From the Vaults of Atlantic Records (series)

Weapon / Dizzy At Home And Abroad

by David Newman / Dizzy Gillespie

Description by OLDIES.com:

During the '50s and '60s, David "Fathead" Newman worked with many of the greatest jazz artists and was best known for his long association with Ray Charles. He's paired with an outing from the one and only Dizzy Gillespie, the man many consider to be the best jazz trumpeter of all time.

Product Description:

2 LPs on 1 CD: David "Fathead" Newman: THE WEAPON (1973)/Dizzy Gillespie: AT HOME AND ABROAD (1957).

Includes liner notes by Gary Kramer.

THE WEAPON:

Personnel includes: David "Fathead" Newman (alto & tenor saxophones, flute); Frank Wess (alto saxophone); Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Daniel Orlock (trumpet, cornet); Wilmer Wise, Joe Wilder, Ernie Royal (trumpet); Paul Ingraham (French horn); Robert Moore (trombone); Jon Dorn (tuba); Dr. John (piano, organ); Richard Tee (organ); David Spinozza, Cornell Dupree (guitar); Chuck Rainey (bass); Jimmy Johnson, Charles Collins, Bernard Purdie (drums); Ralph McDonald (percussion).

The Sweet Inspirations: Myrna Smith, Jeanette Brown, Sylvia Shemwell, Judy Clay (background vocals).

Producer: Joel Dorn.

Originally released on Atlantic (1638).

AT HOME & ABROAD:

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet); Joe Carroll (vocals); Bill Graham (baritone saxophone); Milt Jackson (vibraphone, piano); Percy Heath (bass); Al Jones (drums).

Recorded in New York, New York. Originally released on Atlantic (1257).