I'm beboppin' too [sound recroding] / Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.
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MusicPublisher number: 4540 | Half NotePublication details: [New York] : Half Note Records, Inc., c2009Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): | Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | JAZZ Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Big Band | Available | 33111006282335 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Tribute bands are often bland affairs, because they become too predictable, while often omitting any artists who played with the deceased artist. Fortunately, this third CD by the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band mixes veterans who worked with the trumpeter and talented younger players who acquit themselves very well. Trombonist Slide Hampton contributed a fresh chart of Dizzy's "Manteca" that is a bit more introspective and less percussive and shouting, with potent solos by pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath scored the subtle, hip treatment of Kenny Dorham's "Una Mas," showcasing alto saxophonist Mark Gross, trombonist Douglas Purviance, and baritonist Gary Smulyan. Vocalist Roberta Gambarini's solid performance of "'Round Midnight" (and Hampton's fresh arrangement) trump those who claim that this landmark Thelonious Monk composition is recorded all too often; there is always room for a top-notch recording such as this one. Gambarini also guests in Heath's setting of Tadd Dameron's bittersweet ballad "If You Could Seem Me Now" and Hampton's snappy setting of "Lover, Come Back to Me." Nor should the brass players be overlooked: Roy Hargrove's lush playing in "I Can't Get Started," plus his comic vocal in the jive piece "I'm BeBoppin' Too," are complemented by Greg Gisbert's searing trumpet and Michael Dease's brief, effective trombone solo. Recommended. ~ Ken Dryden
Compact disc.
I'm beeboppin' too (2:39) -- Cool breeze (5:08) -- 'Roung midnight (7:38) -- Manteca (5:38) -- Birks' works (4:51) -- If you could see me now (7:13) -- Dizzy's blues (4:38) -- Una Mas (7:46) -- I can't get started (6:01) -- One bass hit (4:57) -- Tin tin deo (6:20) -- Lover come back to me (5:28).
All-Star Big Band is: Slide Hampton, musical director; James Moody, tenor sax, flute, vocals; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Antonio Hart, lead alto sax & flute; Mark Gross, alto sax & flute; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Frank Greene, lead trumpet; Greg Gisbert, trumpet; Roy Hargrove, trumpet & vocals; Claudio Roditi, trumpet; Jason Jackson, lead trombone; Steve Davis, trombone; Michael Dease, trombone; Douglas Purviance. bass trombone; Cyrus Chestnut, piano; John Lee, bass, executive director; Lewis Nash, drums; Roberta Gambarini, vocals.