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. 

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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 

Remembering George Shearing (1919-2011)

One of the world's most influential and beloved jazz pianists and composers, Sir George Shearing, died shortly after 1:00 a.m. monday 14th of cardiac arrest. Shearing was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2006. A popular recording artist and concert performer, Shearing composed over 300 songs including the jazz standard "Lullaby of Birdland".

To remember this great british artist here his first live album recorded in 1958 with a quintet including a young Jean Thielemans not yet known as "Toots".

Personnel

George Shearing - p,

Emil Richards - vibes,

Jean Thielemans - g, harm.

Al McKibbon - b,

Percy Brice - dr,

Armando Perazzo - perc.

recorded at Claremont College (CA)

August 03, 1958

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