Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks!
Produced by Quincy Jones and arranged by Lalo Schifrin (also featured here on piano), 1962's On the French Riviera served as one of trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie's first forays into the music of Brazil although the sublime results would suggest otherwise. Recorded live at the Third International Festival of Jazz D'Antibes, Juan-Les-Pins, the talented band is rounded out by Leo Wright (alto saxophone, flute), Tzigane Elek Bacsik (guitar), Chris White (bass), Ruby Collins (drums) and Pepito Riestria (percussion). Includes bonus tracks.