Roses Of Picardy

This acetate first appeared on eBay in early 2015. The eBay seller of this acetate stated, quote: "This acetate or test pressing comes from the estate of Dizzy Gillespie. These were his personal items from his personal collection." Given the track listing on this acetate, it is most likely a test pressing that comprises tracks that were all recorded on September 16, 1954, as mentioned in the www.jazzdisco.org Dizzy Gillespie discography. Two cuts initially appeared on [url=http://www.discogs.com/Dizzy-Gillespie-Silhouette-Can-You-Recall/release/6401056]Norgran Records 147: Silhoutte/Can You Recall?[/url] and all four titles eventually appeared on the A-side of [url=http://www.discogs.com/Dizzy-Gillespie-Dizzy-And-Strings/release/4246787]Norgran Records MGN-1023: Dizzy And Strings[/url] (see label close-ups of that release). Other releases featuring these recordings are on [url=http://www.discogs.com/Dizzy-Gillespie-Orchestra-Diz-Big-Band/release/6583692]Clef Records MG N-1090[/url] and on [url=http://www.discogs.com/Dizzy-Gillespie-Orchestra-Diz-Big-Band/release/2164173]Verve Records MV 2671[/url]. On the acetate's label, the track "O Solow" is misspelled as "Oh-So-Low". The Dizzy Gillespie Discography on Jazzdisco.org confirms all these details and, more importantly, states the exact same master numbers as depicted on the labels as featured in the images of this acetate: 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. The Jazzdisco.org discography also mentions the take number (6, 8 and 2) of the master numbers and states "Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra" instead of "Dizzy Gillespie And Johnny Richards Orchestra" as stated on the acetate labels. Details as on Jazzdisco.org: Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, vocals) John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Jim Chambers, Fred Klein (French horn) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) George Berg, Jack Greenberg, Tom Parshley (woodwinds) Wynton Kelly (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Jimmy Crawford (drums) 9 strings, Johnny Richards (arranger, conductor) NYC, September 16, 1954 1984-6 Rose Of Picardy Norgran MGN 1023 1985 Silhouette Norgran 147 / MGN 1023 1986-8 Can You Recall - 1987-2 O Solow Norgran MGN 1023 * Norgran MGN 1023 Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy And Strings = Norgran MGN 1090; Verve MGV 8178 Dizzy Gillespie - Diz Big Band * Norgran 147 Dizzy Gillespie - Silhouette / Can You Recall