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Digital at Montreux, 1980
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]
| Digital at Montreux, 1980 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | July 19, 1980 | |||
| Venue | Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:03 | |||
| Label | Pablo Live 2308-226 | |||
| Producer | Dizzy Gillespie | |||
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| Original LP Cover | ||||
Reception edit
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing edit
- Introduction by Claude Nobs – 0:51
- "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 9:30
- "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 12:20
- "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 9:20
- "Get That Booty" (Gillespie) – 2:22
- "Kisses" (Gillespie) – 6:40
Personnel edit
- Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, piano, cowbell, Jew's harp, vocals
- Toots Thielemans – guitar
- Bernard Purdie – drums
References edit
- ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 18, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.