The Giant (Dizzy Gillespie album)

The Giant is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in Paris, France, in 1973, and first released on the French America label.^[1]

The Giant
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1973 (1973)
Recorded	April 13, 1973
Venue	Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:28
Label	America AM 6133
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Giants of Jazz (1971) The Giant (1973) The Source (1973)

Reception

The Allmusic review stated: "Gillespie plays well enough... Still, the edge is missing on these explorations of standards and recent originals although he is in particularly fine form on the ballads".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Village Voice	B+[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

1. "Stella By Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 7:45
2. "I Waited For You" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:50
3. "The Girl of My Dreams" (Sunny Clapp) - 5:24
4. "Fiesta Mo-Jo" (Gillespie) - 11:21
5. "Serenity" (Kenny Drew) - 5:08

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
• Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone (tracks 4 & 5)
• Kenny Drew - piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Humberto Canto - conga drums

References

1. Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 13, 2012.
2. Yanow, S. "Review: The Giant". Allmusic. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.