Name: Dizzy Gillespie And His Big Band (Live)
Brand: Manteca
SKU: 252978
Price: 15.02 USD
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Dizzy Gillespie And His Big Band

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Album: Dizzy Gillespie And His Big Band (Live)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Emanon	More Info...
2)	Ool-Ya-Koo	More Info...
3)	'Round About Midnight	More Info...
4)	Stay On It	More Info...
5)	Good Bait	More Info...
6)	One Bass Hit	More Info...
7)	I Can't Get Started	More Info...
8)	Manteca	More Info...

Album: Dizzy Gillespie And His Big Band (Live)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Emanon	More Info...
2)	Ool-Ya-Koo	More Info...
3)	'Round About Midnight	More Info...
4)	Stay On It	More Info...
5)	Good Bait	More Info...
6)	One Bass Hit	More Info...
7)	I Can't Get Started	More Info...
8)	Manteca	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Ernie Henry, John Brown (alto saxophone); James Moody, Joe Gayles (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Dave Burns, Elmon Wright, Willie Cook (trumpet); Jesse Tarrant, Bill Sheperd (trombone); James Foreman (piano); Nelson Boyd (bass); Teddy Stewart (drums); Chano Pozo (congas).
Recorded live at the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on July 19, 1948. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather and Gene Norman.
The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band was the most innovative jazz orchestra of 1946-1949, proof that bebop was not exclusively a small-group music. All of its recordings are well worth hearing and this particular set gives listeners a well-rounded picture of the orchestra at a concert before an enthusiastic crowd. With prominence given to James Moody's tenor, Cecil Payne on baritone, and Chano Pozo on congas (he was killed a short time after this performance) in addition to the remarkable leader/trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie & His Big Band are heard at their absolute prime. Versions of "Good Bait," "One Bass Hit," and "Manteca" are among the highlights of this recommended date. ~ Scott Yanow

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (4/1/94, p.55) - "...The audacity, the elan of Dizzy Gillespie at his peak--with his ideas amplified by a big band considered revolutionary in its day--still dazzle 46 years after these recordings were made...."