Closer to the Source is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1984, featuring an all star cast of guest musicians and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review stated: "This set of commercial material (with guest spots by Stevie Wonder, tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and bassist Marcus Miller) is quite forgettable -- throwaway funk tunes with the parts of the sidemen sounding as if they were phoned in".[2]

The album was also Grammy nominated in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Could It Be You" (Marcus Miller) - 5:15
  2. "It's Time for Love" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 5:01
  3. "Closer to the Source" (Leroy Hutson, Lonnie Reaves, Alfonzo Surrett) - 4:58
  4. "You're No. 1 in My Book" (Dana Meyers, Wilmer Raglin Jr., Leon F. Silvers, William Zimmerman) - 4:23
  5. "Iced Tea" (Vincent Fielder) - 6:21
  6. "Just Before Dawn" (Delores Allen, Al Foster) - 4:54
  7. "Textures" (Herbie Hancock) - 7:10

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Kenny Kirkland discography accessed April 22, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 22, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "Dizzy Gillespie". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_to_the_Source_(Dizzy_Gillespie_album)
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