Release Date: 01 June 2021
Label: The Lost Recordings
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 889854692223
Genres: Jazz
Description
In view of the work of new musicians of the same period, such as Miles Davis, Frank Zappa and the Art Ensemble of Chicago (to name only three representatives of the exceptional creative effervescence of this enchanted fleeting period in musical history), at this specific moment in his career Dizzy Gillespie might conceivably have given his peers the impression that he was resting on his laurels. However, the passing of time and the rediscovery of unpublished recordings such as the one of this 1973 concert in Laren give a fresh, dispassionate perspective on the music that the artist was making then, and help put peremptory judgements into context. With hindsight, there appears to have been a schism within the Gillespie of the 1970s: he readily agreed to go on high-profile tours in line with legends of bebop (such as the Giants of Jazz in 1971) where, following tradition, he would give performances "of himself", while he could call himself into question, return to the framework of his usual small bands that were familiar yet experimental, rediscovering there, as if by magic, his style – cutting-edge, inventive, virtuoso and exuberant – and his ever-intact joy in performing.
Artists: Dizzy Gillespie - Vocals Alexander Gafa - Guitar Mike Longo - Bass Earl May - Bass Mickey Roker - Drums John Faddis - Trumpet
Tracklisting
Duke Ellington
Claudio Arrau
Henryk Szeryng, Gunther Ludwig, Marinus Flipse
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Sarah Vaughan
Thelonious Monk
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Various
Various
Various
Various
Various
Various
Various
Various
