Monthly Archives: October 2017

DIZZY’s big P.S. to his kinda BOSSA NOVA – 1966

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Brew

Another fantastic rendition of “No More Blues” (a.k.a. Chega de Saudade) has been broadcasted by BBC2 as part of their “Jazz 625” series in August 1966, featuring Dizzy Gillespie (tp) James Moody (as/ fl) Kenny Baron (p) Christopher White (b) … Continue reading →

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DIZZY GILLESPIE’s “NEW WAVE”, or: THE REAL BIRTH OF BOSSA NOVA

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Brew

This is Dizzy, ‚live‘ at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1961, giving the real birth to bossa nova, months before Stan Getz’s and Charlie Byrd’s Jazz Samba, and more than a year before the most famous bossa nova album got … Continue reading →

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THE DIZZY GILLESPIE QUINTET in ITALY, 1960

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Brew

This is a superb set, presenting everything from, err, plain bebop to latin rhythms and also some fun vocal. Birks was at the peak of his creative powers then, and there was no one on the planet – at this … Continue reading →

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JIVIN’ IN BE-BOP (1947)

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Brew

Jivin’ In Be-Bop (1947) Learn more HERE. Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra: Dave Burns, Dizzy Gillespie, Elmon Wright, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr (tp) Taswell Baird, Bill Shepherd (tb) Howard Johnson, John Brown (as) George “Big Nick” Nicholas, Joe Gayles (ts) … Continue reading →

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DIZZY GILLESPIE & “MANTECA”

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Brew

Posted in Celebration, coolness, Cubop, Dedication, Dizzy Gillespie, Francy Boland, Free Style, It's been a ball!, Jazz History Lecture, Jazz Standard, Jazz Stories & Tales, Invented Truths & Actual Happenings, Manteca | Comments Off

DIZZY QUOTES & FROGS ;)

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Brew

Learn more HERE. My favorite quote by John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie: “As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future.” This sounds almost like my personal motto: “Forward … Continue reading →