Piano Jazz: McPartland/Gillespie

1. Con Alma

2. In a Mellow Tone

3. On the Alamo

4. Manteca

5. For Dizzy

6. Lullaby of the Leaves

7. 'Round Midnight

8. Portrait of Diz

9. Night in Tunisia

Piano Jazz: McPartland/Gillespie,Marian McPartland,Dizzy Gillespie,Jazz Alliance,Bop,Swing

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Average customer rating: No Gillespie is not a pianist Gillespie, the pianist?

Piano Jazz: McPartland/Gillespie Marian McPartland , and Dizzy Gillespie Manufacturer: Jazz Alliance ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Marian Mcpartland's Piano Jazz Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Marian Mcpartland's Piano Jazz Marian Mcpartland's Piano Jazz Piano Jazz: McPartland/Hampton ASIN: B00008J2UF Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Conversation
2. Con Alma
3. Conversation
4. In A Mellow Tone
5. Conversation
6. On The Alamo
7. Conversation/Demonstration/Manteca
8. For Dizzy
9. Conversation
10. Lullaby Of The Leaves
11. Conversation
12. 'Round Midnight
13. Conversation
14. Portrait Of Diz
15. Conversation
16. Night In Tunisia

Customer Reviews:

No Gillespie is not a pianist.......2006-07-25

It is obvious from this disc that Gillespie is not a pianist. However that is not the point. He is a decent pianist and merely uses the instrument at times to show how he created music. Anyone that listens to the discussion about how "Manteca" was developed will realize that Gillespie is a person that is thorougly secure in theory and how it relates to the instrument. One should not listen to this expecting to hear a virtuoso. What is most impressive is that Gillespie and many musicians in this series do not always identify with the piano as their first instrument. The respect and friendship that they have with Marian is the main reason for their appearance. Gillspie in the last interview commends Marian and can be heard saying "I have some nerve to come down here and try to play piano next to you." This shows Gillespie's respect and acknowledgement that he is not trying to wow anyone and he should not have to HE IS DIZZY. Marian does this show so that she can learn and the invited musicians also learns from her. I think listeners to this series should take off their critic cap and learn as well.

Gillespie, the pianist?.......2004-01-04

Those of you who expect the duet between Marian's piano and legendary Dizzy's horn would be disappointed by this CD. Out of eight performances contained, there are only two such duets, which I can give five stars. Other duets are those of two pianos, one of which is played by, who else, Dizzy. He must be playing the piano just for kicks, not professionally, while Marian really had to support his playing while dueting. There is even one "duet" entirely by clapping, which actually sounds great.
Having only seen Dizzy playing the horn, I was surprised to hear him play the piano, though in a debatable manner. Nonetheless, his music theory with his own demonstration on the piano and with his clapping was interesting. It was also a pleasant surprise that he made a great contribution to 'Round Midnight, an undisputable jazz classic, in its intro. Without it, the master piece would have lacked a major appeal. By way of demonstration, he does the entire tune solo on the piano, while the real accomplished pianist besides him listens in composure. Does Dizzy sound like Monk? Well, yes and no.
One thing is for sure. Dizzy can express so much more with his trumpet, clapping and even his questionable piano playing than his own words (which is awfully limited). Well, I learned a lot.

Average customer rating: Lecture/demonstration by Professor and Pianist Gillespie These are treasures Five stars for each artist! 2 stars for all the dialog. Less talk and more music would make this a 5 star CD

Piano Jazz: McPartland/Gillespie Marian McPartland , and Dizzy Gillespie Manufacturer: Jazz Alliance ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005HK5 Release Date: 1993-11-29

Tracks:

1. Conversation
2. Con Alma
3. Conversation
4. In Mellow Tone
5. Conversation
6. On The Alamo
7. Conversation/Demonstration
8. For Dizzy
9. Conversation
10. Lullaby Of The Leaves
11. Conversation
12. 'Round Midnight
13. Conversation
14. Portrait Of Diz
15. Conversation
16. Night In Tunsinia

Customer Reviews:

Lecture/demonstration by Professor and Pianist Gillespie.......2003-09-27

Those of you who expect the duet between Marian's piano and legendary Dizzy's horn would be disappointed by this CD. Out of eight performances contained, there are only two such duets, which I can give five stars. Other duets are those of two pianos, one of which is played by, who else, Dizzy. He must be playing the piano just for kicks, not professionally, while Marian really had to support his playing while dueting. There is even one "duet" entirely by clapping.
Having only seen Dizzy playing the horn, I was surprised to hear him play the piano, though in a debatable manner. Nonetheless, his music theory with his own demonstration on the piano and with his clapping was interesting. It was also a pleasant surprise that he made a great contribution to 'Round Midnight, an undisputable jazz classic, in its intro. Without it, the master piece would have lacked a major appeal. By way of demonstration, he does the entire tune solo on the piano, while the real accomplished pianist besides him listens in composure. Does Dizzy sound like Monk? Well, yes and no.
One thing is for sure. Dizzy can express so much more with his trumpet, clapping and even his questionable piano playing than his own words (which is awfully limited). Well, I learned a lot.

These are treasures.......2000-01-19

Part of the charm of this series is the chatter between Marian and whomever. She's a treasure, and I've found each and every Piano Jazz recording to give insights that further my appreciation of "standard" recordings by her guests. Entertaining and educational, what a deal!

Five stars for each artist! 2 stars for all the dialog........1999-03-27

Dizzy Gillespie and Marian McPartland have been in the jazz world for about the same number of years. As time marches on they both get better and better by themselves. It would have been much more enjoyable listening to this CD if they had not shared a lot of "bar talk" between each number. There might have been enough room on the CD for at least two, maybe three more pieces of really good jazz music had the conversation been held to a minimum.

Less talk and more music would make this a 5 star CD.......1999-03-27

Marian and Dizzy are beyound any doubt right up there with the greatest musicians. On this CD I think that they should talk less and play a whole bunch more. The CD is slightly over 57 min. long, there's only 41 min. of music. Need I say more?

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Piano Jazz: McPartland/Gillespie Manufacturer: Jazz Alliance ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000C1O5

Tracks:

1. Conversation
2. Con Alma
3. Conversation
4. In Mellow Tone
5. Conversation
6. On The Alamo
7. Conversation/Demonstration
8. For Dizzy
9. Conversation
10. Lullaby Of The Leaves
11. Conversation
12. 'Round Midnight
13. Conversation
14. Portrait Of Diz
15. Conversation
16. Night In Tunsinia

Jazz Music:

1. Portrait of [Import] [Original recording remastered]
2. Race Point
3. Reckless Valentine
4. Red
5. Rhythm Willie
6. Rice & Curry [Extra tracks] [Import]
7. S'Wonderful
8. Serenade to a Bus Seat
9. Solid Swing
10. Spectrum [Import] [Original recording remastered]

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