Six, also known as the Double Six of Paris, a French vocal group who sings in vocalese to songs associated with Dizzy Gillespie. Gillespie, pianist Bud Powell, and a rhythm section accompany; two of the songs feature his quintet, with James Moody.^[3] It was reissued on CD in 1989.

Track listing

1. "Emanon" (Gillespie, Shaw) 3:44
2. "Anthropology" (Gillespie, Parker) 2:45
3. "Tin Tin Deo" (Fuller, Pozo) 4:15
4. "One Bass Hit" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) 3:26
5. "Two Bass Hit" (Gillespie, Lewis) 3:31
6. "Groovin' High" (Gillespie, Paparelli) 2:27
7. "Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee" (Carroll, Gillespie, Graham) 3:04
8. "Hot House" (Dameron) 3:01
9. "Con Alma" (Gillespie) 3:35
10. "Blue 'N' Boogie" (Gillespie, Paparelli) 3:08
11. "The Champ" (Gillespie) 3:06
12. "Ow!" (Gillespie) 2:43

Personnel

• Kenny Barron - piano
• Jean-Claude Briodin - vocals
• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Rudy Collins - drums
• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Christiane Legrand - vocals
• Eddy Louiss - vocals
• Pierre Michelot - bass
• James Moody - alto saxophone
• Mimi Perrin - vocals
• Bud Powell - piano
• Lalo Schifrin - arranger
• Bob Smart - vocals
• Ward Swingle - vocals
• Chris White - bass

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris at AllMusic