The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.
Reception
The AllMusic review calls the album "a pleasing -- if not all that essential -- date of melodic music from the masterful trumpeter."
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
"Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac" - 7:06
"Always" (Irving Berlin) - 5:34
"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 7:20
"Ungawa" (Gillespie, Oswaldo Nuñez) - 3:19
"Lorraine" - 4:14
"Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 7:41
"Constantinople" - 7:00
"Umbrella Man" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh) - 2:40
The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album
Personnel
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, (vocals track 1 and 8) Junior Mance - piano Les Spann - guitar, flute Sam Jones - bass Lex Humphries - drums Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas (tracks 4 and 5)