Dizzy Gillespie
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Arturo Sandoval and Dizzy Gillespie Live in Havana
Recorded in Havana in 1985. The trumpet maestros are accompanied by Walter Davis Jr. on the piano and Sayyd Abdul al-Khabbyr on the baritone sax. Continue reading
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'Manteca!' – The Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with Chano Pozo
Co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Gil Fuller in 1947, it is among the most famous of Gillespie’s recordings (along with the earlier “A Night in Tunisia”) and is “one of the most important records ever made in the United States,” according to Gary Giddins of the Village Voice. Continue reading
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Dizzy Gillespie 'Salt Peanuts' and more…
Recorded at a time when Diz was fronting his fabled post-war big band featuring jazz greats such as pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson or bassist Ray Brown, this concert film catches the irrepressible trumpeter in top artistic form. Continue reading
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Video: Happy Birthday Max Roach 'Live at Blues Alley'
Maxwell Lemuel Roach was born on January 10, 1924 in the Township of Newland, North Carolina and moved to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn when he was four years old. Max began playing bugle at a young age and was playing drums with gospel groups by the time he was ten years old. Continue reading
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Chano Pozo & Dizzy Gillespie 'Manteca'
Dizzy’s dozens of Latin-flavored compositions, including the hit song “Manteca” and “Tin Tin Deo” (both co-written by Pozo), “Fiesta Mojo” and others – have Afro-Cuban drumming derived from the ritual rhythms of West Africa as their rhythmic backbones. Continue reading
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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie – 'Hothouse'
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Dick Hyman, piano; Sandy Block, bass; Charles Smith, drums. Continue reading
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Video: 'OW!' James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie
Jazzfestival Bern, Switzerland 1985, Dizzy Gillespie (tp), James Moody (ts), Gene Harris (p), Ray Brown (b), Grady Tate (d) Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Miles – ‘So What’ with John Coltrane
Miles Dewey Davis III was born on May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois. Miles’ mother was a blues pianist though she kept this hidden from him and his father a dentist. Davis began studying trumpet at the age of thirteen with local musician Elwood Buchanan and Buchanan would always stress to Miles to play without… Continue reading
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie ‘ Hot House’
This 1952 performance on columnist Earl Wilson’s television show is the only real performance footage of Parker. Pianist Dick Hyman, bassist Sandy Block and left-handed drummer Charlie Smith back them up on “Hot House.” http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/Clp9AeBdgL0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0 Continue reading
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Bebop Metropole Dizzy Gillespie
5 January, 2011 — Jazz on Youtube 1st collector for Bebop Metropole Dizzy GillespieFollow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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James Moody & Dizzy Gillespie ‘Ow!’
13 December, 2010 — Jazz on the Tube Moody and Dizzy. Jazz festival Bern, Switzerland 1985, Dizzy Gillespie (tp), James Moody (ts), Gene Harris (p), Ray Brown (b), Grady Tate (d 1st collector for James Moody & Dizzy Gillespie ‘Ow!’ Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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‘Moody’s Mood’ Rest In Peace, James Moody (1925-2010)
11 December, 2010 — Jazz on the tube James Moody, the jazz saxophonist and flutist, died in a San Diego on December 10th 2010. He was best known for his recorded performance of “I’m in the Mood for Love” and his work with lifelong friend Dizzy Gillespie. Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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