To Bird with Love

To Bird with Love is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars. It was recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City on January 23–25, 1992 and released on the Telarc label.^[1] Gillespie's performances at the club in January and February of that year yielded two additional live albums, Bird Songs: The Final Recordings and To Diz with Love. Together, these three titles represent his final recordings prior to his death in 1993.

To Bird with Love
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1992
Recorded	January 23–25, 1992
Venue	Blue Note Jazz Club, Greenwich Village, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:20
Label	Telarc CD-83316
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (1992) To Bird with Love (1992) To Diz with Love (1992)

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "The good spirits and obvious love that these musicians had for Gillespie make up for his technical lapses".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 15:21
2. "Bebop" (Gillespie) – 11:44
3. "Ornithology" (Benny Harris, Parker) – 10:40
4. "Anthropology" (Gillespie, Parker) – 10:56
5. "Oop-Pop-A-Da" (Babs Gonzales) – 11:21
6. "The Diamond Jubilee Blues" (Gillespie) – 1:53
7. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) – 1:25

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
• Antonio Hart (tracks 2–4), Paquito D'Rivera (tracks 5–7), Jackie McLean (tracks 5–7) – alto saxophone
• Benny Golson (track 1), Clifford Jordan (tracks 2–4), David Sánchez (track 1) – tenor saxophone
• Danilo Pérez – piano
• George Mraz – bass
• Kenny Washington (tracks 1 & 5–7), Lewis Nash (tracks 2–7) – drums
• Bobby McFerrin – vocals (tracks 5–7)