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Hace 5 días · by Matt Micucci. “A Night in Tunisia” is a quintessential composition by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Its origins remain somewhat of a mystery. However, many sources have claimed to have located its genesis in Gillespie’s time as a member of Benny Carter’s band in 1942.
Hace 5 días · by Brian Zimmerman. On this day (May 17) in 1937, trumpeter John Birks Gillespie — better known by his nickname, Dizzy — made his first known recording, appearing with the Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra on the Jelly Roll Morton tune “King Porter Stomp” for RCA Records. Dizzy, of course, would go on to pioneer an entirely new movement in jazz: bebop.
Hace 5 días · Gillespie’s composition “A Night In Tunisia” is the perfect confluence of bebop and Afro-Cuban music. The origin of the song is the source of some humorous jazz apocrypha. This much is certain: The song, originally titled “Interlude,” was written while Gillespie was a member of Benny Carter’s band in 1941.
Hace 3 días · Natural de San Fernando, Cádiz, pero instalado en Mallorca hace ya varios años, y con una consolidada carrera novelística ('La noche en que pude haber visto tocar a Dizzy Gillespie', 'Bajamares ...
Hace 3 días · Norman Granz "Jazz at the Philharmonic" Poplar Town Hall, UK Weds 30th November 1966 - BBC TV"Woman, You Must Be Crazy" (Aaron Walker)"Goin' To Chicago Blues...
Hace 2 días · Dizzy Gillespie fait partie en 1944 du quintet de Parker mais, très vite, il ne supporte plus ses excès et errances. Il quitte le groupe et… Parker recrute Miles.
Hace 5 días · Peter Tiehuis is one of the best guitarists in Holland. He’s played and recorded with every big star in the Netherlands and many international stars including Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Tina Turner, Elvis Costello and Herbie Hancock. My featured song is “The Rich Ones”. Spotify link.
