Moe Koffman Quintet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie - Oop·Pop·A·Da (1988)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + Log + m3u ~ 370 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 156 Mb
Scans Included (JPG, 300 dpi) | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz, Bop | Soundwings / Duke Street Records #SWD 2108
For a time in 1988, Moe Koffman (tripling on flute, alto and soprano) teamed up regularly with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. On this CD, Koffman and his regular group (guitarist Ed Bickert, keyboardist Bernie Senensky, bassist Kieran Overs, and drummer Barry Elmes) perform three of Dizzy's tunes, originals by Koffman and Senensky, and "Lush Life" with Gillespie. Diz's trumpet playing was clearly past its prime by 1988, but his scat singing on "Oop-Pop-A-Da" is quite virtuosic and outstanding, easily the high point of this little-known set.