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Birk's Works

Arturo Sandoval feat. Plas Johnson feat. Joey DeFrancesco

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)

Date of recording

April 2011, Los Angeles, CA

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Performers

Arturo Sandoval (Soloist) (trumpet)

* 6.11.1949, Artemisa, Artemisa, Cuba

Plas Johnson (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* 21.7.1931, Donaldsonville, Louisiana (LA), United States

Shelly Berg (Soloist) (piano)

* 18.8.1955, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), United States

Carlitos Del Puerta (Soloist) (Double Bass)
Chuck Berghofer (Soloist) (Double Bass)

* 14.6.1937, Denver, Colorado (CO), United States

Brian Nova (Soloist) (electric guitar)
Dustin Higgins (Soloist) (electric guitar)
Gregg Field (Soloist) (drums)

* 21.2.1956, Oakland, California (CA), United States

Joey DeFrancesco (Soloist) (hammond)

* 10.4.1971, Springfield, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 25.8.2022

Joey De Leon (Soloist) (percussion)
Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson (Soloist) (percussion)

* Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Gary Burton (Soloist) (vibes)

* 23.1.1943, Anderson, Indiana (IN), United States

Andy Garcia (Soloist) (bongos)

* 12.4.1956, Bejucal, La Habana, Cuba

Dan Higgins (Soloist) ()
Bob Sheppard (Soloist) ()

* 30.7.1945, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

Bob Mintzer (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* 27.1.1953, New Rochelle, New York (NY), United States

Rob Lockart (Soloist) (tenor sax)
Brian Scanlon (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* Queens, New York (NY), United States

Greg Huckins (Soloist) (baritone sax)
Wayne Bergeron (Soloist) (trumpet)

* 16.1.1958, Hartford, Connecticut (CT), United States

Dan Fornero (Soloist) (trumpet)

* Kenosha, Wisconsin (WI), United States

Willie Murillo (Soloist) (trumpet)
Gary Grant (Soloist) (trumpet)

† 26.6.2024

Andy Martin (Soloist) (Trombone)
Bruce Orto (Soloist) (Trombone)
Steve Holtman (Soloist) (Trombone)
Craig Gosnell (Soloist) (bass trombone)

Authors

Dizzy Gillespie (Composer)

* 21.10.1917, Cheraw, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 6.1.1993, Englewood, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Shelly Berg (Arranger)

* 18.8.1955, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), United States

Album information

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)

Arturo Sandoval feat. Plas Johnson feat. Joey DeFrancesco

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You)

Year of production

2012

Record Label

Concord Jazz

Tracks

  • 1. Be Bop
  • 2. Salt peanuts! (Mani salado)
  • 3. And then she stopped
  • 4. Birks works (Ala Mancini)
  • 5. Things to come
  • 6. Fiesta mojo
  • 7. Con alma (with soul)
  • 8. Tin tin deo
  • 9. Algo bueno (Woody and me)
  • 10. A night in Tunisia
  • 11. Every day I think of you