The Giant (Dizzy Gillespie album)
| The Giant | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | April 13, 1973 | |||
| Venue | Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:28 | |||
| Label | America AM 6133 | |||
| Dizzy Gillespie chronology | ||||
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The Giant is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in Paris, France, in 1973, and first released on the French America label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review stated: "Gillespie plays well enough... Still, the edge is missing on these explorations of standards and recent originals although he is in particularly fine form on the ballads".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Village Voice | B+[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
[edit]- "Stella By Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 7:45
- "I Waited For You" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:50
- "The Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 5:24
- "Fiesta Mo-Jo" (Gillespie) - 11:21
- "Serenity" (Kenny Drew) - 5:08
Personnel
[edit]- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone (tracks 4 & 5)
- Kenny Drew - piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass
- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Humberto Canto - conga drums
References
[edit]- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 13, 2012.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. "Review: The Giant". Allmusic. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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