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Digital at Montreux, 1980

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Digital at Montreux, 1980
Live album by
Released1981
RecordedJuly 19, 1980
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length41:03
LabelPablo Live
2308-226
ProducerDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Alternate Blues
(1977)
Digital at Montreux, 1980
(1981)
Musician, Composer, Raconteur
(1981)
Original LP Cover

Digital at Montreux, 1980 is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with Toots Thielemans and Bernard Purdie recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review stated "Purdie, a consummate funk and R&B percussionist, makes the switch to mainstream material adequately, while Gillespie and Thielemans establish a quick, consistent rapport".[2]

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

Track listing

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  1. Introduction by Claude Nobs – 0:51
  2. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 9:30
  3. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) – 12:20
  4. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) – 9:20
  5. "Get That Booty" (Gillespie) – 2:22
  6. "Kisses" (Gillespie) – 6:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 18, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 18, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.