Dizzie Gillespie - The Giant

[Dmitry]

I have the "Jazz in Paris" cd with 5 tracks.

AMG lists a cd with the same players, recorded on the same month, released on the Accord label, with 7 tracks.

ACCORD GIANT

Manteca

Alone Together

Brother "K"

Wheatleigh Hall

*Stella by Starlight

*I Waited for You

*Girl of My Dreams

JAZZ IN PARIS GIANT

*Stella By Starlight

*I Waited for You

*Girl of My Dreams

Fiesta Mojo

Serenity

6 tracks are different between these cds, 3 are the same. Can someone shed some light on this?

[marcello]

I have the "Jazz in Paris" cd with 5 tracks.

AMG lists a cd with the same players, recorded on the same month, released on the Accord label, with 7 tracks.

ACCORD GIANT

Manteca

Alone Together

Brother "K"

Wheatleigh Hall

*Stella by Starlight

*I Waited for You

*Girl of My Dreams

JAZZ IN PARIS GIANT

*Stella By Starlight

*I Waited for You

*Girl of My Dreams

Fiesta Mojo

Serenity

6 tracks are different between these cds, 3 are the same. Can someone shed some light on this?

There were 2 LPs "The Giant" (AM 6113) & "The Source" (AM 6135) issued in France on the America label. I have them both on a Prestige twofer Called "The Giant" (p-24047).

"The Giant" had:

*Stella By Starlight

*I Waited for You

*Girl of My Dreams

Fiesta Mojo

Serenity

"The Source" had:

Manteca

Alone Together

Brother "K"

Wheatleigh Hall

These are some of the last great Dizzy Gillespie recordings.

Somewhere I read the Brother K was written for Kenny Clarke, but it's for Martin Luther King.

All were recorded in April, 1973.

More Information:

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts -4,5,7,10) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Humberto Canto (cga)

Paris, France, April 13, 1973

1. Stella by Starlight America (F) 30 AM 6133; Prestige PR 24047

2. I Waited for You -

3. Girl of My Dreams -

4. Fiesta -

5. Mo-jo -

6. Serenity -

7. Manteca America (F) 30 AM 6135; Prestige PR 24047

8. Alone Together -

9. Brother 'K' -

10. Wheatleigh Hall -

* Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant (America (F) 30 AM 6133)

* Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant (Prestige PR 24047)

* Dizzy Gillespie - The Source (America (F) 30 AM 6135)

Edited September 1, 2006 by marcello

[Jim R]

From Jazzdisco.org (not 100% reliable, I'll admit) :

1973

Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant (America (F) 30 AM 6133)

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts -4,5) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Humberto Canto (cga)

Paris, France, April 13, 1973

1. Stella by Starlight

2. I Waited for You

3. Girl of My Dreams

4. Fiesta

5. Mo-jo

6. Serenity

Dizzy Gillespie - The Source (America (F) 30 AM 6135)

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts -1,4) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Humberto Canto (cga)

Paris, France, April 13, 1973

1. Manteca

2. Alone Together

3. Brother 'K'

4. Wheatleigh Hall

Edited September 1, 2006 by Jim R

[Dmitry]

Thank you for the info! Why didn't they release the whole thing on cd in one package then?! Oh, well...

[JSngry]

Why didn't they release the whole thing on cd in one package then?!

Because selling two is twice as many sold?

[Dmitry]

Why didn't they release the whole thing on cd in one package then?!

Because selling two is twice as many sold?

So why did they only release one in the "Jazz in Paris" series then?

[JSngry]

So far...

[Dmitry]

So far...

Yeah, man, they're just building up the excitement...judging from the fact the The Giant was released over 5 years ago, the demand for the release of The Source has been overwhelming.

[JSngry]