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Dizzy Gillespie - Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London |  | Actors: Dizzy Gillespie, United Nations Orchestra
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 35395
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 801213900497
UPC: 801213900497
EAN: 0801213900497
ASIN: B00005Q2Z5
Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1989
Release Date: November 6, 2001
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Product Description
Performing with dizzy in this sublime celebration of jazz music are such stars as slide hampton arturo sandoval paquito drivera mario rivera and the afro-cuban queen herself flora purim. Studio: Red Distribution Release Date: 02/15/2005 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr
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 Dizzy the creator of bebop October 12, 2009
Marvin Bell (tinley park, IL)
Dizzy displays his talents here. Though he is older, the music still sounds fresh. Gillespie is accompanied by an allstar band of international musicians. This is a must see.
Jazz July 18, 2008
Alexis V. Lozada
Dizzy showed his magical foresight, grouping upcoming Latin Jazz players, now regarded the best in Latin Jazz. The versality of solos by Paquito D'Rivera, Giovanny Hidalgo and Arturo Sandoval makes this concert one of my most treasured Jazz collections.
 The editing is the problem, not the music April 5, 2008
coca-ebola (United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most people coming to this will be aware that Dizzy was nearing the end of his life and sounding it - his tone and his flow of ideas are a pale shadow of their former self. Fortunately he's not the focus of attention here, a master of ceremonies rather than the dominant soloist of his 1940s big band recordings.
Slide Hampton's arrangements are basic, functioning a pleasant framework for a terrific set of solos - most of the highlights come from the unrelated Rivieras, James Moody and Steve Turre and (of course) Sandoval, then at the height of his virtuosity and showmanship. Moody also sings King Pleasure's version of his `Moody's Mood For Love'. Dizzy's most appealing spots are his duet with Sandoval on `And Then She Stopped' and `Kush' (also notable for James Moody's intro).
Those who remember the vinyl release of the companion album will be relieved to hear that both of Flora Purim's vocals are intact (and, despite a programming error, Esquinas is not abbreviated). But there is a serious problem with this film, still unresolved...
The original TV broadcast from this concert began with a very fine version of Manteca, lasting around 10 minutes. It was omitted from the video - and it's not included here either! All we get is the intro in the opening titles, and the closing guitar/conga break in the closing titles!
Message to all DVD production companies: you should know that if you do not take the time and trouble to restore glaring edits in music films, and at other times generally make every logical effort to utilize the DVD format's storage capacity - you will be regarded as rip-off-merchants, fraudsters. And what's more, wasters of plastic and electricity.
Where do you get your editors for the editorial reviews? October 26, 2007
jahula@yahoo.com (Republic of China)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Flora Purim an Afro-Cuban queen? Really? Seems like someone at Amazon editorial is either not really into the music or simply not good at fact-checking. Flora was born in Rio de Janeiro and is best known for Brazilian tinged fusion work.
The Diz August 17, 2006
R. Davis (Miami, FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great work from all in the band. Incredible percussion. Arturo is at his best in the presence of his hero.
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