Digital at Montreux, 1980
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| Live album by Dizzy Gillespie | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July 19, 1980 Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:03 | |||
| Label | Pablo Live 2308-226 |
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| Producer | Dizzy Gillespie | |||
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Digital at Montreux, 1980 is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with Toots Thielemans and Bernard Purdie recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980 and released on the Pablo label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Purdie, a consummate funk and R&B percussionist, makes the switch to mainstream material adequately, while Gillespie and Thielemans establish a quick, consistent rapport".[2]
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Track listing
- Introduction by Claude Nobs - 0:51
- "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) - 9:30
- "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 12:20
- "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 9:20
- "Get That Booty" (Gillespie) - 2:22
- "Kisses" (Gillespie) - 6:40
Personnel
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, piano, cowbell, Jew's harp, vocals
- Toots Thielemans - guitar
- Bernard Purdie - drums
References
- ↑ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 18, 2012
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