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Dear Diz : Every day I think of you


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Summary: Songs written by or made popular by Dizzy Gillespie.
Summary: Sandoval's tribute to Dizzy Gillespie. The album is a collection of classics from Gillespie's massive body of work, each framed in big-band arrangements that throw the spotlight squarely on the elements of bebop that underscore so much of the iconic trumpeter's work and set the tone for the music of his era. Although there's been a breath of Dizzy in Arturo's work, this is the first time that such a loving tribute has been made.

Reviews (2)


AllMusic

2012

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Matt Collar

2012

"Gillespie was Sandoval's biggest musical influence and, after the two met during Gillespie's tour of Cuba in 1977, he became one of Sandoval's most ardent champions, mentors, and friends. In that sense, Dear Diz is clearly a labor of love, a sentiment that permeates this joyously exuberant album".


DownBeat

2012 August

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John McDonough

2012 August

"Recorded in six studios in Los Angeles and Florida, this was planned with care and peppered with cameos. But at heart it is the kind of tribute Gillespie would have appreciated: a crack big band putting his staples and rarities to the test in bright new charts".