The Giant (Dizzy Gillespie album)

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The Giant
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Live album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1973 (1973)
RecordedApril 13, 1973
VenueParis, France
Genre Jazz
Length33:28
Label America
AM 6133
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Giants of Jazz
(1971)		The Giant
(1973)		 The Source
(1973)

The Giant is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in Paris, France, in 1973, and first released on the French America label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated: "Gillespie plays well enough... Still, the edge is missing on these explorations of standards and recent originals although he is in particularly fine form on the ballads". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Village Voice B+ [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Track listing

  1. "Stella By Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 7:45
  2. "I Waited For You" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:50
  3. "The Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 5:24
  4. "Fiesta Mo-Jo" (Gillespie) - 11:21
  5. "Serenity" (Kenny Drew) - 5:08

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 13, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. "Review: The Giant". Allmusic. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  83. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.


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