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.

Track listing

Personnel

Arturo Sandoval – trumpet

Bruce Otto, Craig Gosnell, Steve Holtman, Wayne Bergeron – trumpet, flugelhorn

Rusty Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute

Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, alto flute, flute, piccolo flute

Rob Lockart – tenor saxophone, clarinet

Brian Scanlon– tenor saxophone, clarinet

Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophone, clarinet

Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone

Greg Huckins – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Gary Burton – vibraphone

Joey DeFrancesco – organ

Shelly Berg – piano

Carlitos Del Puerto – bass

Chuck Berghofer – bass

Brian Nova – guitar

Dustin Higgins – guitar

Gregg Field – drums

Joey De Leon – percussion

Munyungo Jackson – percussion

Andy García – bongos

Production

Arturo Sandoval – producer

Gregg Field – producer, recording

John Burk – executive producer

Don Murray – recording, mixing

Andrew Click, Bill Smith, Dustin Higgins, Eddie Perez, Gerrit Kinkel, Steve Genewick – engineer Chad Carlisle, Gerrit Kinkel – assistant engineer Paul Blakemore – mastering

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)

Charts

References

2012 albums

Arturo Sandoval albums

Big band albums

Concord Music Group albums

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)