Live at the Royal Festival Hall is an album by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1991.[1] The concert was also released on DVD.
| Live at the Royal Festival Hall | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 10, 1989 | |||
| Venue | Royal Festival Hall, London, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 71:40 | |||
| Label | Enja (1989) Eagle Records (2001) | |||
| Director | Stanley Dorfman | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review stated "every selection on this excellent CD works" and awarded the album four stars.[2] The JazzTimes review stated "Though Dizzy's tone and technique had slipped a bit in his 72nd year, he could always summon the magic when he needed to... It's a wonder the walls of the Hall didn't come tumbling down".[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.
- "Tin Tin Deo" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 10:14
- "Seresta: Samba for Carmen" (Paquito D'Rivera, Hank Levy) - 8:31
- "And Then She Stopped" - 7:26
- "Tanga" - 14:09
- "Kush" - 9:08
- "Dizzy Shells" (Steve Turre) - 6:19
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 18:51
(The DVD includes additional vocal features of "Moody's Mood for Love" by James Moody and "Esquinas" by Flora Purim.)
Personnel
edit- Dizzy Gillespie—trumpet
- Claudio Roditi – trumpet, percussion
- Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- Slide Hampton – trombone, arranger
- Steve Turre – trombone, bass trombone, shells
- Paquito D'Rivera – alto saxophone, clarinet, percussion
- James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion
- Mario Rivera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
- John Lee – bass guitar
- Ed Cherry – guitar
- Danilo Pérez – piano
- Flora Purim – vocals
- Ignacio Berroa – drums, percussion
- Airto Moreira – percussion, drums
- Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion, congas
References
edit- ^ "Grammy Award Results for Dizzy Gillespie". grammy.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 20, 2012
- ^ Appelbaum, L. JazzTimes Review, March, 2002