Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris

Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie, Les Double Six, and Bud Powell
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1964 (1964-02-15)[1]
RecordedJuly 8, 1963
Europasonor Studios, Paris, France September 20, 1963
Chicago
GenreJazz
Length38:45
LabelPhilips
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
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(1963) 		Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris
(1964) 		Dizzy Goes Hollywood
(1963)
Bud Powell chronology
Bud Powell in Paris
(1964) 		Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris
(1964) 		The Invisible Cage
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

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.[6] It was reissued on CD in 1989.

The vocal parts by the Double Six were overdubbed on top of recordings by Gillespie, Powell, Pierre Michelot, and Kenny Clarke that had been made in July 1963. Two tracks were recorded with James Moody, Kenny Barron, Chris White, and Rudy Collins in Chicago in September 1963.[7]

  1. ^ ""More Sales History Making LPs"". Billboard. February 15, 1964. p. 17.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference DownBeat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Penguin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris at AllMusic
  7. ^ Cerra, Steven (2019-05-31). "JazzProfiles: Dizzy Gillespie And The Double Six Of Paris". JazzProfiles. Retrieved 2024-07-31.