Category Archives: Dizzy Gillespie

BERLINER JAZZTAGE – TRUMPET SUMMIT 1985: DIZZY GILLESPIE, FREDDIE HUBBARD & WOODY SHAW

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

This one’s for April, whom I met at a musicians party in November 1985. Sweet April was a very talented pianist from Luxembourg, and I dug her …CHOPIN very much Enjoy! From the channel description (I’ve watched it ‘live’ on … Continue reading →

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20 YEARS AGO: DIZZY GILLESPIE JOINED THE BOPPIN’ BAND OF ANGELS

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Dear folks – Everyone who is following my blog since 2007, she/ he should meanwhile know what Dizzy Gillespie means to me: Dizzy is and will remain my great musical and – but not in a religious way! – my … Continue reading →

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HOW A BRITON, SOME SWING KINGS & TWO BOPPERS SAW “THE BEAUTIFUL INDIANS”, OR…

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

… 13 JAZZ REFLECTIONS ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN It’s all about love, dear folks, and also about a guilty conscience… ? …Now, meditate a while on that. Dave Brubeck must have felt this guilt, or rather shame, paired of course … Continue reading →

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As a pre-Christmas gift, an update of one of my most viewed articles: ALL ‘ROUND CHEROKEE

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Dear folks – It’s the day before Christmas Eve, which is one of the coziest evenings, especially in Germany; and so, with this updated article, I want to thank all my 46.269+x readers for their patience, and for their love … Continue reading →

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EXTRA UPDATE: BIRD ‘n’ DIZ, Or: Why it didn’t work no more. — Two ‘Live’ Sets from New York’s Carnegie Hall (1952) & from Portland’s Civic Auditorium (1954)

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

This is an extra update to my article from November 17 on Lee Konitz’s brilliant solo features with Stan Kenton. Two tracks – the 2nd “Lover Man” & “In Lighter Vein” – have been taken from the pictured LP which … Continue reading →

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