Digital at Montreux, 1980

Dizzy Gillespie

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Digital at Montreux, 1980 Review

by Ron Wynn

A 1980 date with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie playing in an unusual trio setting with guitarist Toots Thielemans and drummer Bernard Purdie. Purdie, a consummate funk and R&B percussionist, makes the switch to mainstream material adequately, while Gillespie and Thielemans establish a quick, consistent rapport.

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