The Giants of Jazz (album)

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The Giants of Jazz
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Live album by
Released1972
RecordedNovember 14, 1971
VenueVictoria Theatre, London
Genre Jazz
Length90:32
Label Atlantic
Producer George Wein
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The Giants of Jazz is a live album of an English concert recorded at Victoria Theatre in London in two concerts on the same date, November 14, 1971, by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, and Kai Winding, who were billed as The Giants of Jazz. The album was released by the Atlantic. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "A historic and superlative set". [2]

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Track listing

  1. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 11:42
  2. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 10:22
  3. "Woody 'n' You" (Gillespie) – 8:34
  4. "Tour de Force" (Gillespie) – 13:22
  5. "Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune)" (Denzil Best) – 8:38
  6. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 13:50
  7. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:52
  8. Dizzy's Rap – 1:09
  9. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:44
  10. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) – 8:19

Personnel

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References

  1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 12, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012