The Gifted Ones

The Gifted Ones
Studio album by
Count Basie
Released1977
Recorded1977
GenreJazz
Length40:41
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Count Basie chronology
Kansas City 5
(1977) 		The Gifted Ones
(1977) 		Basie Jam: Montreux '77
(1977)
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Free Ride
(1977) 		The Gifted Ones
(1977) 		Dizzy Gillespie Jam
(1977)

The Gifted Ones is a 1977 studio album by Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[5]

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: " The music is generally quite rewarding... but never reaches the great heights one might have expected."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Back to the Land" (Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:20
  2. "Constantinople" (Gillespie) – 8:28
  3. "You Got It" (Frank Foster) – 5:21
  4. "St. James Infirmary Blues" (Irving Mills, Traditional) – 6:54
  5. "Follow the Leader" (Basie, Gillespie) – 6:24
  6. "Ow!" (Gillespie) – 6:14

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "Count Basie / Dizzy Gillespie: The Gifted Ones". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Count Basie: The Gifted Ones". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Dizzy Gillespie Catalog". JazzDisco. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 84.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 67.
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