The Alternate Blues

The Alternate Blues is a 1980 album featuring the trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, and Freddie Hubbard, supported by a quartet led by Oscar Peterson. It was recorded at Group IV Studios, Los Angeles on March 10, 1980.^[5] With one exception, the tracks were previously unissued recordings from The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4.^[2]

The Alternate Blues
Studio album by Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard
Released	1980
Recorded	March 10, 1980
Studio	Group IV Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:01
Label	Pablo Today[1]
Producer	Norman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980) The Alternate Blues (1980) Digital at Montreux, 1980 (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Alternate Blues": Alternate One – 5:33
2. "Alternate Blues": Alternate Two – 8:04
3. "Alternate Blues": Alternate Three – 9:05
4. "Alternate Blues": Alternate Four – 9:36
5. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 8:55
6. Ballad Medley: "Here's That Rainy Day"/"The Gypsy"/"If I Should Lose You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)/(Billy Reid)/(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 7:37

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joe Pass – guitar
• Ray Brown – bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

Source:^[5]