Dizzy Up The Girl

In the midst of the Pandemic, The Goo Goo Dolls put on a real rock show of their most popular songs on a visually stunning Augmented Reality FanTracks Stage. From the heartfelt Indestructible for 45 minutes the band played their twenty+ song hit-laden back catalog for a career-spanning set live from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. Featuring the band's biggest hit, Iris with amazing HQ sound, the Goo Goo Dolls rock the virtual crowd, as they launch headfirst into Indestructible, as viewers get to enjoy the full slick, multi-camera angled show in all its glory. For over an hour the band plunder their twenty+ song hit-laden back catalog for a career-spanning set live from Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. From new tracks like Miracle Pill to the big-hitters from their career like Black Balloon and Broadway, this was the band giving fans as much of the full Goo Goo Dolls live concert experience as they could, given the circumstances.

This 1973 Paris studio session first appeared on the European label America as The Giant, but there has been some confusion as various combinations of songs have appeared under the same album title with Dizzy Gillespie's name over the years. Although rather brief in length with just five tracks and clocking in at under 34 minutes, this lively date has some strengths. The trumpeter turns over the solo spotlight to the extraordinary bassist Niels Pedersen and pianist Kenny Drew, prior to featuring himself in brief spurts with drum breaks by Kenny Clarke. Pedersen's fine arco technique introduces the brief ballad "I Waited for You," in which Gillespie is clearly at the top of his game. His muted horn saunters over Clarke's crisp brushwork during "Girl of My Dreams," although the overlong Latin original "Fiesta Mojo" quickly grows tiresome, in spite of a guest appearance by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin…

Dizzy Gillespie - The Verve/Philips Dizzy Gillespie Small Group Sessions (1954-1964) {7CD Box Set Mosaic MCD7-234 rel 2006}
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© 1954-64, 2006 Verve / Philips / Mosaic Records | MCD7-234
Jazz / Bop / Afro-Cuban Jazz / Trumpet

These sessions document unequivocally why Dizzy Gillespie is still considered one of the greatest improvisers in the history of jazz, for his mastery of the instrument, his command of time, his control over musical ideas, and his ability to entertain. He was blessed during this period, which spans 1954 to 1963, with stellar sidemen, unparalleled arrangements, and a surge of excitement for making music.