Gillespiana

Gillespiana is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring compositions by Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label. The album features Schifrin's suite written to feature Gillespie and his orchestra.

Reception
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer awarded the album five stars and wrote: "Gillespiana is a distinguished work written expressly to exploit the trumpeter's remarkable talent."

Track listing
All compositions by Lalo Schifrin
 * 1) "Prelude" - 5:52
 * 2) "Blues" - 11:16
 * 3) "Panamericana" - 4:39
 * 4) "Africana" - 7:31
 * 5) "Toccata" - 12:01

Personnel

 * Dizzy Gillespie, John Frosk, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder - trumpet
 * Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Britt Woodman - trombone
 * Paul Faulise - bass trombone
 * Jim Buffington (tracks 1-3), William Lister (tracks 4 & 5), Al Richman (tracks 1-3), Gunther Schuller, Morris Secon (tracks 4 & 5), Julius Watkins - French horn
 * Don Butterfield - tuba
 * Leo Wright - alto saxophone, flute
 * Lalo Schifrin - piano, arranger
 * Art Davis - bass
 * Chuck Lampkin - drums
 * Candido Camero - conga
 * Jack Del Rio - bongos
 * Willie Rodriguez - timpani