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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...
recorded at the
Montreux Jazz Festival The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annu ...
in 1981 and released on the Pablo label.Dizzy Gillespie discography
accessed April 19, 2012


Reception

The
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review stated "This double album is subtitled "Dizzy Gillespie Plays and Raps in His Greatest Concert," an exaggeration to say the least. In reality, this set (which contains some of his humorous joking with the audience) is a fine all-around example of Gillespie at a typical concert in 1981. At the age of 63, he was no longer the powerful trumpeter he once was, but he still had something to contribute".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
accessed April 19, 2012


Track listing

''All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated'' ''Disc One:'' # ''Introduction of the band by Claude Nobs'' – 1:23 # " Manteca" ( Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 7:55 # ''Dizzy Rapping with the Audience'' – 2:30 # " Con Alma" – 15:07 # ''Introduction of Milt Jackson by Dizzy'' – 1:49 # "SKJ" (Milt Jackson) – 6:07 # ''Dizzy Rapping with the Audience'' – 0:52 # " A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 17:22 ''Disc Two:'' # ''Introduction of the band by Dizzy'' – 1:33 # "Brother King" – 9:09 # " Body and Soul" ( Frank Eyton,
Johnny Green John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his ear ...
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Edward Heyman Edward Heyman (March 14, 1907October 16, 1981) was an American lyricist and producer, best known for his lyrics to " Body and Soul", " When I Fall in Love", and " For Sentimental Reasons". He also contributed to a number of songs for films. Bi ...
, Robert Sour) – 7:26 # "Tanga" – 3:06 # "Olinga" – 16:13


Personnel

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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...
– trumpet, vocals * James Moody
tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...
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alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...
, flute *
Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with ...
vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...
* Ed Cherry – guitar *Michael Howell –
bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
*George Hughes – drums


References

{{authority control 1982 live albums Pablo Records live albums Dizzy Gillespie live albums Albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival