Musician, Composer, Raconteur

Musician, composer, Raconteur is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1981 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Musician, composer, Raconteur
Live album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1982
RecordedJuly 17, 1981
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length90:32
LabelPablo Live
2620-116
ProducerDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Digital at Montreux, 1980
(1980)		 Musician, composer, Raconteur
(1982)		 To a Finland Station
(1982)
Original LP Cover

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This double album is subtitled "Dizzy Gillespie Plays and Raps in His Greatest Concert," an exaggeration to say the least. In reality, this set (which contains some of his humorous joking with the audience) is a fine all-around example of Gillespie at a typical concert in 1981. At the age of 63, he was no longer the powerful trumpeter he once was, but he still had something to contribute".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

Disc One:

  1. Introduction of the band by Claude Nobs – 1:23
  2. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 7:55
  3. Dizzy Rapping with the Audience – 2:30
  4. "Con Alma" – 15:07
  5. Introduction of Milt Jackson by Dizzy – 1:49
  6. "SKJ" (Milt Jackson) – 6:07
  7. Dizzy Rapping with the Audience – 0:52
  8. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) – 17:22

Disc Two:

  1. Introduction of the band by Dizzy – 1:33
  2. "Brother King" – 9:09
  3. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 7:26
  4. "Tanga" – 3:06
  5. "Olinga" – 16:13

Personnel

References
  1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 19, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 19, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 84. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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