Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nations Orchestra: Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London | CD & DVD, Wienerworld
Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nations Orchestra: Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London | CD & DVD, Wienerworld
Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nations Orchestra: Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London | CD & DVD, Wienerworld
Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nations Orchestra: Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London | CD & DVD, Wienerworld

Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nations Orchestra: Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London | CD & DVD, Wienerworld

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Jazz giant Dizzy Gillespie’s final recorded performance, filmed live at London’s Royal Festival Hall in 1989 with the United Nations Orchestra The United Nations Orchestra was created by Dizzy Gillespie to “showcase the varied influences that he considered valuable to the development of jazz”. The 15 member ensemble on Live at Royal Festival Hall, London, was a true all-star orchestra, 10 of its members being bandleaders in their own right.

On this recording, the orchestra was on its last date of a European tour and it pulled out all the stops in a fiery big-band blowout. This is extroverted, aggressively confident big band music, meant to dazzle and delight. The driving rhythm section was given centre stage on Gillespie’s “Tanga” whereby a lengthy section of solos by drummer Ignacio Berroa, master percussionist Airto Moreira and ace conga man Giovanni Hidalgo brought the house down once again. This CD/DVD digipack includes a booklet with detailed liner notes of the concert.

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  • Barcode: 5018755510519
  • Catalogue No: WNRCDV5105
  • Condition: New
  • Country of Origin: UK
  • Format: CD & DVD
  • Label: Wienerworld
  • Media Grade: M
  • Sleeve Grade: M
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