The Giants of Jazz (album)

The Giants of Jazz is a live album of an English concert recorded at Victoria Theatre in London in two concerts on the same date, November 14, 1971, by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, and Kai Winding, who were billed as The Giants of Jazz. The album was released by the Atlantic.[1]

The Giants of Jazz
Live album by
Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt and Kai Winding
Released1972
RecordedNovember 14, 1971
VenueVictoria Theatre, London
GenreJazz
Length90:32
LabelAtlantic
ProducerGeorge Wein
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert
(1971)		 The Giants of Jazz
(1972)		 The Giant
(1972)
Art Blakey chronology
Jazz Messengers '70
(1970)		 The Giants of Jazz
(1971)		 Child's Dance
(1972)

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "A historic and superlative set".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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, Frank Paparelli) – 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
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References
  1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 12, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012
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