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]
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | November 14, 1971 | |||
| Venue | Victoria Theatre, London | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 90:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | George Wein | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review called the album "A historic and superlative set".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
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Track listing
edit- "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 11:42
- "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 10:22
- "Woody 'n' You" (Gillespie) – 8:34
- "Tour de Force" (Gillespie) – 13:22
- "Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune)" (Denzil Best) – 8:38
- "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 13:50
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:52
- Dizzy's Rap – 1:09
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:44
- "'Round Midnight" (Monk) – 8:19
Personnel
edit- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
- Kai Winding – trombone
- Sonny Stitt – saxophone
- Al McKibbon – double bass
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Art Blakey – drums
References
edit- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 12, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012