Giants (Dizzy Gillespie album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Giants
| type = Live album
| artist = Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Hackett and Mary Lou Williams
| cover = Giants (Dizzy Gillespie album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1971
| recorded = January 31, 1971
Overseas Press Club, New York City
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| genre = Jazz
| length = 49:16
| label = Perception
PLP 19
| producer = Dizzy Gillespie
| chronology = Dizzy Gillespie
| prev_title = Portrait of Jenny
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Dizzy Gillespie and the Mitchell Ruff Duo in Concert
| next_year = 1971
}}
Giants (also released as Mary Lou Williams and the Trumpet Giants) is a live album by trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Bobby Hackett and pianist Mary Lou Williams recorded in 1971 and originally released on the Perception label.[http://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/gillespie_dizzy/discography.html University of Idaho Dizzy Gillespie discography] accessed April 12, 2012
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "The music (seven standards) is generally quite melodic and swinging but the closer, a classic version of "My Man," steals the show. It is interesting to hear the contrast between the two brassmen. Hackett was always a very complementary player, so the combination works well".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/giants-r139372 Allmusic Review] accessed April 12, 2012
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Track listing
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 8:22
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 6:33
- "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 6:19
- "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 7:10
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 5:23
- "Birk's Works" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:06
- "My Man" (Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain) - 8:23
Personnel
References
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Category:Perception Records albums
Category:Dizzy Gillespie live albums
Category:1971 collaborative albums
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