The Giants of Jazz

The Giants of Jazz was a jazz all-star group of the early 1970s which featured Art Blakey (drums), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Al McKibbon (bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Stitt (alto and tenor sax), and Kai Winding (trombone).^[1] They recorded albums for Atlantic Records, Concord Records. and Emarcy Records.^[2] The group toured internationally in 1971-1972.^[3] Their 1971 concert tour stops in the cities of Prague and Copenhagen were both filmed, and were subsequently released on separate DVDs in the 2000s.^[4]

Discography

• The Giants of Jazz (Atlantic, 1971)^[2]
• The Giants of Jazz: Live in Prague 1971 (recorded at the Mezinárodní Jazz Festival on October 30, 1971; Impro-Jazz, 2006 DVD)^[4]
• Giants of Jazz: Copenhagen 1971 (Standing Ovation, 2009 DVD)^[4]

References

1. "Giants of Jazz". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. 2002. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J167200.
2. Dizzy Gillespie - The Giants of Jazz Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-06-12
3. "Giants of Jazz". Jazz Magazine : 22–31. December 1971.
4. Watching Jazz: Encounters with Jazz Performance on Screen. Oxford University Press. 2016. p. 280. ISBN 9780199347674.