Digital at Montreux, 1980

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Digital at Montreux, 1980
Digital at Montreux, 1980.jpg
Live album by
Released1981
RecordedJuly 19, 1980
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length41:03
LabelPablo Live
2308-226
ProducerDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Alternate Blues
(1977)
Digital at Montreux, 1980
(1981)
Musician, Composer, Raconteur
(1981)
Original LP Cover
Digital at Montreux, 1980 LP.jpg

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2.5/4 stars[3]

Track listing[]

  1. Introduction by Claude Nobs - 0:51
  2. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) - 9:30
  3. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 12:20
  4. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 9:20
  5. "Get That Booty" (Gillespie) - 2:22
  6. "Kisses" (Gillespie) - 6:40

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 18, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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