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.Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 12, 2012
Reception
The Allmusic review called the album "A historic and superlative set".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 12, 2012
Track listing "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 11:42 "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 10:22 "Woody 'n' You" (Gillespie) – 8:34 "Tour de Force" (Gillespie) – 13:22 "Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune)" (Denzil Best) – 8:38 "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 13:50 "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:52 Dizzy's Rap – 1:09 "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:44 "'Round Midnight" (Monk) – 8:19
Personnel Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet Kai Winding – trombone Sonny Stitt – saxophone Al McKibbon – double bass Thelonious Monk – piano Art Blakey – drums
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