Dizzy Gillespie: Twelve Classic Albums 6-CD Box Set by Reel To Reel

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• UPC: 5036408226921
• Product Type: Music CD (6-Disc Box Set)
• Brand Name: Reel To Reel Music Company
• MPN: RTRCDBOX20
• Genre: Jazz
• Style: Bebop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Big Band, Hard Bop
• Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
• Release Year: 2017 (Original recordings 1954–1961)
• Country: United Kingdom / EU

Product Features

• Format: 6 x CD, Compilation, Box Set
• Contents: 12 original albums across 6 discs.
• Albums Included: Bird and Diz, Have Trumpet, Will Excite!, Afro, Sonny Side Up, Dizzy in Greece, Perceptions, Birks' Works, Duets, Gillespiana, Carnegie Hall Concert, At Newport, and An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet.
• Collaborators: Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, Lalo Schifrin, Gunther Schuller.

Overview

Dizzy Gillespie: Twelve Classic Albums is a monumental 6-CD anthology that captures the absolute peak of the bebop architect's career. This collection spans from his legendary collaborations with Charlie Parker to his groundbreaking Afro-Cuban orchestral experiments and high-energy live performances at Newport and Carnegie Hall. Dizzy Gillespie was more than just a virtuoso trumpeter with his signature bent bell; he was a global musical ambassador. This set showcases his versatility, moving seamlessly from the intimate, fiery small-group sessions like Sonny Side Up to the sophisticated, suite-like compositions of Gillespiana and Perceptions. It is an exhaustive and essential library for any serious jazz aficionado.

Interesting Facts

• The Afro-Cuban Connection: Dizzy was a pioneer in merging jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms. The album Afro, included here, is a cornerstone of this movement, featuring the iconic "Manteca."
• The "Three Bonnies": The album Sonny Side Up is famous for the tenor sax "battle" on "The Eternal Triangle" between Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt, widely considered one of the greatest saxophone duels in recording history.
• Lalo Schifrin's Debut: The Gillespiana suite was composed by a young Lalo Schifrin (later famous for the Mission: Impossible theme), whom Dizzy discovered in Argentina and brought to the US as his pianist.
• Cultural Ambassador: The Dizzy in Greece album commemorates his 1956 State Department tour, which was the first ever jazz tour sponsored by the US government to promote democracy during the Cold War.

Track Listing (Album Summary)

• Disc 1: Bird and Diz (1952/56) & Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (1959)
• Disc 2: Afro (1954) & Sonny Side Up (1957)
• Disc 3: Dizzy in Greece (1957) & Perceptions (1961)
• Disc 4: Birks' Works (1957) & Duets (1957)
• Disc 5: Gillespiana (1960) & Carnegie Hall Concert (1961)
• Disc 6: At Newport (1957) & An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (1961)

Publishers

• Label: Reel To Reel Music Company
• Website: www.reeltoreelmusic.co.uk
• Copyright: © 2017 Reel To Reel

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