Digital at Montreux, 1980
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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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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.
Reception
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".
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
Track listing
- 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
- Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, piano, cowbell, Jew's harp, vocals
- Toots Thielemans - guitar
- Bernard Purdie - drums