Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Dizzy Gillespie

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Dizzy Gillespie Review

by Scott Yanow

This edition of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz is from 1985 and features the veteran pianist interacting with Dizzy Gillespie. Rather than talking much about his career, the conversation is mostly centered on the technical aspects of some of Gillespie's songs, their chord structures, voicings, and moods. Of the eight songs performed during this hour, two are McPartland piano solos ("For Dizzy" and her freely improvised "Portrait of Diz"), four are piano duets with Gillespie in the lead, and just two ("In a Mellow Tone" and "Lullaby of the Leaves") have Dizzy playing trumpet. There are some worthwhile stretches during this hour, but it is not worth hearing more than a couple times.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Con Alma
Dizzy Gillespie
Marian McPartland 04:50 SpotifyAmazon
2
In a Mellow Tone
Duke Ellington / Milt Gabler
Marian McPartland 04:58 SpotifyAmazon
3
On the Alamo
Isham Jones / Gus Kahn
Marian McPartland 04:24 SpotifyAmazon
4
Manteca
Gil Fuller / Dizzy Gillespie / Chano Pozo
Marian McPartland 06:31 SpotifyAmazon
5
For Dizzy
Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland 00:43 SpotifyAmazon
6
Lullaby of the Leaves
Bernice Petkere / Joe Young
Marian McPartland 03:40 SpotifyAmazon
7
'Round Midnight
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
Marian McPartland 07:17 SpotifyAmazon
8
Portrait of Diz
Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland 02:11 SpotifyAmazon
9
A Night in Tunisia
Dizzy Gillespie / Frank Paparelli
Marian McPartland 00:47 SpotifyAmazon
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Dizzy Gillespie

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