Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)
Studio album by
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

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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

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Production

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  • 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

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

References

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  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.