Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Dizzy Gillespie album)


Live at the Royal Festival Hall is an album by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1991. The concert was also released on DVD.

Reception

The AllMusic review stated "every selection on this excellent CD works" and awarded the album four stars. The JazzTimes review stated "Though Dizzy's tone and technique had slipped a bit in his 72nd year, he could always summon the magic when he needed to... It's a wonder the walls of the Hall didn't come tumbling down".

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.
  1. "Tin Tin Deo" - 10:14
  2. "Seresta: Samba for Carmen" - 8:31
  3. "And Then She Stopped" - 7:26
  4. "Tanga" - 14:09
  5. "Kush" - 9:08
  6. "Dizzy Shells" - 6:19
  7. "A Night in Tunisia" - 18:51

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