Taken from two earlier Gillespie works, 1951's "The Champ" and his four songs off 1950s "Prestige 1st Sessions, Vol. 3", "Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee" is a nice portrait of the trumpeter playing some of what would later become his most famous works ("Tin Tin Deo," "Birk's Works") as well as some interpretations of classics like "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "Caravan" and even some lesser-known songs ("The Bluest Blues," "Time on My Hands"). If you already own either of the original two albums, especially "The Champ", there's not much point in buying "Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee"; otherwise, it makes a nice addition to a Diz collection.
Review by Marisa Brown
Tracklist:
01. Nice Work If You Can Get It
September 16, 1950,
Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Jimmy Heath (as), Jimmy Oliver (ts), Milt Jackson (p), Perca Heath (b), Joe Harris (d).
02. She's Gone Again
September 16, 1950,
same: Dizzy Gillespie (vcl).
03. Thinking Of You
04. Too Much Weight
September 16, 1950,
Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Jimmy Heath (as), Jimmy Oliver (ts), Milt Jackson (p), Perca Heath (b), Joe Harris (d).
05. The Champ
April 16, 1951
J.J.Johnson (tb), Budd Johnson (ts), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (d), Joe Carroll, Melvin Moore (vcl).
06. Birk's Works
07. Tin Tin Deo
March 1, 1951
J.J.Johnson (tb), John Coltrane (as)(ts), Kenny Burell (g), Kansas Fields (d), Milt Jackson (vib).
08. Caravan
09. Time On My Hands
10. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
11. Stardust
12. The Bluest Blues
October 25, 1951
J.J.Johnson (tb), Bill Graham (as)(bs), Al Jones (d), Stuff Smith (vln), Percy Heath (b), Milt Jackson, Joe Carroll (vcl).
13. They Can't Take It Away From Me
14. Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee
July 18, 1952
J.J.Johnson (tb), Bill Graham (as)(bs), Al Jones (d), Wynton Kelly (p), Bernie Griggs (b), Joe Carroll (vcl).
15. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
August 16, 1951
J.J.Johnson (tb), Bill Graham (as)(bs), Al Jones (d), Melvin Moore (vcl).
pass: kermith
