Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

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Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Studio album by
Arturo Sandoval
ReleasedMay 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
RecordedApril–September 2011
StudioGlenwood Place Studios (Burbank, California)
  • G Studio Digital (Studio City, California)
  • Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Stepbridge Studios (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
  • Turi's Music Recording Studio (Miami Springs, Florida)
  • Markee Sound Studios (Deerfield Beach, Florida)
GenreJazz
Length69:45
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerArturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval chronology
Arturo Sandoval & WDR Big Band Mambo Nights
(2011) 		Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
(2012) 		At Middleton
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2013. The album is Sandoval's tribute to his friend, Dizzy Gillespie. Musicians on the album include Gary Burton, Eddie Daniels, Joey DeFrancesco, and Bob Mintzer.[2][3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Be Bop"Dizzy Gillespie8:18
2."Salt Peanuts! (Mani Salado)"Gillespie, Kenneth Clarke6:48
3."And Then She Stopped"Gillespie5:18
4."Birks Works (a la Mancini)"Gillespie6:04
5."Things to Come"Gillespie, Walter Gilbert Fuller7:11
6."Fiesta Mojo"Gillespie5:09
7."Con Alma (With Soul)"Gillespie6:00
8."Tin Tin Deo"Walter Fuller, Chano Pozo6:52
9."Algo Bueno (Woody and Me)"Gillespie6:15
10."A Night in Tunisia (Actually an Entire Weekend!)"Gillespie, Frank Paparelli7:23
11."Every Day I Think of You"Arturo Sandoval4:27

Personnel

  • Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, vocals (11)
  • Shelly Berg – grand piano, piano solo (1), arrangements (4)
  • Hammond B3 organ
    , B3 solo (3-5)
  • Wally Minko – grand piano (8, 10), arrangements (10)
  • Dustin Higgins – guitars
  • Brian Nova – guitars
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Carlitos Del Puerto – bass
  • Gregg Field – drums
  • Johnny Friday – drums (10)
  • Joey De Leon – percussion
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Andy García – bongos
  • Freddie Greene – shaker (1)
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone, vibes solo (2)
  • Rusty Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute
  • piccolo flute
    , arrangements (8, 9), alto sax solo (9)
  • Greg Huckins – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Rob Lockart – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (2, 5)
  • Brian Scanlon– tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophone, clarinet, tenor sax solo (5)
  • Plas Johnson – tenor sax solo (4)
  • Eddie Daniels – clarinet (6)
  • Ed Calle – tenor sax solo (10)
  • Craig Gosnell – bass trombone
  • Steve Holtman – trombone
  • Andy Martin – trombone, trombone solo (9)
  • Bruce Otto – trombone
  • Bob McChesney – trombone (10)
  • Wayne Bergeron – lead trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Dan Fornero – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Willy Murillo – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Trevor Handy – cello (7)
  • Roland Kato – viola (7)
  • Ralph Morrison – violin (7), concertmaster (7)
  • Sara Parkins – violin (7)
  • Gordon Goodwin – arrangements (1, 2, 5)
  • Chris Walden – arrangements (3, 6, 11)
  • Nan Schwartz – arrangements (7)
  • Joe Pesci – vocals (2)
  • Manolo Gimenez – vocals (8)

Production

  • John Burk – executive producer
  • Arturo Sandoval – producer
  • Gregg Field – producer, recording, mixing
  • Don Murray – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Click – additional engineer
  • Steve Genewick – additional engineer
  • Dustin Higgins – additional engineer
  • Gerrit Kinkel – additional engineer, assistant engineer
  • Eddie Perez – additional engineer
  • Bill Smith – additional engineer
  • Chad Carlisle – assistant engineer
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering at CMG Mastering (Cleveland, Ohio)
  • Mary Hogan – A&R administration
  • Albert J. Roman – package design
  • Manny Iriarte – photography
  • Phil Quartararo – management

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
US
Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4]
 9

References

  1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Arturo Sandoval". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dear Diz | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) - Arturo Sandoval". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Arturo Sandoval Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
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