Dizzy Gillespie Live At The Singer Concert Hall 1973 (2 LP)

Dizzy Gillespie not only knows how to impress on the trumpet, but also his full, warm voice gets under your skin. This recording from the Singer Concert Hall at the Dutch "Laren Jazz Festival" on August 25, 1973 wonderfully shows the musical range of the American, who, along with Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, was one of the pioneers of bebop in the 40s. He dedicated the ballad "Brother K", interrupted by stormy outbursts, to his friend Martin Luther King, while in "The Blues" he leaves the trumpet to let his voice shine. Sometimes experimental, sometimes melancholic, politically versatile and in any case always surprising: everything is possible with Gillespie. This "Lost Recordings" release as a 180-gram double LP honors a special jazz musician.

Musicians:

• Dizzie Gillespie (tr; voc)
• Mike Longo (p)
• Alexander Gafa (g)
• Earl May (b)
• Mickey Roker (dr)
• Guest Artist: Jon Faddis (tr)

Selections:

Side A
1. Introduction by Dizzy Gillespie
2. Sunshine
Side B
1. Announcement by Dizzy Gillespie
2. Brother K
Side C
1. Announcement by Dizzy Gillespie
2. Ole for the Gypsies
3. Announcement by Dizzy Gillespie
4. The Truth
Side D
1. Manteca
2. The Blues
3. Tune Birks' Works