The Giants of Jazz (album) explained

The Giants of Jazz
Type:Live album
Artist:Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt and Kai Winding
Cover:The Giants of Jazz (album).jpg
Released:1972
Recorded:November 14, 1971
Venue:Victoria Theatre, London
Genre:Jazz
Length:90:32
Label:Atlantic
Producer:George Wein
Chronology:Dizzy Gillespie
Prev Title:Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:The Giant
Next Year:1972

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]

Reception

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

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dizzy-gillespie/catalog/#atlantic-sd-2-905 Dizzy Gillespie discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012