The Real Thing (Dizzy Gillespie album)

The Real Thing
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:55
Label	Perception PLP 002
Producer	Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Cornucopia (1969) The Real Thing (1970) Portrait of Jenny (1970)

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The Real Thing is an album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring James Moody recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Perception label.

Track listing

All compositions by Mike Longo except as indicated

1. "N'Bani" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 4:05
2. "Matrix" - 4:04
3. "Alligator" - 5:06
4. "Closer" [vocal] / "Closer" [instrumental] (George Davis) - 3:17
5. "Soul Kiss" - 4:07
6. "High on a Cloud" (Fred Norman, Cliff Owens) - 3:20
7. "Summertime" (George Gershwin) - 3:46
8. "Let Me Outta Here" - 5:13
9. "Ding-A-Ling" - 5:03

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• James Moody - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5-8 & 10)
• Eric Gale (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 10), George Davis (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9) - guitar
• Mike Longo - piano
• Nate Edmonds - organ (track 6)
• Chuck Rainey (track 6), Phil Upchurch (tracks 2-4, 7 & 8) - electric bass
• Paul West - bass (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 10)
• Otis "Candy" Finch (track 1, 7 & 10), David Lee (tracks 2-5, 8 & 9), Bernard Purdie (track 6) - drums