Released 1991 Length 55:44 Release date 1990 Genre Jazz | Recorded 1990 Artist Dizzy Gillespie Label Milan Records | |
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The Winter in Lisbon
(1990) Bird Songs The Final Recordings
(1992) Similar Dizzy Gillespie albums, Jazz albums | ||
Opening theme the winter in lisbon soprano sax solo by mario rivera
The Winter in Lisbon is a soundtrack album for the European film of the same name directed by José A. Zorrilla composed and performed by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in 1990 and released on the Milan label. The album represents the final studio recordings by the trumpet legend.
Contents
- Opening theme the winter in lisbon soprano sax solo by mario rivera
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "as with most soundtracks, the music sounds incomplete without the picture". The Guardian review stated "it's a full-on jazz album, with Gillespie fronting a fine band... A fine way to remember a few more of a jazz giant's final choruses".
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated
- "Opening Theme" (Charles Fishman, Gillespie) - 3:28
- "San Sebastian" - 5:55
- "Lucretia's Theme" (Gillespie, Danilo Pérez) - 3:38
- "Magic Summer" [Vocal Version] (Fishman, Gillespie, Leola Jiles) - 5:26
- "Isthmus" - 8:12
- "Magic Summer" [Orchestral Version] (Fishman, Gillespie) - 2:30
- "Lisbon" - 6:09
- "Magic Summer" [Piano Version] (Fishman, Gillespie) - 4:59
- "Burma" (Gillespie, Pérez) - 8:08
- "Bill's Song" - 2:17
- "Final Theme" (Fishman, Gillespie) - 5:48
Personnel
Songs
1Opening Theme3:29
2San Sebastian5:56
3Lucretia's Theme3:38
References
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