The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959): Vinyl LP O&O3465 Makaya McCraven has proven his

Makaya McCraven has proven his mastery of the loop akin to hip-hop’s most celebrated beatmakers like J Dilla and Madlib

was recorded in 1958 and found Powell in particularly fine form on an ebullient set of his original tunes including “Buster Rides Again

A1: Why Can’t We Live Together (Feat

Seven Years

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959): Vinyl LP O&O3465 Makaya McCraven has proven hisThe band Dizzy Gillespie assembled for this date Junior Mance, Les Spann, Sam Jones, and Lex Humphries was for the most part a working band on the club & concert circuit, offering a mixture of Gillespies entertaining songs, established repertoire, & some Latin & African influenced pieces. With them, Dizzy found a middle ground in his music that gave his legacy room to breathe, but with much more rhythmic variety. The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie Side A 1.