The Giant (Dizzy Gillespie album)

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The Giant
The Giant (Dizzy Gillespie album).jpg
Live album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1973 (1973)
RecordedApril 13, 1973
VenueParis, France
GenreJazz
Length33:28
LabelAmerica
AM 6133
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Giants of Jazz
(1971) 		The Giant
(1973) 		The Source
(1973)

The Giant is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in Paris, France, in 1973, and first released on the French America label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review stated: "Gillespie plays well enough... Still, the edge is missing on these explorations of standards and recent originals although he is in particularly fine form on the ballads".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[4]
The Village VoiceB+[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2/4 stars[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Stella By Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 7:45
  2. "I Waited For You" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:50
  3. "The Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 5:24
  4. "Fiesta Mo-Jo" (Gillespie) - 11:21
  5. "Serenity" (Kenny Drew) - 5:08

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. "Review: The Giant". Allmusic. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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