“Groovin’ High” is an influential 1945 song by jazz composer and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The song was a bebop mainstay that became a jazz standard,[1] one of Gillespie’s best known hits,[2] and, according to Bebop: The Music and Its Players author Thomas Owens, “the first famous bebop recording”.[3] The song is a complex musical arrangement based on the chord structure of the 1920 standard originally recorded by Paul Whiteman, “Whispering“, with lyrics by John Schonberger and Richard Coburn (né Frank Reginald DeLong; 1886–1952) and music by Vincent Rose.[2] The biography Dizzy characterizes the song as “a pleasant medium-tempo tune” that “demonstrates…[Gillespie’s] skill in fashioning interesting textures using only six instruments”.[2]
Music by the Michael Persico Classic Jazz and Swing Orchestra ©2021
For the Classic Jazz Visions Tour
Lori Colombo – Vocals
John Clark – Clarinet and Alto Saxophone
Jeff Hughes – Trumpet
Michael Persico – Trombone and Vocals
Andy Troyanos – Guitar
Mwalim – Piano
Mike Ryle – Bass
Gary Johnson – Drums