Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions
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Released1976
RecordedMarch 1, April 16, August 16 and October 25, 1951 in New York City July 18, 1952 in Chicago
Length72:20
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, April 16, August 16 and October 25, 1951 in New York City July 18, 1952 in Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 72:20 | |||
| Label | Savoy SJL 2209 | |||
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Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions is a compilation album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and originally released on Gillespie's own Dee Gee Records label.[1] Many of the tracks were first released as 78 rpm records but were later released on albums including School Days (Regent) and The Champ (Savoy).
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic review stated "Instrumentally concise, always with a harmonic depth and technical brilliance that punctuates bebop, and a recording technology enhanced from the '40s, Dee Gee Days will stand forever as one of the most important albums in jazz history, and belongs in every serious – or whimsical – jazz lover's collection – period!"[2]
