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Closer to the Source
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1984
Recorded1984
StudioBear Tracks (New York), A&M Studios (California) and Criteria Studio (Miami)
Genre
Length38:02
LabelAtlantic
81646-1
ProducerT. Brooks Shepard
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
To a Finland Station
(1982) 		Closer to the Source
(1984) 		New Faces
(1985)

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kenny Kirkland discography accessed April 22, 2012
  • ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 22, 2012
  • ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  • ^ "Dizzy Gillespie". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.

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