Dizzy Gillespie

Closer to the Source

Dizzy Gillespie - Closer to the Source

08/24/1984 | Collectables 

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All Music Guide Review

It was an open secret that by the 1980s, Dizzy Gillespie was well past his playing prime. A very likable and humorous entertainer and still an expert scat singer, his trumpet playing had unfortunately greatly declined, and in 1984, at the time of this misfire, he was soon to turn age 67. 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. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Closer to the Source Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Could It Be You
  • 5:15
  • Sound Clip for Could It Be You from Closer to the Source


  • 2
  • It's Time for Love
  • 5:01
  • Sound Clip for It's Time for Love from Closer to the Source


  • 3
  • Closer to the Source
  • 4:58
  • Sound Clip for Closer to the Source from Closer to the Source


  • 4
  • You're No. 1 - In My Book
  • 4:23
  • Sound Clip for You're No. 1 - In My Book from Closer to the Source


  • 5
  • Iced Tea
  • 6:21
  • Sound Clip for Iced Tea from Closer to the Source


  • 6
  • Just Before Dawn
  • 4:54
  • Sound Clip for Just Before Dawn from Closer to the Source


  • 7
  • Textures
  • 7:10
  • Sound Clip for Textures from Closer to the Source


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