Birthday of the Cool

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 5036098009446



Land United Kingdom

Pete Long"s sensational Gillespiana Orchestra. In a stunning performance, some of the UK"s top players recreate the Be Bop sound of Dizzy Gillespie"s Big Band from the 1940"s. Virtuoso performances, tight rhythm section - Dizzy would have been proud! This is how it"s done. Pete Long, Leader and alto sax Trumpets Jon Scott Nathan Bray Andy Cuss Mark Armstrong Steve Fishwick Trombones Winston Rollins Andy Rogers Alastair White Alto saxophones Pete Long Sam Mayne Tenor Saxophones Pete Wareham Alex Garnett Baritone Sax Paul Nathaniel Piano Simon Wallace Bass Jim Richardson Dave Chamberlain Drums Tom Gordon Vibraphone Alan Grahame This is the play list of some of the classic numbers played with enormous flair and virtuosity. This band is exciting, very tight and HOT! 1 Our Delight (Tadd Dameron) 2 Algo Bueno (Fuller/Gillespie) 3 Cool Breeze (Dameron/Gillespie/Eckstine) 4 Emanon (Gillespie/Shaw) 5 Good Bait (Dameron/Basie) 6 Minor Walk (Garner/Gillespie) 7 A Night in Tunisia (Gross/Lawrence) 8 One Bass Hit (Brown/Gillespie 9 Oo-Bop-Sh-Bam (Fuller/Gillespie/Roberts) 10 Things to Come (Fuller/Gillespie)