The Giants of Jazz (album)

The Giants of Jazz
Live album by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt and Kai Winding
Released	1972
Recorded	November 14, 1971 Victoria Theatre, London
Genre	Jazz
Length	90:32
Label	Atlantic SD 2-905
Producer	George Wein
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert (1971) The Giants of Jazz (1971) The Giant (1972)
Art Blakey chronology
Jazz Messengers '70 (1970) The Giants of Jazz (1971) Child's Dance (1972)

The Giants of Jazz is a live album of an English concert by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Al McKibbon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt and Kai Winding, who were collectively billed as The Giants of Jazz, which was released on the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "A historic and superlative set".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 11:42
2. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 10:22
3. "Woody 'n' You" (Gillespie) – 8:34
4. "Tour de Force" (Gillespie) – 13:22
5. "Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune)" (Denzil Best) – 8:38
6. "Blue 'n' Boogie" (Gillespie) – 13:50
7. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:52
8. Dizzy's Rap – 1:09
9. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 9:44
10. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) – 8:19

Personnel

• Art Blakey – drums
• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
• Al McKibbon – double bass
• Thelonious Monk – piano
• Sonny Stitt – alto and tenor saxophone
• Kai Winding – trombone

References