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.Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 20, 2012 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".Appelbaum, L. JazzTimes Review, March, 2002
Track listing All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.
"Tin Tin Deo" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 10:14 "Seresta: Samba for Carmen" (Paquito D'Rivera, Hank Levy) - 8:31 "And Then She Stopped" - 7:26 "Tanga" - 14:09 "Kush" - 9:08 "Dizzy Shells" (Steve Turre) - 6:19 "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 18:51
(The DVD includes additional vocal features of "Moody's Mood for Love" by James Moody and "Esquinas" by Flora Purim.)
Personnel Dizzy Gillespie—trumpet Claudio Roditi – trumpet, percussion Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet Slide Hampton – trombone, arranger Steve Turre – trombone, bass trombone, shells Paquito D'Rivera – alto saxophone, clarinet, percussion James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion Mario Rivera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion John Lee – bass guitar Ed Cherry – guitar Danilo Pérez – piano Flora Purim – vocals Ignacio Berroa – drums, percussion Airto Moreira – percussion, drums Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion, congas
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