Released:1995 | Formats: CD & Digital
I Miss You John
$9.97 – $14.97
WBGO; Lucky Seven; Someone to Watch Over Me; Heritage Mix; Brother K; I Miss You John; Lion Tamers; Desert Samba; Sweet Pea; Conflict Of Interest; Forget The Woman
MIKE LONGO
Piano
PAUL WEST
Acoustic Bass
RAY MOSCA
Drums
FRANK WESS
Tenor Saxophone (1, 4)
DAVID SANCHEZ
Tenor Saxophone (2, 7)
JAMES MOODY
Tenor Saxophone (6, 10)
JIMMY OWENS
Trumpet (1, 4, 6, 10)
CECIL BRIDGEWATER
Trumpet (2, 7)
About “I Miss You John”
When ascribing motives to certain recordings, the words “labor of love” are often misused or overused–
but not so in the case of Mike Longo’s “I Miss You John,” a heartfelt tribute to Dizzy Gillespie that musically expresses
the deep love and respect felt for one of the century’s giants of jazz by his longtime pianist, music director, and friend.
This is the sort of music that induced the celebrated Gillespie smile–driving, unpretentious riffs, and burning solos.
It is also tempered by the occasional introspective ballad and performed with the intensity and commitment the maestro admired.
