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The Giants of Jazz (album)

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Released
  
1972

Label
  
Atlantic SD 2-905

Release date
  
1972

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
90:32

Artist
  
The Giants of Jazz

Producer
  
George Wein

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Recorded
  
November 14, 1971 Victoria Theatre, London

Similar
  
Thelonious Alone in San Fran, Underground, Monk's Dream, Thelonious Monk Quartet w, Thelonious Monk with John Colt

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The Giants of Jazz is a live album of an English concert by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt and Kai Winding, who were collectively billed as The Giants of Jazz, which was released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "A historic and superlative set".

Track listing

  1. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 11:42
  2. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 10:22
  3. "Woody 'n' You" (Gillespie) – 8:34
  4. "Tour de Force" (Gillespie) – 13:22
  5. "Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune)" (Denzil Best) – 8:38
  6. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Gillespie) – 13:50
  7. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:52
  8. Dizzy's Rap – 1:09
  9. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:44
  10. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) – 8:19

Personnel

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
  • Al McKibbon – double bass
  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Kai Winding – trombone

    • References

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