The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959): Vinyl LP

The band Dizzy Gillespie assembled for this date Junior Mance, Les Spann, Sam Jones, and Lex Humphries was for the most part a working band on the club & concert circuit, offering a mixture of Gillespies entertaining songs, established repertoire, & some Latin & African-influenced pieces. With them, Dizzy found a middle ground in his music that gave his legacy room to breathe, but with much more rhythmic variety.

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie

Side A
1. Swing Low
2. Always
3. Willow Weep For Me
4. Ungawa

Side B
1. Lorraine
2. Girl Of My Dreams
3. Constantinople
4. The Umbrella Man