mercoledì 4 gennaio 2012

Jazz Live in Italy: The Giants of Jazz in Milano (1971)

At the beginning of the 70s the producer George Wein had the opportunity to put together some of the main stars of the Bebop era: Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Kay Winding, Thelonious Monk, Al McKibbon and Art Blakey. The group was named The Giants of Jazz  and for about one year had a successful tournée around the world. 
On 1971, october 20, played at Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milano. 



Personnel
Dizzy Gillespie (tr)
Kay Winding (tbn)
Sonny Stitt (sax a)
Thelonious Monk (piano)
Al McKibbon (bs)
Art Blakey (drm)

tracks
01. I Mean You (T. Monk)  11'48
02. 'Round Midnight (T. Monk) 08'05
03. Tour de Force (D. Gillespie) 13'22
04. Tin Tin Teo (Chano Pozo-Gil Fuller) 09'58
05. Lover Man (Ramirez-Davis-Sherman) 04'29
06. Woody'n You (D. Gillespie) 9'36
07. Don't Blame Me (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields) 03'39
08. Night in Tunisia (D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli) 7'47

The following video was taken in Holland during the same tournée 


3 commenti:

  1. Hello! Could you please re-upload this great record?...
    Thank you!!

    RispondiElimina
  2. Same quation:
    Hello! Could you please re-upload this record?...
    Would be very kind

    RispondiElimina